Paper ID #46306BOARD # 293: Reflection on Outcomes Data from Eight Years of a SummerREU Site in Systems Bioengineering and Biomedical Data SciencesDr. Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia Dr. Timothy E. Allen is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Allen’s teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and the Capstone Design sequence in the BME department at the University of Virginia
Paper ID #46715Assessing Learning and Self-Efficacy in Online Modules on Systems Thinkingand Systems EngineeringDr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Dr. Bedillion is currently a Teaching Professor and Director of Academic Operations in the CMU Mechanical Engineering department. His previous experience includes serving as an Associate Professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a researcher / manager at
Facility and a McCormick Teaching Excellence Institute Research Fellow. Her research focuses on how identity, among other affective factors, influences diverse groups of students to choose engineering and persist in engineering. She also studies how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belonging, motivation, and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering
-route, and physical verification.Thus, in the course sequence, five laboratories were developed using Verilog and FPGAplatform in the ELEG2311 Logic Circuit class. The topics cover the basic logic elements designof both combinational and sequential logic designs: adder, decoder, D-Flip Flop, JK Flip Flop,and Counter [19, 20]. Intel DE10-Nano FPGA trainer and Intel Quartus Prime Lite EditionDesign Software are used for all laboratory exercises. The trainers were donated from a previousuniversity program sponsored by Intel.All the teaching modules started with the implementation and theory behind it. Accompanied byPowerPoint slides, the modules consist of detail step-by-step procedures on setting up thesoftware simulation and hardware testing
Discovery program, launched in 2016, aims to enhance the educational experiencesof secondary school science students while providing University of Toronto graduate studentswith valuable opportunities to develop independent teaching and mentoring skills [12], [13].Rooted in an IBL framework, the program enables students in biology, chemistry, and physicscourses to engage in biomedical engineering-themed semester-long open-ended projects withinpost-secondary laboratory settings. The projects are designed to foster critical thinking andprepare students for post-secondary STEM studies through immersion in authentic, hands-onlaboratory experiences. Throughout the semester, students design and conduct experiments inuniversity laboratories under the
introduces the core aspect of constructive alignment, thatlearning outcomes, activities, and assessments should be aligned and support one another. Biggs’development was to pair instructional alignment with a strong focus on the role of studentactivities in creating meaning, which he identified as the common core of constructivist learningtheories [1]. Biggs has periodically published updates of the model of constructive alignment in“Teaching for Quality Learning at University”, starting in 1999 and with the most recent 5thedition published in 2022 [6].Since the 1970’s, engineering education and the professional engineering field have becomeincreasingly diverse [7]. However, despite decades of concerted institutional efforts, parity in thefield
align with departmental concerns that students are ill-prepared for oral assessments. Before this intervention, her course, 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II,included lecture and lab portions with many graded assignments from each component, and one written exam mid-semester. uthentic assessment, in the form of two short, oral assessments, was chosen to replace short,Aweekly, in-class quizzes. The assessments, conducted during labs, would help save class time and would cover topics from multiple lectures and laboratory applications. Additionally, the teaching team believed (and promoted the idea that) oral assessments could help incentivise increased collaborative discussion and question-asking during
Paper ID #47275WIP: Virtual Reality as a Tool for Reinforcing Real-World Robot ProgrammingSkillsMr. Jordan Osborne, Illinois State University Jordan Osborne is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches courses in Engineering Technology and Computer Systems Technology. Before joining the university faculty, Jordan manufactured and designed switchgear power distribution systems. He has also worked in the electronics manufacturing industry to develop circuitry for high-resolution media broadcast. His research interests include interdisciplinary
research in the Hatton group at MIT before joining the faculty of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2006. Dr. Martin’s research focuses on advanced materials and processes for separations, including water purification and carbon capture. The Martin group’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the ACS-Petroleum Research Fund, 3M, and the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Martin has taught across the chemical engineering curriculum, including Mass & Energy Balances, Fluid Dynamics, and Mass Transfer. He has directed the Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory at Virginia Tech since 2007. He has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards, including the
motivated the passing of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862. TheMorrill Act states that land will be given to the states to develop or sell to create colleges for thespecific purpose of teaching agriculture and the mechanic arts [5], or, in other words, to teachengineering. As a result, the number of engineering schools increased from 21 in 1862 to 70 in1872 [5].Accompanying the boom in engineering colleges was a need to create standards and continuityacross the colleges, which led to the creation of The Society for the Promotion of EngineeringEducation (SPEE) in 1893 [6]. After several decades of research into various approaches toengineering education, creating documents such as the Mann Report in 1918 and WickendenInvestigations from 1923-1929
teaching will only become respectable in higher education when teachers treat their schoolrooms as laboratories for research*). Even if it did not have this in mind the Mann Report contains a powerful case for research and development in engineering education especially in assessment and test construction, curriculum and pedagogy, and training for teaching. To achieving these goals schools of engineering might “consider seriously cooperation with departments of education in the professional training of teachers of applied science and in the scientific study of their teaching problems”.Exhibit 1. On teaching and educational research in the Mann Report. * Cross, K. P (1986). A proposal toimprove teaching or ‘what taking teaching seriously should
of experience in engineering education, several projects in innovation of engineering education such as the use of 3D virtual ambProf. Israel Zamora-Hernandez Israel Zamora-Hern´andez has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. He has a M.Sc. in Digital Systems from Tecnologico de Monterrey, currently collaborating with this university since 2004 holding different positions and responsibilities, among which stand out; the creation of the electronics laboratories in 2005, assuming the direction of the Electronic Engineering and Communications degree in 2006, the creation of the networks laboratory in 2007, the creation of the media center laboratories in 2008, assuming In
Paper ID #47126Development and Success of an Explosive Engineering Instrumentation Labas a Distance CourseDr. Catherine Johnson, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Catherine Johnson is the Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor of Mining and Explosives Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mining and Quarry Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Johnson teaches a range of courses in mining and explosives engineering and is recognized for integrating cutting-edge
resources, inclusiveteaching strategies, and research-based learning frameworks. Foundational courses like Statics,which serve as academic gatekeepers, must be reimagined as equitable on-ramps thatintentionally support all students, regardless of their prior preparation or socioeconomicbackground.This paper presents the development and implementation of a strategically designed, interactiveOER textbook and a complementary series of instructional video lectures, hosted on YouTube,aimed at transforming the teaching and learning of Statics. At the core of this initiative is aunified, algorithmic problem-solving framework that is systematically integrated across lectures,labs, and assignments to provide students with a repeatable, structured approach
manufacturing, and information and microelectronicstechnology, as well as several specialized laboratories, such as the Key Laboratory ofCooperative Sensing and Autonomous Unmanned Systems of Zhejiang Province.Additionally, the center collaborates with enterprise training bases, including those frommajor corporations like PetroChina, which serve as teaching and practice hubs forpostgraduate students, further enhancing their practical learning experience.Course OverviewTo effectively meet the goals and requirements for cultivating outstanding engineers, theZhejiang University Engineer School, in collaboration with the Training Center, hasdeveloped the course "Advanced Engineering Cognition and Practice" for professionalmaster's degree postgraduate
included training engineers and technicians through formal courses, on-the-job training, and field supervision. Currently, I am a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo. I teach electric circuit fundamentals to non-electrical engineering majors, engineering labs to engineering science major, and conduct educational research focused on problem-solving and hands-on activities in undergraduate electrical engineering courses and labs. Additionally, I have collaborated on research examining the psychological and neurological connections between spatial visualization skills and engineering problem-solving. My long-term
systems with programmable hardware for robotics applications. 4. Design, build, prototype, and test various robotic systems in conditions similar to real-world applications.A weekly instructional sequence consisting of two lectures followed by one laboratory session wasimplemented. This allowed for structured coverage of topics, while incorporating time for students toperform relevant hands-on activities. The first half of the course was focused on teaching principles ofmotion and control of autonomous vehicles using basics of programming, electronics and sensors.Students applied these basic robot algorithms and control controls concepts to an autonomous mobilerobot equipped with various types of sensors. A key learning outcome for
Development at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering. He is the recipient of the 2021 NSPE Engineering Education Excellence Award and the 2019 ASCE Thomas A Lenox ExCEEd Leadership Award.Dr. Kaitlyn T Hanley P.E., New York University Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Hanley is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at New York University, teaching courses in environmental chemistry and microbiology, fundamental environmental engineering laboratory ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #47278 techniques, environmental engineering process design, and the senior
vibrations. After his Ph.D. he worked at the University of California, San Diego as postdoctoral fellow in the area of bioacoustics. He teaches dynamics, machine design, numerical methods and finite element methods. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Hands-on Teaching of Carbon Fiber Structures Using Simulation, Manufacturing, and Experimentation of Carbon Fiber – Epoxy Structures1. IntroductionThe focus of this work is on teaching different topics about carbon fiber-epoxy structures orcarbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) in an engaging way. Activities during the lectures rangefrom predicting mechanical properties that can be used in a Finite
]. Arguably, transfer of learning to new situations constitutes a core goal of education. Yetdecades of research have demonstrated that transfer of problem-solving strategies rarely happens spontaneously, and ishard to teach [4,13]. In the current project, we propose to address the transfer challenge by focusing on students’ roleidentity and motivation: the complex processes that underlie students’ decision to transfer and enact certain actionslearned in a previous role (e.g., Biodesign student) in a new role (e.g., capstone student).The Motivation to Transfer: The literature on student motivation includes numerous theories and multiple concepts thatdiffer in their emphasis on and interplay of different personal characteristics (e.g., grit, growth
Paper ID #45583Analysis of a Scientific Paper to Scaffold Lab Report Writing SkillsProf. Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California Lessa Grunenfelder has a BS in astronautical engineering and a MS and PhD in materials science, all from the University of Southern California. In 2015 she joined the USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science as teaching faculty. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on material properties, processing, selection, and design. She is passionate about sharing her love of materials science with students through curriculum that combines
component, exploring ways to integrate it better with follow-on courses, anddeveloping appropriate assessment tools.References[1] J. O. Campbell, J. R. Bourne, P. J. Mosterman, and A. J. Brodersen, “The Effectiveness ofLearning Simulations for Electronic Laboratories,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 91,no. 1, pp. 81–87, 2002, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2002.tb00675.x.[2] M. D. Koretsky, D. Amatore, C. Barnes, and S. Kimura, “Enhancement of Student Learningin Experimental Design Using a Virtual Laboratory,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 51,no. 1, pp. 76–85, Feb. 2008, doi: 10.1109/TE.2007.906894.[3] J. J. Healy, “Blended Freshman Electronics Labs,” in Synchronous and AsynchronousApproaches to Teaching: Higher Education Lessons in Post
Paper ID #46964Enhancing Data Science Education for Critical Infrastructures with Project-BasedLearningDr. Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiang (Susie) Zhao, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Alabama A&M University, has over 20 years of teaching experience in traditional on-campus settings or online format at several universities in US and aboard. Her teaching and research interests include programming languages, high performance algorithm design, data science, and evidence-based STEM teaching pedagogies. Her recent research work has been funded by DOE, USED, NASA
Paper ID #48595Development of a Virtual Reality Game to Enhance Understanding of 3Dproblems in Engineering Mechanics StaticsMr. Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar Osama Desouky is a Technical Laboratory coordinator at Texas A&M University in Qatar. Osama is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary engineering from Texas A&M University at College Station. He is responsible for assisting with experimental method courses, 3D printing, mechanics of materials, material science, senior design projects, and advanced materials classes. Osama’s professional interests include manufacturing
solving, instructional material design, teacher training, and gender studies. She teaches undergraduate courses in environmental management, energy, and the fundamentals of industrial processes at the School of Engineering, UNAB. She currently coordinates the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit at the School of Engineering (UNAB). She is engaged in continuing teacher training in active learning methodologies at the three campuses of the School of Engineering (Concepci´on, Vi˜na del Mar, and Santiago, Chile). She authored several manuscripts in the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and keynote lectures, and served as a referee
Research unit, in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. As part of his contribution to science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025
Paper ID #46061Introducing the Entrepreneurial Mindset into Classes at NC State UniversityDr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University and is one of the campus leaders of Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed. She has launched and is currently chairing the College Teaching Committee for the NC State College of Engineering.Katherine Saul, North Carolina State
Paper ID #47416Lessons Learned from Helping Faculty ”Make the Pivot” to New ResearchAreas through a Community of PracticeStephanos Matsumoto, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Stephanos (Steve) Matsumoto is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Olin College of Engineering. His research interests are in computing education, particularly in how to incorporate better software engineering practices when teaching computing in undergraduate STEM courses.Dr. Zachary Riggins Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Zachary del Rosario is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and
-lecture formative assessments and designing AI-proof assignments. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Medical Technology, a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Reem has also engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Irvine.Dr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego Alyssa C. Taylor is a Teaching Professor in bioengineering with thirteen years of teaching experience across introductory, laboratory, and capstone design courses. Her teaching career began in 2010 when she joined the University of Washington as an
mathematics research is in geometric function theory and discrete groups; she also has a strong interest in broadening access to high-quality higher education and pedagogical innovations that aid in providing equal opportunities to students from all backgrounds. This passion led her to design and create a seven-MOOC Professional Certificate on C-programming for edX for which her team won the ”2019 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning”. Previously she designed a MOOC ”Analysis of a Complex Kind” on Coursera. Petra is the recipient of the New Hampshire High Tech Council 2018 Tech Teacher of the Year Award, the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching at Wesleyan University and the