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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Thomas C. McKinley

usefulpromoting the knowledge and concepts of machine learning and skills.AI among my high school peers. I made sure the club waswelcoming for beginners but still challenging for students whoalready had experience. II. STRATEGIES FOR GROWTHThese efforts didn’t just grow the club’s size; they also made it a To attract more members, I implemented a multifacetedgreat place to learn and connect with others who are passionate marketing strategy [2]. I created eye-catching posters andabout technology. This experience shows how students can start posted them around the school, highlighting the benefits ofand grow a successful club by being

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Bushra Rayyan Qadri; Arthur McAdams; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney; Ali Baker

channel was used? How were problems solved? were part ofdon’t share is their metric for success. Higher education their assessment when writing down the notes.defines success through mastering theories and passing exams.Industry values technical and practical knowledge, the ability The results of this case study offer insights for universities looking to implement interdisciplinary initiatives, fosteringto adapt and solve problems. This disparity in measuring collaboration and better preparing graduates for cross-success makes it harder to prepare graduates for

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Jun Zhang; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney

GPTZero and TurnItIn claim to identify whether a student’s writing was One key aspect of this paper is the distinction betweenproprietary and open-source large language models. Proprietary produced by generative AI, but they are highly inaccurate.models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are often considered less They tend to flag simple or predictable writing as AI-secure and privacy-invasive compared to open-source generated. Studies show that such false positives occur morealternatives like Meta’s Llama. Educating students on the frequently among certain groups, including

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Peter F. Cavanaugh

diminish students' ability to think critically and solve problemsindependently. Additionally, AI may not always provide the communication and decision-making. Assignmentscontextual understanding needed for complex decision-making, that promote peer engagement and knowledge sharingrequiring human judgment and expertise. As such, it is contribute to a more robust learning experience. Groupimportant to evaluate whether AI enhances or undermines the projects, case studies, and interactive discussionslearning experience within these courses. should encourage students to engage with each other

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Samuel Servati; PS. Dhanasekaran

those from technical institutions, benefit more from Abstract - Project Based Learning (PBL) has emerged as hands-on experiences where they can see, hear, and a transformative methodology in engineering and interact with concepts in real time [1]. For example, if technology education, addressing the evolving needs of students in a CNC machining course only learned how students and the demands of modern industry. By to write G-code without ever seeing how the machine immersing students in real world challenges, PBL executes it, their understanding of CNC mechanisms enables them to design, implement, and evaluate solutions while developing critical technical and

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Marvin Gayle; Danny Mangra

in circuit theoretical concepts through experiments, simulations, andsimulation software and virtualization platforms for their role in hands-on exercises. Mechanical engineering students benefitimproving accessibility, scalability, and student engagement in when using AutoCAD or working with Computer Numericalengineering instruction. Additionally, by working in groups or Control [CNC] manufacturing tools. Traditional labs, in ateams in laboratory environments, students develop teamwork Computer Science perspective, may include softwareskills, peer learning, leadership, and communication skills

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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PS. Dhanasekaran

. Some institutions have banned AI for intelligent systems could foster intellectual sluggishness,homework, while others debate integrating it into discouraging independent thinking and problem-solvinglessons, prompting calls for stricter regulations on skills. A clear example is the growing reliance onacademic misconduct. Another concern is that over- calculators, with many individuals struggling to performreliance on AI may weaken students' writing and critical even basic mathematical operations withoutthinking skills, potentially affecting education quality technological assistance. With the advancement of AIand learning outcomes. Some universities have classified

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Yegin Genc; Gonca Altuger-Genc; Akin Tatoglu

, [8] Engineering Education: Redesigning Peer Feedback Assessments for Step 2: Calculate the frictional head loss. 2024 World Engineering Education To estimate the frictional head loss, we can use the Darcy-Weisbach Forum-Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF-GEDC), IEEE, 2024, equation for head loss due to friction, which is given by: pp. 1 6. [9] L. Cruz- -based system

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Teresa Piliouras; Steffi Crasto; Chinmay Dharap; Pui Lam Yu; Navarun Gupta

meaningfully in civicsolving, while low numeracy skills have also become more and everyday life.prevalent among working-age adults [18]. These deficiencieshinder individual achievement and limit workforce F. Addressing the Challenges: the Path Forwardadaptability. Several key factors contribute to these While broad, systemic reforms to strengthen criticalchallenges: thinking education are urgently needed, history shows that • Curriculum Constraints: Widespread reliance on large-scale educational changes—whether in math, reading, rigid curricula, high-stakes tests, and lecture-based writing, or critical thinking—are difficult

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Nadia Albishi; Peter Cavanaugh

approaches in the methodologies of teaching.uncertain. Ha2: There is a presence of significance among the participants of OPD and the inclusion of structural technologyD. Purpose of the Study approaches in the methodologies of teaching. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship RQ3: How does OPD contribute to the scalable leadershipbetween participation in online professional development development of the teachers while focusing on the enhancementcourses and their impact on digital literacy, technology of peer

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Elyas Irankhah; Sashank Narain; Kelilah L. Wolkowicz

open-ended questions asked by the observer after the game. If participants were unable to write like the 1st graders, theFig. 4: Minimax decision tree with alpha-beta pruning (shown with red dashedlines). The diagram represents Emma's decision-making process. observer recorded their responses. Older graders wrote their answers directly on the paper. The responses on the post- To make the game a bit easier for the human player, the assessment survey helped to "identify the AI character theydepth of the game tree searched by the algorithm is limited

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Navarun Gupta; Deana DiLuggo; Junling Hu; Abhilasha Tibrewal; Ahmed Elsayed; Theresa Bruckerhoff

include a graduate assistant, an undergraduate mentor, and five The initial thinking was that recruiting for the research undergraduate students. The research process is structuredcourse would be pretty easy as enrollment is up, and word of through a course module focused on conducting hands-onmouth from the current students would be an effective strategy experiments, developing solutions for real-life problems,for attracting other students. Unfortunately, according to the writing algorithms, presenting results in groups, classrooms,project leadership, even though the project was not designed and schools, reporting experimental results

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Dinh Cuong Nguyen; Dan Tenney

eligibility stage. By addressing these questions, this review aims to provide Regarding inclusion criteria, the articles were selected thatactionable insights for researchers, policymakers, and industry peer-reviewed articles published between 2014 and 2025,stakeholders to advance EV adoption. studies directly focused on EV adoption, including factors influencing adoption and methodologies employed, and the II. METHODOLOGY paper with a clear abstract, detailed methodology, and explicit The first part of the research design is to identify databases discussion of findings.to collect