orient their preparation. However, incontrast to the practice of traditional laboratories, a circuit diagram including componentvalues, or a plan for the experiment including information about the measurements to obtainwas not provided. Each laboratory session started with a discussion moderated by theinstructor and teaching assistant aimed at establishing a layout for the circuit or a template forthe design of the experiment.Two laboratory sections enrolled 23 and 24 students respectively, who completed six “one-session” laboratories and two mini-projects spread over several weeks (electromyogramamplifier and blood pressure monitor). An anonymous student survey was conducted at theend of the semester to gather student feedback about the inquiry
Paper ID #19973The Student Educational Experience with Electronic Laboratory Notebooks(Work in Progress)Ms. Monica Dominique Okon, The Ohio State University Monica Okon, a current graduate student in biomedical engineering at Ohio State University, became in- terested in engineering education when starting as a graduate teaching associate (GTA) for the Engineering Education Department at Ohio State University. She has had the opportunity to teach the Fundamentals in Engineering laboratory component for the standard courses as well as served as a lead GTA for this department for two years. She is currently a lead GTA in the
Paper ID #20019Electronic Lab Notebooks Impact Biomedical Engineering Students’ Qualityof Documentation and Technical CommunicationMs. Monica Dominique Okon, The Ohio State University Monica Okon, a current graduate student in biomedical engineering at Ohio State University, became in- terested in engineering education when starting as a graduate teaching associate (GTA) for the Engineering Education Department at Ohio State University. She has had the opportunity to teach the Fundamentals in Engineering laboratory component for the standard courses sequence as well as served as a lead GTA for this department for two years
Paper ID #18138Bioengineering Experience for High School Science TeachersMr. Sam Dreyer, University of Illinois at Chicago Sam Dreyer is a Masters student researching ocular therapeutic hypothermia and Brain-Computer Inter- faces. He is also passionate about engineering education, teaching high school students and teachers about bioengineering concepts and methods.Dr. Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois at Chicago Miiri Kotche is a Clinical Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and currently serves as Director of the Medical Accelerator for Devices Laboratory (MAD Lab) at
Paper ID #20172Making an Introductory Tissue Culture Lab Course Accessible to Novice Stu-dents (Work in Progress)Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington, where she leads the Bioengineering Outreach Initiative, Bioengineering Honors Program, and the Bioengineering Summer Camp in Global Health. She holds a PhD in Genetics from Duke University, and BS in Molecular Biology and BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hendricks’ teaching activities at the University of Washington include
all the educational components of the course, we asked students to rate theeffectiveness of each element. Students evaluated each teaching tool related to the effectivenessof each aspect in relation to their future goals. They indicated a trend toward an effectiveresponse related to the hands-on components: design project and the laboratory sessions, with aneutral response on the video lectures/reflections as well as the lecture sessions (Figure 9).Comments from the course evaluations, however, show that video lectures had a polarizingeffect; some students said the videos were “a waste of time” or “busy work” while others saidthey “enjoyed the video lectures” and another student said “[the video lectures made me] realizethat I wanted to
Paper ID #19828Development and Implementation of a New Hands-on Freshman EngineeringDesign Course that Promotes Inclusiveness and Retention (Work in Progress)Dr. Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison In 2011, Puccinelli joined the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department. As part of the BME design faculty, she works on curriculum development, as well as innovative approaches for teaching design. Puc- cinelli coordinates BME outreach, advising BME seniors as they develop interactive, hands-on activities for K-12 students that teach biomedical engineering concepts. Additionally, in 2012, she began teaching
Genomic Biology. He received bachelor degrees in chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia. Paul completed postdoctoral training at Boston College before joining the University of Illinois in 2016.Prof. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Karin Jensen is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. At UIUC she teaches undergraduate courses and serves as an academic advisor. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Cornell University
two-time finalist in the UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Society’s Make-a-Thon medical device design and prototyping competition.Dr. Marina Crowder, University of California, Davis Marina Crowder is currently Teaching Faculty in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at UC Davis. In addition to teaching core undergraduate courses, Marina is aimed at understanding how to better support the development students’ problem-solving skills. She has interests in graduate student teaching professional development, effective supplemental instruction models at the upper-division level, and improving the success of transfer students in STEM. Prior to joining UC Davis, Marina taught at Laney Community College and was
Paper ID #18561Building Engineering Skills for the Genomics Revolution, a Genomics Tech-nologies and Analysis Course for Biomedical EngineersDr. Karen R. Thickman, University of Washington Karen R. Thickman is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. Previously, she was an assistant teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Computational Biology Department for five years. She received a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an A.B. in biophysical chemistry from Dartmouth College. Thick- man develops and teaches courses for an
, an Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Austin Community College in Austin, TX, and an Assistant Profes- sor of Surgery and Bioengineering at The Pennsylvania State University in Hershey, PA. He also worked for CarboMedics Inc. in Austin, TX, in the research and development of prosthetic heart valves. Dr. Zapanta’s primary teaching responsibilities are Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and Design. Ad- ditional teaching interests include medical device design education and professional issues in biomedical engineering. Dr. Zapanta’s responsibilities as Associate Department head include overseeing the under- graduate curriculum and undergraduate student advising. Dr. Zapanta’s research interests are in developing
Paper ID #19665Impact of biomechanics-based activities on situational and individual interestamong K-12 studentsProf. Carrie A Francis, University of Northwestern-St. Paul Carrie Francis is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has pre- viously received degrees in biomedical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S.). Her teaching interests include general physics, statics & dynamics, and mechanics of materials. Her
Devices laboratory at MIT before moving to Boston University’s Biomedical Engineer- ing department where she received a NIH NRSA postdoctoral fellowship to work with Dr. Catherine Klapperich developing molecular diagnostics for point-of-care pathogen detection. Dr. Linnes’s current research bridges innovations in basic science and translational diagnostic techniques in order to develop non-invasive, rapid detection technologies that efficiently diagnose and monitor diseases at the point of care. Her teaching focuses experiential learning and co-creation of devices and technologies via user- centered design.Prof. Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue University Chi Hwan Lee is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University, with
Paper ID #19762Learning two programming languages in one semester does not adversely af-fect undergraduate biomedical engineering student performanceTrevor R Ham, The University of Akron I am a 4th year PhD student studying Biomedical Engineering at The University of Akron, as well as a member of the College of Engineering Teaching Program. I teach a programming course (using MAT- LAB) to Biomedical Engineering undergraduates. My research interests concern protein-functionalized hydrogels to guide neural stem cell differentiation, with a focus on regenerating damaged spinal cord tissue.Dr. Rouzbeh Amini, The University of
spent six years with Boston Scientific Corporation. During this time, he progressed from a doctoral entry-level position to manage the day-to-day activities of five direct reports along with the operation of a corporate cell biology research laboratory staffed with ten scientists. He also worked with senior management to propose and develop a cross-Divisional collaboration network to improve communication and eliminate redundancies within the Company’s billion-dollar research and develop- ment (R&D) organization and drive the completion of cross-disciplinary medical device R&D projects critical to products’ commercialization. Prior to Boston Scientific, Garanich served as both Associate and Analyst with The
(JHU), which integrateshands-on laboratory experience in collaboration with classmates and faculty with theconvenience of online coursework for working professionals. The cornerstone of the program isa summer residency course, Biomedical Engineering Practice and Innovation (“BEPI”).BEPI was designed to build upon foundational coursework by providing experiential learningopportunities in all program focus areas: Imaging, Instrumentation, and Translational TissueEngineering. BEPI combines seven weeks of online coursework with two three-day weekends inresidency at the main campus and hospital in Baltimore, for a total of twelve sessions taught bymultiple engineering and clinical faculty, each experts in their respective fields. Each of thethree
students discover opportunities and solve problems with design. She is the co-instructor of the Clinical Immersion program in the Department of BioEngineering. Susan balances teaching with her professional career as a design researcher, consultant and strategist.Dr. Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago Miiri Kotche is a Clinical Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and currently serves as Director of the Medical Accelerator for Devices Laboratory (MAD Lab) at the UIC Innovation Center. Prior to joining the faculty at UIC, she worked in new product development for medical devices, telecommunications and consumer products. She co-teaches both bioengineering
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assignment.Methods:In order to investigate the effects of MEAs on student motivation, a new model eliciting activitywas developed for implementation in an undergraduate biomechanics classroom. The MEA wasdesigned for an introductory biomechanics course targeted primarily at junior bioengineeringstudents, although the class also included sophomore and senior-level bioengineering students.The biomechanics course focused on teaching the basics of statics and continuum mechanics asapplied to the human body, and featured topics related to assessing strength of materials forengineering design. Overall, the class consisted of 94 bioengineering students split between twoclass sections.Considering the general goals and objectives of the biomechanics course, the MEA was
a Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Originally from Dudley, MA, she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2015 from WPI. As a graduate student she has served as a Teaching As- sistant to undergraduate level biomedical engineering courses as well as pursued a research project in the Myocardial Regeneration Laboratory focusing on improving stem cell delivery methods into the heart following a myocardial infarction, or heart attack. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Canine hip forces: The ups and downs of project-based learning of static
Research;” and “Theiterative loop: Evaluating your design and your data.” Two additional workshops providedinformation on skills needed to be successful in research: developing a literature review, titled“What do we already know? Learning to find and search references” and scientificcommunication, titled “Tell me about it – how to communicate your results and success.” Thetraining the students received in creativity was also intended to be reinforced through theindividual mentoring each student received from the assigned faculty member.Program evaluation was conducted by a member of the College’s teaching and learning centerand a graduate student from the College of Education. The evaluation focused on whether or notthe REU was meeting intended