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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Isaac Camacho, University of Texas at El Paso; Toluwalase Opanuga, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Student Self-Reported Knowledge Gains from Reflection Implementation in Two Biological and Agricultural Engineering CoursesAbstractABET 7 emphasizes the importance of developing engineering students’ ability to acquire andapply knowledge through effective learning strategies. Reflection is one way to encouragestudents to evaluate their learning strategies, identify knowledge gaps, and plan ways to achievetheir learning objectives. To reap the benefits of

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University; PAMELA J. MIMS, East Tennessee State University; Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University; Lindsay Lee, Michigan State University

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our ongoing project to foster workforce development inbioengineering and biomanufacturing. In this update, we will discuss the research and evaluationstrategy to assess the effectiveness of our training regime. This phase focuses on a hybridtraining approach which allows students to establish knowledge competency asynchronouslywhile developing practical industry-aligned skills in a series of short lab modules. We present astrategy of pre- and post-testing and industry assessment of participant competency.Additionally, we present this Work In Progress (WIP) to solicit critique of the proposed plan ofstrategy. We see this development as addressing the critical need for a more distributed andresilient bioeconomy. WIP: Biomanufacturing in

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Woongbin Park, Purdue University; Yunjin Lim, Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation; Jung Han, Purdue University; Hyeree Cho, Purdue University; Seokyoung Kwon; Juhyun Kim, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

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teaching of the program was conducted directly by the researchers for the middleschool, while high school sessions were led by a pre-trained teacher. The teacher in charge of theprogram was responsible for managing all aspects of the sessions, including the overall processand student engagement.Table I. The Program Plan for Implementation Middle School High School Lesson Course Description Lesson Course Description 1-6 ▪ Learning embedded programming and 1 ▪ Understanding the basics of smart basic electronic circuit operation using farming microcontrollers ▪ Introduction

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas

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professional manner, leveragingtheir mentors’ expertise to achieve educational and career goals. Common discussion topicsincluded workplace culture and dynamics, industry insights, and career planning and strategiesfor success.Mentor circles were developed based on scheduling compatibility. Once the mentor circles wereestablished, the program’s committee handed over communication responsibilities to theassigned mentors for each group. Circles were expected to meet monthly from Septemberthrough December. Meetings were structured around discussions that aligned with theparticipants’ shared interests, but mentors and mentees had the flexibility to adjust topics asneeded, and no specific topics were assigned to any given meeting.To assess the program’s

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Computing Machinery, May 2024, pp. 331–341. doi: 10.1145/3639474.3640076.[15] A. Scholl and N. Kiesler, “How Novice Programmers Use and Experience ChatGPT when Solving Programming Exercises in an Introductory Course,” Jul. 30, 2024, arXiv: arXiv:2407.20792. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.20792.[16] S. Lau and P. Guo, “From ‘Ban It Till We Understand It’ to ‘Resistance is Futile’: How University Programming Instructors Plan to Adapt as More Students Use AI Code Generation and Explanation Tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot,” in Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 1, in ICER ’23, vol. 1. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Sep. 2023, pp. 106–121. doi

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Alena Zheng, University of Maryland College Park

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knowledge and skills in fields related to the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration’s (NASA’s) mission and the needs of the future workforce.To participate, students must first contact the faculty coordinator at their home institution, whoplays a crucial role in identifying and matching students with appropriate projects. Faculty mentorsfrom participating member institutions submit proposals for projects aligned with NASA’s goalsand relevant STEM disciplines. These proposals include key project components, such as learningoutcomes, timelines, mentoring plans, and expected deliverables. The program places a strongemphasis on inclusivity, actively recruiting women and members of underrepresented minorities,thereby ensuring a diverse pool of