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Culturally Responsive and Identity-Affirming Approaches in Pre-College STEM Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Cincinnati

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

engage meaningfully in engineering.This oversight is particularly troubling given the increasing diversity of student populations inmany educational contexts. Emergent bilinguals [11, 12] represent a significant and growingdemographic in schools, yet their experiences in STEM education often reflect systemicinequities [13, 14]. The exclusion of students’ linguistic resources not only undermines theirsense of belonging but also reinforces deficit perspectives that view bilingualism as a challengeto be overcome rather than an asset to be leveraged [15]. These deficit ideologies perpetuate acycle of underrepresentation and disengagement, as students from linguistically diversebackgrounds are less likely to pursue and persist in STEM fields [4].By

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nishchal Thapa Magar, George Mason University; Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica L. Rosenberg, George Mason University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

knowledge were not observed.While the implementation of research-based pedagogies in the classroom (performance) is animportant aspect of teaching identity, how instructors see themselves in that role is more complex,with their understanding of pedagogical practices (competence) and how they are viewed by others(recognition) also playing important roles. Francis [6] explored the impact of pedagogy coursesfocused on evidence-based instructional practices on STEM GTAs' teaching identities. The studyconcluded that such courses are valuable in helping GTAs reflect on their roles as educators andintegrate teaching into their professional identities. Weinberg et al. [7] found that participation incollaborative PD activities helped STEM teacher educators

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Construction Engineering Division: Curriculum Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Mehmet Egemen Ozbek; Papa Ansah Okohene, Colorado State University; Zachary Lopez

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

applications, helping students develop a deeper understanding of how environmental,technical, and socioeconomic systems interact in the future of construction and the builtenvironment. The assignment aims to help students identify and reflect on specific callouts’feasibility, relevance, and implications. Their submissions are analyzed through qualitativecontent analysis.Preliminary results from this ongoing study suggest that the FWV assignment has successfullyinspired students to explore a range of futuristic construction topics. Findings reveal that studentsprioritized 117 callouts of the 446 included in the platform, emphasizing automation,sustainability, and urban resilience, such as programmable construction sites, greeninfrastructure, and

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Innovations and Inclusion in Pre-Service and Pre-College STEM Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bree Jimenez, Baylor University; Ginevra Courtade, University of Louisville; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science; Jennifer Marie Fosbinder, University of Louisville; Mary Rathmann, University of Louisville

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

skills; lack of PD and training targeting inclusive STEM educationpractices; and low expectations for disabilities. So, although best practices for teaching STEM tostudents with ID/ESN have been identified, STEM instruction may not be taking place forstudents with disabilities.Current Challenges Faced by Educators This historical exclusion reflects broader trends in the education system, where the needsof students with ID/ESN have been overlooked in STEM research and practice. Despite advancesin inclusive education and federal mandates for access to general education curricula, thispopulation of students continue to face barriers in accessing high-quality, engaging STEM

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - GenAI in ethics education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sourojit Ghosh, University of Washington; Sarah Marie Coppola, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

.​ Students should be able to articulate the challenges and harms that GAI tools and LLMs can cause, and acknowledge how these percolate into their usage in the UCD process. 2.​ Students should be able to incorporate GAI tools and LLMs into the UCD process, and make informed decisions on whether using such tools at any given point is appropriate. 3.​ Students should gain practical experience working with GAI tools and LLMs within various stages of the UCD process, and be able to reflect upon the efficacy (or lack thereof) of such usage. 4.​ Students would develop an understanding of the growing body of research on GAI tools and LLMs, and gain insights on the direction of the field. Each class period

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadia Al-Aubaidy, Norwich University

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

. Norwich University- June, 2025 Abstract Research Results Research Results Methodology 5. Reflection on Course Effectiveness (Debriefing & Lessons Learned) Sustainability is becoming

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Culture, Agency, and Responsibility through Curriculum (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 5)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey McLendon, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Using student-led case studies in engineering to build cultural awareness, self-knowledge, and ethical engagementAbstractThe purpose of this practice paper is to share initial reflections and several samples of studentwork from a newly developed activity sequence for engineering courses in which sociotechnicalcase study development is student-led. Case study engagement is a valuable way to groundengineering technologies in real-life contexts so students can examine the social implications ofengineering work [1]. Currently, the integration of case studies in engineering classrooms isalmost entirely teacher-led, where a prepared study is given to the

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ERM Technical Session: Improving Assessment in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Coulter Jangraw, University of Vermont; Anneliese Marie Shoudt; Courtney D Giles, University of Vermont

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

is usually rare, coming at the midterm and end of a semester in the form ofofficial student course evaluations. This infrequent feedback system does not allow for just-in-time adjustment of teaching style or addressing common points of confusion when it is neededmost. For this reason, some instructors choose to implement “muddiest point” reflections, ametacognitive exercise in which students briefly summarize the most confusing conceptencountered in class each day [1].Students respond positively to such reflections [2], and they may improve student performancewhen used effectively. In one study, muddiest point reflections alone did not improve examperformance, but results did suggest benefits for students whose instructor reviewed

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 10: Learning to Learn - Metacognition and Self-Regulated Strategies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Flanagan, Clemson University; Grace F Crocker, Clemson University; Michael Joseph Kiernan, Clemson University; Joseph Overlin Chapa, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

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, effective learning strategies, and mindfulness practices.Through the final project, students apply systems engineering principles to synthesize coursetopics into meaningful groupings, reflecting on their personal and academic growth.The study addresses three research questions: (1) Which course topics do students identify asmost influential and useful for their future? (2) What common grouping strategies do studentsuse, and do these align with the course framework? (3) Does the systems engineering approachfoster unique metacognitive insights? A qualitative analysis of student submissions from the Fall2024 cohort reveals that time management and rest are identified as the most impactful skills.Grouping strategies ranged from simple categories

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merideth Frey, Sarah Lawrence College; Dedra Demaree, Blue Ridge School; David Gosser; Colin David Abernethy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

online as an e-text or downloadable as editabledocuments for faculty to incorporate into their course materials. Along with the laboratorymodules, we include instructor’s manuals and supplemental materials (such as slides,assessments, extension activities, and example experiments) freely available on our website [9].In agreement with pedagogical best practices, an exemplar module contains: ●​ Expected Learning Outcomes ●​ Example Real-World Application that features technologies that make use of the topics covered in the module ●​ Highlighted Scientists from different scientific fields and backgrounds to help students see parts of their interests and experiences reflected in the materials ●​ Classroom Discussion Prompts

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Samuel Sola Akosile, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Grace Yemisi Balogun, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

-on learning strategies to improveretention and performance among civil engineering students. Additionally, incorporating 3structured activities that encourage student reflection and peer learning may further enhance theseoutcomes, contributing to a more student-centered and effective civil engineering education.Theoretical FrameworkSocial Cognitive TheoryBandura's Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) provides a foundational framework for understandinghow individuals acquire and regulate behaviors through the dynamic interaction of personal,behavioral, and environmental factors.[7]. This theory emphasizes the importance of observationallearning, self

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Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wynn Tranfield, University of California, Santa Cruz; Shelby Hallman, University of California, Los Angeles; Emily Halan Dovan, University of California, Los Angeles

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. The online survey consisted of chiefly multiple-choice questions, including ninedemographic questions, twelve situational reflective questions, twenty-six library use questions,and seven programmatic questions (outlined in Appendix V). The survey produced qualitativeand quantitative data, each considered separately. Campuses were considered individually and inaggregate. Qualitative metrics were analyzed using iStats software in Qualtrics. The analysis didnot present significant differences in demographic responses between different campuses,supporting our theory that separate campus libraries could be considered together. Campuses that did not meet response thresholds for statistically significant results wereexcluded from relational

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Evaluating Pre-College STEM Programs: Longitudinal Impact, Integration, and Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiwon Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Woongbin Park, Purdue University at West Lafayette at West Lafayette; Abigail Erskine, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Knic Austin Royer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Hui-Hui Wang

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

elementary quantum concepts can be taught to middle school students using engineering practices. Previously, she participated in the CourseMIRROR project, in which she analyzed students’ reflection data both quantitatively and qualitatively.Woongbin Park, Purdue University at West Lafayette at West Lafayette Ph.D. student and former ETE teacher (8 years of experience)Miss Abigail Erskine, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE)Knic Austin Royer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)Hui-Hui Wang ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Title: Evaluation of a 9th-grade Integrated STEM Curriculum Connecting Biology, Data Analysis with Excel, and Problem-Solving (Evaluation

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 5: Decoloniality and Indigenous Knowledges

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica N. Tran, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

education, and understand how students and faculty learn these curricula. She also researches student engineering identity; instructor pedagogical knowledges, approaches, and belief systems; engineering competencies required for engineering practice; sociotechnical thinking; relational methodologies for engineering and technological development; and the development of engineering education as a field in Canada. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Decolonizing engineering curriculum on stolen land: Settler amnesia within engineering educationAbstractIn line with the LEES division theme, “Engineering Education for Truth and Reconciliation”,this paper reflects on

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.C

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Ejiro U Osiobe; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Nathan H. Bean, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

relationships, psychosocial support, and collaborativecreation for children with medical conditions, further illustrating the potential of VWs toenhance social development. The alignment of virtual environments with developmental stages and cultural contextsis a recurring theme in literature. Beals and Bers [11] proposed a developmental lens fordesigning VWs, emphasizing purpose, communication, and play to support children’scognitive and emotional growth. Bers et al. [12] extended this focus by advocating for safe,inclusive environments that reflect diverse cultural narratives and foster identity exploration.Malallah [13, 14] introduced the “bes-T-ech” framework to integrate computational thinkinginto early childhood education, emphasizing

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Fagundes; Daniel Guberman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kelsey Smart; Kal Holder, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

]. Each student works directlywith a faculty member throughout the entirety of a course, attending at least one class sessioneach week (in most cases in our program, they attend all class sessions). Additionally, they meetwith the instructor outside of class, either weekly or biweekly, and meet in groups with peers andprogram facilitators for mentorship, reflection, and guidance. Students are recruited primarily byword of mouth. This includes recommendations from instructors, students in the program, andstaff members who work directly with students and have attended presentations about theprogram (including our academic success center, academic advisors, and cultural center staff).When students express interest, we interview them to help them

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Speer, Carnegie Mellon University; Melisa Orta Martinez, Carnegie Mellon University; Kylie Peppler, University of California, Irvine; Olivia Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University; Joey Huang, North Carolina State University; Nickolina Yankova; Santiago Ojeda-Ramirez, University of California, Irvine

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

innovations [9],like the punch-card Jacquard loom that drove modern automation and computing [9, 10].Our research focused on three questions: (1) What did students feel they learned in their owndiscipline, other disciplines, and interdisciplinarily, (2) How did their interdisciplinary attitudesevolve regarding math, engineering, art, and their relation to one another, and (3) How did theirattitudes towards interdisciplinary collaboration change? In Spring 2024, 18 students from var-ious majors took the course. Pre- and post-surveys, observations, assignment reflections, andend-of-semester interviews tracked students’ experiences and attitudes throughout the course.We received feedback from students who valued learning single discipline and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Rajan Batta, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

grades as well as annual student reflections and adapted sense-of-belonging data collection.Cohort-based curricula, and peer mentoring are all strategies used to establish and increase students’sense of belonging in engineering[4]–[8]. Sense-of-belonging is counter to the experience of manystudents, but particularly students from ethnic, racial, and gender minority populations, whoseenculturation into STEM communities is often characterized by ostracization, exclusion, andmicroaggression[6]. Our S-STEM approach seeks to increase students’ sense of belonging, self-efficacy, integration into their academic community, and development of an engineering andcomputer science identity.Cohort OverviewOur S-STEM cohort was recruited using the UB

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Epistemologies is the concept of conocimiento, a process that goesbeyond mere intellectual understanding [20]. Conocimiento is a form of knowing that emergesthrough the collective wisdom of lived experiences, intergenerational storytelling, and thenurturing of critical consciousness [21]. For Latino/a/x students, this process of conocimientoallows them to engage with their educational journeys not merely as passive recipients ofknowledge, but as active agents who can critically reflect on and challenge the dominantnarratives and structures that shape their experiences. This approach validates their cultural waysof knowing and learning, which may differ from the Eurocentric, standardized methods oftenprivileged in traditional educational settings

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah M Johnston, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

/Latino students. Within categories (1) and (2), groupswere further stratified by average group-level GPA at the beginning of the term, which acted as agauge for student course preparedness, into levels of 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0. Categories (3) and (4)were stratified similarly, but only for the 2.0 and 4.0 GPA levels. These groupings werespecifically selected to reflect the student population and test differences in interaction levelsbetween genders and between Hispanic/Latino and White students, both being prominentdemographic groups at [the institution], which is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).Demographics such as race will be further investigated in future work.Data were collected from these groups during 20-min observations conducted at

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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

Authors

Rachel Sharpe, University of Colorado Boulder; Kai Amey, University of Colorado Boulder; Lauren Darling, University of Colorado Boulder; Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Fall 2024, we redesigned how we teach hands-on engineering skills and measured students’perceived growth in confidence in hands-on, technical skill-building. We developed andimplemented new surveys to collect baseline metrics, practices to analyze them, and processes toshare results promptly. The combination of these survey data paired with reflections from staffand student instructors contributed to a culture of data-informed continuous improvement.By introducing a continuous improvement process in Fall 2024, we embraced practices withinthe Scholarship of Teaching and Learning model [14]. We included both qualitative andquantitative methods to initiate regular, structured, and data-driven evaluation of workshopstaught by the ITL Program. Here

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Faculty Development Works in Progress Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Robert Rusnak, Lincoln University - Missouri; David Heise, Lincoln University; Zeyad Mahmoud Alfawaer, Lincoln University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, honest feedback on teaching style, communication, and overall classroom engagement. • Exit interviews with students: Individual interviews with graduating students will offer insights into their overall learning experience and perceived preparedness for their careers. These interviews will be conducted on a one-on-one basis. These conversations offer a chance to reflect on the “big picture” and often bring forward thoughtful feedback that wouldn’t come up in a typical survey. • Interdisciplinary peer-to-peer evaluation: In this unannounced review, an interdisciplinary faculty member observes a lecture to provide feedback on the

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Faculty Development: Works-in-Progress room 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica Rosenberg; Paula Danquah-Brobby, George Mason University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

orientation in order to build a recordof their development as a researcher, communicator, and transdisciplinary team member. Fellowswill be asked to continuously update their portfolio and to write reflections on their progressincluding successes that they have had and barriers or challenges that they have faced eachquarter. The reflection will be discussed with mentors and fed into their individual developmentplan so that the mentors can understand what is working well and what changes need to be made.Regular Meetings: As part of their professional development, fellows will engage in regularmeetings with several different mentors and collaborators. In recognition that at least weeklyinteraction with advisors contributes to fellow’s success [1], each

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WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

research [12] to creating laboratory experiments where students haveincreased opportunities to make decisions about how to analyze data (Domain 3) [13]. Forinstance, using a guided-inquiry approach, Elkhatat and Al-Muhtaseb [13] created scaffoldedremote lab activities that allowed students to generate open-ended solutions to a design problem.The students self-reported their sense of agency increased in Domain 1 (experimental design)and Domain 3 (analysis). Many approaches regarding agency emphasize using reflection [14] orinquiry in some format, such as guided inquiry, discovery, or problem-based learning thatsupport conceptual learning and provide opportunities for students to conduct authenticexperimental practices [15-17]. Less is known about

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Empowering Pre-College Students through AI and Computer Science: Standards, Self-Efficacy, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Shailja, Stanford University; Thomas John Williams, University of California Merced; Ayush Pandey, University of California Merced

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

qualitative data? To quantify the two-year impact of the program, we study (RQ2) whether thepre-college program enhanced students’ confidence and readiness for a college major in computerscience or related engineering disciplines. For a deeper understanding of students’ perceptions andchange in psychosocial behavior, we also study: (RQ3) Which specific aspects of self-efficacy andsocial and emotional learning are most affected among students who participated in the summerprogram? Our measurement instruments are pre-/post-course Likert surveys, thematic analysis ofstudent focus groups, and a codebook-based quantitative analysis of student reflections. We reportthe correlations of our thematic analysis results with the pre- and post-course Likert

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Powell Tate, University of California, Irvine; Beth Harnick-Shapiro, University of California, Irvine; Mark Warschauer, University of California, Irvine; Waverly Tseng, University of California, Irvine

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information that they have (even if the students themselvesdo not always recognize the importance of the information). We also remind them that humanstend to believe fluent language and to continue down a line of thought once they begin it, makingit less likely for them to come up with divergent and creative ideas beyond the AI’s output.Building the habit of thinking first will support student agency when using AI.ReflectingOur instructors valued reflection prior to our project and continue that practice in working withthe AI. All of our instructors in some way have the students reflect at key points in the writingprocess on the role of AI and its impact on both the writing process and product. This reflectionprovides an opportunity for students to

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 8

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizandra C Godwin, University of New Mexico; John K. Wagner, University of New Mexico

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

research careers.Background and Related WorkThe persistence of underrepresented undergraduate students in research and graduate pathwaysremains a pressing issue in higher education. The Community Cultural Wealth (CCW)framework, proposed by Yosso [1], provides an assets-based lens to explore how students frommarginalized communities leverage familial, aspirational, social, navigational, linguistic, andresistant capital to overcome systemic barriers. Familial capital reflects the cultural knowledgeand support drawn from family and community networks. Aspirational capital represents theability to maintain hope and envision a brighter future despite challenges. Social capital includesthe networks and relationships that provide access to resources and

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International Division (INTL): Inclusive Global Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Maria Porras, University of Florida; Daniel Suarez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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International Division (INTL)

partners. While the instructors provided input and guidance, this assignment was graded for completeness. After that initial round of feedback, students prepared a video consisting of a 3- minute pitch of their proposed solution. In both Flipgrid discussion boards, the students from both countries successfully demonstrated their ability to communicate the significance of their selected biomedical challenge, contextualize the issue to a local context, and ideate a potential engineering solution to the problem.Table 1. Reflection Prompts Used to Reinforce Student Learning. Pre-Exchange Middle Post-Exchange 1. How do you think your interaction 1. Provide two or more

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Cameron Amely, California State University, Fresno; Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Jesus Leyva, California State University, Fresno

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

discontinued development and support. The twoundergraduate student researchers involved in this study assisted in piloting the redesignedECE90 - Principles of Electrical Circuit, with a 3rd-party VR application, i.e., Short Circuit VR,in the fall semester of 2023. Based on their own learning experience with traditional classroomlectures and observations of their peers learning with the Short Circuit VR application, theyidentified gaps in how the 3rd-party application lacked the affordance in facilitating authenticand contextualized learning experience to help lower-division ECE students master importantand foundational circuit knowledge.The two student researchers reflected that the Short Circuit VR application did not address howstudents would

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Hands-on Learning and Industry-Relevant in ECE Curriculum Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harlan John Peterson, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Yanzhe Li, University of Oxford; Gyuseok L. Kim, University of Pennsylvania

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, followed by 14 months ofsubsequent abstract conceptualization, design, building, and testing the solar tracking systems,and reflections. Students led this project as part of a Project-based Learning framework groundedin Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory. Students gained foundational knowledge aboutprinciples of the solar cell, semiconductors and pn junction in lectures, then learnedcharacterization method of the solar cell efficiency with Arduino, current sensor, potentiometer,and multimeter in a lab session of ESAP Nanotechnology course. After the course, students werefurther motivated to make a prototype solar tracking system for renewable energy technology.Through the iterative process of building, testing, and troubleshooting, the solar