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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gautom Kumar Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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-reliance in developing their own writing skills [5]. They suggested self-assessment strategies which force students to take greater responsibility for their work, andactive engagement in the writing and editing process [6]. Various other strategies have beenreported in the literature to support student writing, including peer-reviewing [7], writing-to-learn approaches, partnering with library [8], the use of writing tutors, [9] and the creation ofspecific assessment rubrics for written communication [10-12].Rubrics serve as a great tool to convey expectations regarding student work. While rubrics arevaluable tools for setting clear expectations, they do not always ensure that students wouldinclude all essential components in their reports. Our

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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$1M in research grants to study writing transfer of engineering undergraduates. For technical research, he has a long-standing involvement in research concerned with the manufacturing of advanced composite materials (CFRP/titanium stack, GFRP, nanocomposites, etc.) for marine and aerospace applications. His recent research efforts have also included the fatigue behavior of manufactured products, with a focus on fatigue strength improvement of aerospace, automotive, and rail structures. He has been the author or co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed papers in these areas.Dr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 10 years and has been honored with

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Rosene Conover Kimmel, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Megha Agrawal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joseph Tibbs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlyn Tuvilleja, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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were encouraged to compare their TinkerCAD designs to theprovided solution during class for the first three circuit design labs.Figure 2 - Updated Pre-Lab flow chart. The blue round-corner boxes depict assignments, pink rectangles are newimplementations of feedback mechanisms, yellow rectangles are scheduled course meetings, and red boxes with vertical lines aremanual points of feedback from TAs.Lab protocols were revised to include self-assessment and peer checkpoints. These checkpointsprompted students to verify their results, compare them with theoretical expectations, andidentify discrepancies. Table 1 - Summary of feedback mechanisms Type Source Recipient

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Priya Nandram, University of Ottawa; Jason A. Foster P.Eng., University of Ottawa

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rather than the use or development of educational equipment, or lackedrigorous peer review, such as catalogues or whitepapers, were also screened out. This process wasconducted to ensure only relevant research was included for further analysis. In the full-text review phase papers were excluded for focusing on course design over kitdesign (n =19), focused on the technical development of a remote lab server (n=15), did not appearto be applicable to engineering students (n = 10), were for a demographic that is younger than thescope of this review (n=10), did not have significant relevance to BME or engineering students(n = 11), did not have significant educational use (n = 5) or were not formatted in a way that wascompatible with the review

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Griffiths, University of Virginia; Jill Fennell, Georgia Institute of Technology

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, and M. E. Cardella,“Students’ Perceptions of and Responses to Teaching Assistant and Peer Feedback,”Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, vol. 9, no. 2, 2014. [Online]. Available:https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1479.[14] C.-P. Dai, F. Ke, Z. Dai, and M. Pachman, “Improving Teaching Practices via VirtualReality‐supported Simulation‐based Learning: Scenario Design and the Duration ofImplementation,” British Journal of Educational Technology: Journal of the Council forEducational Technology, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 836–56, 2023.[15] Ely, S. J., & Chen, J. E. (2021, July), Educational Opportunities for Technical Writing inEngineering Education Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference ContentAccess, Virtual

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Iakov Gurevich, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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,including a hypothesis to test, equipment to use, and data that they propose to collect. GraduateTeaching Assistants (TAs) and the laboratory manager review the proposals and either approve themor require further development. Once their proposal is approved, students use the remaining weeksto complete their study and write a full technical report, which they submit using an assignedpseudonym. The project finishes with each student conducting a single-blind Peer Review of astudent’s work from another lab section. Grading is based on the TA’s assessment of the report andthe Peer Evaluation.Pre- and post-surveys of the students measure their self-efficacy, among other aspects of theirexperience with the course, to evaluate the effectiveness of this

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Czerwonky, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Senay Purzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Kay C. Kobak, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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apprenticeship (Ahmad, 2022; Drake, 2024).In this study, we focus on the redesign of a summer research apprenticeship program usingbackwards design principles (Hansen, 2011) which aid in constructive alignment (Biggs, 1996).Backwards design principles originate from outcome-based course design but to our knowledge,have not been explicitly applied to summer research apprenticeships in a peer-reviewedpublication or at least the details of such a design has not been published in a peer-reviewedsetting. Additionally, we acknowledge that backwards design principles have likely beenimplemented in practice to some degree, but this implementation may not have been published orexplicitly stated. Consequently, our aim is to explicit backwards design practices to

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Hendricks, Heidelberg Instruments Nano AG; Tanisha Gupta, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Emine Cagin, Heidelberg Instruments Nano AG; Brett Michael Mann, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sophia Reynolds, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nancy Burnham, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Andrew DePalma, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Carolina Ruiz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI); Jeffrey Solomon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jonas Vergés

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Polytechnic Institute Tanisha Gupta is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She has worked on several projects, including her Interactive Qualifying Project in collaboration with Heidelberg Instruments Nano AG, which focused on demystifying nanofabrication and developing educational materials for beginners in nanoscience. On campus, Tanisha serves as Vice President of WPI’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, is a Global Ambassador for the Global Experience Office and works as a Peer Learning Assistant for Introduction to Biomechanics.Dr. Emine Cagin, Heidelberg Instruments Nano AG Dr. Emine Cagin is the CTO of Heidelberg Instruments Nano

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ELOS Technical Session 6: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Engaging Students with Creative Hands-on Laboratory Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Crockett, University of Virginia; Adam Barnes, University of Virginia; George Prpich, University of Virginia; Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia

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University). Complimenting my pedagogical research is an interest in bioprocess engineering, environmental engineering, environmental risk management, and I have authored >40 peer reviewed publications in these fields. I’m also active in developing workforce development initiatives, specifically within the biopharmaceutical manufacturing space. Beyond academia, I have 7+ years of international consulting experience working with the U.K. government, European Union, and the United Nations.Dr. Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia Dr. Anne M. McAlister is an Assistant Professor in the First Year Engineering Center at the University of Virginia. She has her PhD in Education and MS in Systems Engineering from the

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley David Klehm, Oral Roberts University; Emmelia Lichty, Oral Roberts University; Moriah Love Metellus, Oral Roberts University; Quadre John Antoine Moore, Oral Roberts University; Jonathan Ophus, Oral Roberts University; John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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generally have for lab coursework. Anotherissue students experience is developing a thorough understanding of what the lab is teaching andretaining that knowledge. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the discipline of manufacturingprocesses and the study of material properties in material science.Material properties lie at the heart of many engineering disciplines, as materials are whatengineers incorporate in their disciplines. The study of material properties can be greatlyaccelerated in engineering courses by integrating a hands-on approach to the creation and testingof laboratory experiments through inquiry-based experiential learning. This approach will beachieved by allowing students to create, design, test, and write their own laboratory

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ELOS Technical Session 5: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Innovative Tools and Techniques for Experiential Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Sterling, Auburn University; Anahita Ayasoufi, Auburn University

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Dr. Sterling & Dr. Ayasoufi9. Appendix B Name: ______________________ Email: _______________________ ENGR 1110 Instructions: This activity is assessed on participation. Please answer each question to the best of your ability without using outside resources (i.e. internet, textbooks, peers, etc). 1. Scenario: The height of a redwood tree is measured independently by each park ranger assigned to the region: 250 feet, 275 feet, 265 feet, 270 feet, 268 feet, and 273 feet. Which equation should be used to calculate the standard deviation? 1 a) 𝜎 = ට ∑(𝑥𝑖 − 𝜇)2 𝑁 1 b) 𝑠 = ට ∑(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥)2