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Room IS 203University of ConnecticutThis session aims to empower faculty to consider the implications of a set of standards for inclusive pedagogies developed forpostsecondary STEM classrooms. These Inclusive Standards (I-standards) were collaboratively developed by engineering faculty as theypiloted and engaged in professional learning communities focused on the implementation of Universal Design for Learning and UniversalDesign for Instruction guidelines. Designed with undergraduate STEM courses in mind, the I-Standards outline opportunities andchallenges associated with increasing access and inclusive practices with regard to neurodiversity among learners. Participants will viewexamples of the standards as applied in undergraduate

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Nancy K. DeJarnette; Ruba S. Deeb; Jani M. Pallis

—STEM teaching, mobile laboratories, STEM equity, STEM exposureN. K. DeJarnette is with the School of Education (email: ndejarne@bridgeport.edu), R. S. Deeb wasformerly with the School of Engineering (email: rsdeeb@gmail.com) and J. M. Pallis is with the School ofEngineering (email: jpallis@bridgeport.edu), University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport CT.I. IntroductionEquity suggests that all children receive the same privileges and experiences, regardless of theirzip code. Equity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education is front andcenter in education today [1]. The 21st Century has birthed a technological age like nothing everseen before. Likewise, careers in STEM continue to grow around the globe and today’s globalpopulation is

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James Lamberchts; Anuja Kamat

Improving our approach towards teaching a content intensive subject in higher education - An on-line variantAbstract: The authors carried out a study and published the results on teaching a largely contentintensive course in an engineering school, where it is often a challenge to achieve studentlearning and retention of the course material. Methodologies involved encouraging studentnotetaking, a study guide sheet to follow along with the PowerPoint, homework built to serve asa study aid, weekly quiz, and a comprehensive final exam, as well as a research paper. Anadditional challenge in last year’s course was added when the course went on-line in the middleof the semester. To accommodate this on

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Sarah Dulac; Jacques Ross; Joseph Silveira; Chandler Jardin; Andrea Elloian; Kevin Raggiani; Dylan Souza; Tyler Viera; Alec Peinkofer; Darion Gregory; Konrad Jamro; Hamed Samandari; Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh

more efficiently with a common goal in mind and create a commercially feasible productthat is of interest to investors with a focus on renewable energy and sustainable farming. Moreover,even though the cooperation between UMassD and SBU teams was executed entirely throughremote means of communication, we managed to keep the momentum through that months-longproject. Our lessons learned from virtual collaboration will be indispensable in our future jobs. Through collaboration with St. Bonaventure University, UMassD engineering studentslearned a lot about business aspects of any technological venture. This collaboration helped us tounderstand: (1) the role of stakeholders in establishing a company in the emerging blue economysector

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Kanwaljeet Singh; Christian Bach

Robotics Process Automation: The Virtual Assistant Kanwaljeet Singh, Prof. Christian BachAbstract – The Robots have long time presence in the manufacturing industry. In today’s Worldthey are helping small to big companies to reduce their operational cost. And they are not limitedto manufacturing industry only. These days, Robots are part of every organization from banking,finance, communication, electronics, engineering, healthcare, and technology. Companies candeploy them based on their needs or requirements and they can do very simple to complex tasks.Especially, in the finance industry, Robots are helping to perform simple tasks of bookingjournal entries to reconciling bank accounts

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Wei Wei

Code for Thought: Teaching Computer Programming Courses in a Post-COVID World Wei Wei Computer Science & Engineering Department University of Connecticut Storrs CT, USA wei.wei@uconn.edu Abstract—Many students chose remote learning during ming [6], [7]. In this paper, we report a novel “Code forCOVID. While most students have returned to campus in person Thought” (CFT) methodology that we designed for teachingin

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Kriti Bhargava; Phillip G. Bradford; Nandor Verba

environment. Update the KLAs such that they can be realized in the online labs while realizing the course learning objectives. 4. Be mindful of the challenges introduced by online learning. Design activities that can enhance student engagement and reduce fatigue. Include group projects to incorporate the social component in learning and build an online community. 5. Always follow up to gather student feedback on the program and adapt for subsequent iterations. Encourage self-directed learning to allow the participants to continue to learn and grow.ConclusionsKLAs have been shown to be effective in Computer Science education. Although a shift toonline

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Jason Rinhart; Trinh Huynh; Douglas Dow; Saurav Basnet

Client-Server Radar Security Circuit Jason Rinehart, Trinh Huynh, Douglas Dow, Saurav Basnet Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology rinehartj@wit.edu | huynht18@wit.edu | dowd@wit.edu | basnets@wit.edu Abstract—This paper aims to aid in solving inherent problems deterring most potential customers. The ideal intrusion detection circuitwith modern intrusion security systems. With the entry of microcont- should still operate in times of internet (WAN) dropout, be easy to