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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 3 - Professional and Faculty Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven B. Warth, Austin Peay State University; Bobette Bouton; Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University; Lily Skau, Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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, nanoparticle diffusion, and engineering and physics education.Lily Skau, Austin Peay State University Lily Skau is an undergraduate student at Austin Peay State University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics and a minor in Mathematics and Sociology. She plans to graduate with her degree and minors in May of 2026 and enter the industry as a Mechanical Engineer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Where Empathy is Needed in Engineering Formation Abstract Engineers are called upon to solve the complex problems plaguing society. These problems are intellectually rigorous and steeped in societal, ethical, and geographic

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 3 - Professional and Faculty Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiawei Gong, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Debalina Maitra, Kennesaw State University

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ensurethoroughness and accuracy, which can be challenging for faculty members, especially for theResearch in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) due to limited resources dedicated for training andlearning of research for undergraduate students. Meanwhile, faculty face significant constraintson time and resources when training novice researchers in literature review techniques toestablish best practices while upholding academic integrity and ethical research standards. AItools can enhance the traditional manual method by automating labor-intensive tasks such assearching, summarizing, categorizing and organizing information. This allows researchers tofocus more on how to critically analyze and synthesize the AI-generated literature review, ratherthan on tasks

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 4 - Undergraduate Student Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric J Steward, University of South Alabama; Sean Walker, University of South Alabama; Rachel Chai, University of South Alabama; Zachary Miller, University of South Alabama; Bryant Baldwin, University of South Alabama

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, Economics and Ethics, Engineering Thermodynamics,Electrical Circuits, Fluid Mechanics, and Material and Energy Balances. Students are madeaware of SI sessions by the class instructor. SIs often attend classes and make an effort to bevisible. The SI program has contributed to the increased 4-year graduation rate of 22% andincreased 6-year graduation rates of 17% over the past 10 years. The persistence from first yearto second year in the College has increased 11% over the past 12 years. Upon further studies,there were increased concerns in correlating students' academic performance to SI sessionattendance. Research links students’ success to their science identity and self-efficacy [10].Science identity pertains to a dynamic perspective of oneself

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 3 - Professional and Faculty Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gracie Kerr, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Hayden J Wulf, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

transparency between instructors and students in higher education has notable positiveimpacts on student success, particularly among underrepresented populations [25]. Transparencycreates opportunities for students to feel more involved in their education and prepared for thestructure of a course while requiring minimal additional effort on the part of the instructor.Expectations. Establishing expectations within a syllabus, particularly regarding the level andtypes of effort required of students to perform well in a course, allows instructors to betransparent about a class’s workload immediately. Emphasizing effort in a classroom also createsan environment where students are able to benefit from increased work ethic, regardless of innateability [26