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Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niroj Aryal, North Carolina A&T State University; Scott Osborn, University of Arkansas

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

techniques and student motivation.Dr. Scott Osborn, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Undergraduate Level Hands-on Ecological Engineering Course with Semester Long Project and Laboratory ExercisesAbstractOur society currently faces many environmental challenges including: depletion of naturalresources; pollution of soil, water and air; waste disposal; and climate change. To best solve theseenvironmental challenges, society needs college graduates ready to enter workforce that possessan understanding of natural processes along with the ability to incorporate these processes intotraditional engineering solutions. Therefore, a new course in Ecological Engineering and Science(EES

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Strategies and/or Approaches to Engage Students in Agricultural, Biological, or Similarly Named Programs

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

) of sustainability, and the well-being of communities and workers involved inagriculture. One important aspect of the experiential learning project was growing peanuts andhemp with FarmBots. Growing peanuts provided a unique opportunity to not only explore theagricultural contributions of George Washington Carver, an African American scientist in the early20th century, but also helped shedding light on his remarkable achievements in the context ofsocial justice. By integrating hemp cultivation on the FarmBot platform, the investigators createdan engaging space that highlighted the potential of this crop while addressing the historical andcontemporary social challenges faced by marginalized communities. The students honed theircontent on the

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University; PAMELA MIMS, East Tennessee State University; Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University; Eric Jorgenson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

bioengineering program in rural settings - Work-in-Progress Richard C. Prince*, Eric Jorgenson, Pamela J. Mims, Aruna KilaruRecently, there has been a national push to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in thebioengineering, biomanufacturing, and biotechnology sectors, as demonstrated by the Exec-utive Order to Advance Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable,Safe and Secure American Bioeconomy. To date, much of the country’s biotech infrastruc-ture has been concentrated near coastal areas — even though rural agricultural productioncould provide suitable feedstocks for bioproduction. In this work, we present updates on ourcurrent project titled “Completing the Bioindustrial Pipeline: A Multidisciplinary Work-force

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Strategies and/or Approaches to Engage Students in Agricultural, Biological, or Similarly Named Programs

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Bigonah, Auburn University; Fatemeh Jamshidi, Auburn University; Aparana Pant, Auburn University; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

Paper ID #41881Work in Progress: Grace Platform: Enhancing Pedagogy with Gamified ARand VR in Agriculture EducationMs. Maryam Bigonah, Auburn University Maryam Bigonah is a Ph.D. student at Computer Science Department of Auburn University, specializing in cutting-edge research on Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies. Her commitment to bridging theory and practice has led to notable achievements, including receiving one of the awards at the Graduate Engineering Research Showcase 2023 and being nominated for excellence within her department. Currently involved in an NIFA project aimed at

Conference Session

Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Amy Millmier Schmidt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mara Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bethany Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Andrew Stiven Ortiz Balsero, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Maria Jose Oviedo Ventura, Cornell University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

San Carlos in Guatemala, and before that, an elementary teacher. His research centers on the intersection of bilingual/multilingual education and technology (in particular, Mayan languages), literacy programs in Indigenous languages, pedagogy of tenderness, and artificial intelligence for education.Amy Millmier Schmidt, University of Nebraska, LincolnMara Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Mara Zelt is the program manager for the Schmidt Research and Extension Team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. In her role Mara is responsible for supporting the team’s outreach and research programs including the nationwide iAMResponsible project, a partnership of multi

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juan Carlos Ramos Tanchez, Cornell University; Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

implementation of scientific research projects at farms with diverse scales using diverse strategies to advance agriculture and environmental management.Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Language Fusion in the Lab: Unveiling the Translanguaging Strategies ofSpanish-Speaking Students in Biological Engineering Technology and ScienceBackground and research questionModern classrooms are a melting pot of cultures and languages, presenting teachers with thechallenge of explaining scientific and engineering concepts to a diverse student body. To bridgelanguage gaps, educators are turning to adaptive methods like 'translanguaging', which taps intostudents

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Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trisha Moore, Kansas State University; James Randall Etheridge; Glenn Thomas Dale; Sara Winnike McMillan, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Niroj Aryal; David Austin; Theresa Thompson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

(EcoE) program. To establish this knowledge base,the committee first identified 13 example design projects (applications) on which a recent EcoEgraduate could be expected to work. Example applications included the design of a streamrestoration system and the development of a prairie restoration plan. Next, the specific tasks thatthe graduate would need to carry out to complete each design application, along with theunderlying knowledge or skills needed for each task were outlined. Additionally, the necessarylevel of learning for each knowledge area was qualified, ranging from simple recollection of factsto integration of knowledge across engineering and ecology to develop designs. Each applicationarea was reviewed by the committee and up to two

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Strategies and/or Approaches to Engage Students in Agricultural, Biological, or Similarly Named Programs

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University ; Roger L. Tormoehlen, Purdue University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

promote critical thinking and comprehensive understanding. Overall, the team is pleased with all of the modules from the USDA/NIFA effort. Thevehicle balance module as a completed project did become more computer program-orientedthan originally planned, at the expense of time for the hands-on tractor contest. However, thisalso provided some flexibility for high schools unable to support the miniature pulling contestactivity. They can just delete the event from the syllabus. The researchers are committed throughthe re-release phase of development for the modules, following the upgrade from the alpharelease. They are currently recruiting high school instructors that could execute a beta round ofcourse releases. As materials are debugged

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Blessing Isoyiza ADEIKA, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

(HBCU) since the project began in 2019. The study compares the studentswho participated in ECP, using various measures of engagement, motivation, cognitive processes,and collaborative learning experiences between spring 2022 and fall 2023. A well-developed andvalidated instrument, the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), was adoptedfor this study, as well as a self-developed questionnaire to measure students’ engagement duringthe implementation of pedagogy. The study contributes to the current understanding of the efficacyof ECP in enhancing learning outcomes. The study found a sustained level of cognitivedevelopment and motivation among the students, but there was a decline in peer learning andcollaboration. It provides

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

those things like stick in terms of like, what they are andwhy they were important.”As this excerpt illustrates, students often found concepts more memorable when the instructorused an engaging style of teaching (in this case, the use of humor) paired with real-worldexamples. In fact, the benefit of making connections between course content and real-worldapplications was echoed by other participants as well, such as in the following excerpt:“And then the whole class was more or less graded on the big project...And actually thinkingthrough a somewhat real-world example, even though it's, it probably wasn't a super greatsolution that many people came up with. But it definitely helped.”In sum, the use of engaging, practical, example-based material