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Jundong Liu, Ohio University; Trevor Joseph Bihl, Air Force Research Laboratory; Daniel Masami Nagura, Ohio University

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James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy; Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy

Paper ID #49610Development of Embedded Technical Writing in a Junior-level GeotechnicalEngineering Laboratory ClassDr. James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Lynch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. He teaches classes in geotechnical engineering, construction materials, and forensic engineering. His research interests include nondestructiveDr. Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy Alexa Rihana Abdallah is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. She received her PhD in Environmental

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Mark A. Palmer

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ascending survey during an NSF training session. Thepossible responses to survey questions were listed worst-to-best. Both the questions and possibleresponses were detailed focusing on the goal, experience and performance associated with eachlevel. I do not remember if the performance level was mentioned. If so, it was not necessary. Ithought I could use this experience to better determine the effectiveness of pedagogicaltechniques based on student feedback.I had five pedagogical goals for the Engineering Materials course I was teaching. They were: 1: Students will successfully perform at the analysis and synthesis levels of Blooms Taxonomy throughout the course. 2: Students will value the integrated laboratory experience. 3

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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo; William T. Evans PhD P.E., The University of Toledo

of open-ended lab experiences and contributes to thegrowing conversation on innovative engineering education strategies by demonstrating the valueof experiential learning approaches, particularly the integration of entrepreneurial mindsetlearning (EML) into laboratory experiences.Why open-ended labs?The decision to introduce open-ended labs into our curriculum was inspired by the insightsgained from the Summer 2024 Engineering Mechanics in Lab and Design workshop series,hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and supported by the Kern FamilyFoundation. During this workshop, we had the opportunity to explore in more depth the conceptof open-ended labs, engaging with experts and educators who have successfully implementedsuch

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Kathryn Chludzinski, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering; C. Virgil Solomon, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

Paper ID #49532Predictive Modelling of a Continuously Variable Transmission for OptimalPerformanceKathryn Chludzinski, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering Kathryn Chludzinski is a graduate student in Youngstown State University’s (YSU) mechanical engineering program. Her research focuses on developing a laboratory for Dynamic Systems Modeling (DSM) students, utilizing a continuously variable transmission and inertia dynamometer. She has been a member of YSU’s SAE Baja team since the 2020 season. She is a certified machinist, having achieved her certification in 2019, and has been working in the

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Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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provides the foundation for addressing sustainable material selection through thelens of systems thinking considering trade-offs between materials, making informed decisionssupported by data, and communication.The activity was integrated in the 1-credit Mechanics of Materials’ laboratory session atLawrence Technological University. Eighteen students were enrolled in the session and they met2 hours per week. The activity was presented to the students about 8 weeks into a 15-weeksemester. The students had gained theoretical and practical experiences in several topics throughapplications of the force-displacement relationship and the behavior of various materials.In week 8, the students were introduced to the EOP topic area of Material Selection

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Ernest David Cartwright Sr., Marshall University

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field trips, laboratory work, and traveling to museums, aswell as the distances between rural schools and these resources, challenge schools in providingSTEM education. [2]In West Virginia, a predominately rural state (34 of 55 counties are rural), more STEM outreachefforts are concentrated in urban counties, as shown in Figure 1 and Table 1 from Coltogironeand Kuhn et al.[1]Here, we see that STEM outreach is poor in rural areas and that average STEM initiatives inurban areas of the state are about 3 times that of rural counties. Many of the rural counties haveless than two STEM initiatives.In addition, rural students are 10 times more likely to prefer working in rural settings[3], whichcreates a win-win situation in training rural students in

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Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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project demonstrates mastery ofmaterial through the appropriate use of statistical methods and interpreting their results. Beyondthis, the students must further communicate these findings clearly to a diverse audience (who havetheir own, and often very different, projects).Project selection involves the students choosing a topic; these are available first-come, first-served;however, the courses assume that the students will develop their own topics (with instructorsupervision, not direction) and the students are not provided with a list of ideas. Students areencouraged to look to laboratory experiments in literature, or even science fair project ideas 1.Given the possibility that many concepts are not practical, the students are expected to

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Lynn Dudash, University of Mount Union

credit hours. EGE 210 met for 65 minutes threetimes per week and was supported by a weekly 100-minute laboratory. BME 412 met for 100minutes twice per week.Table 1: Course Learning Objectives for the Two Flipped Courses Learning Objectives for EGE 210: Statics Learning Objectives for BME 412: and Dynamics Biomedical Transport 1. Apply the principles of static 1. Correlate biological structures to the equilibrium to particles and rigid role they play in transport phenomena bodies 2. Describe diffusion with and without 2. Analyze truss and

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Romain Kazadi Tshikolu, University of Detroit Mercy; Alan S Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy

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to the integration of AI in learning and teachingin the Global South will also call Governments to train local researchers and developers, to forgepartnerships with external entities and to integrate digital skills training into primary andsecondary school curricula (Chinasa T. Okolo, 2021).Menekse, despite raising some risks that students who rely too much on AI might lose interestand curiosity, also shows some confidence in AI. In the guest Editorial of the JEE (June 2023),he explains how AI-powered virtual laboratories, seen as able to simulate physical experimentsand visualize fundamental engineering concepts, could be effective for teaching and learningpurposes. Also, Large Language Models (LLMs) are presented as able to provide

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Edward Jesse Sizemore III, Marshall University; Trevor Joseph Bihl, Marshall University

, while puzzle games primarily enhancemotivation and critical thinking skills [27].Physics EducationGamification for physics education is commonly implemented in the form of non-serious playwhereby lectures are supplemented by online laboratories. Physics Education Technology(PhET) is one of the most used examples of this [28] [29]. PhET consists of a set of manyindividual simulations that allow the user to modify various elements, such as the coefficients asystem operates on or the elements included in the simulation. One example, of many [30], ispresented in Figure 3 whereby experimentation of capacitor variables can be explored. Thesesimulations represent a method for educators to easily allow students to experiment safely [29