evaluations, andevaluation questions will be added to specifically assess student opinions about the online format.Efforts will be made to compare the evaluations to those of similar courses taught by more traditionalmeans. We will also investigate retention statistics for students with and without early technical skillscourses, with some focus on at-risk students.References[1] Shyamalee, M. M. G. V., W. M. V. S. K. Wickramasinghe, and S. Dissanayake. "Comparativestudy on employability skills of engineering graduates of different disciplines." International Journal ofEducation and Information Technologies 7.4 (2013): 170-177.[2] Halverson, E,R, and Sheridan, K (2014) The Maker Movement in Education. Harvard EducationalReview: December 2014, Vol. 84
Paper ID #31228Work in Progress - Transdisciplinary Design Education in BiomedicalEngineering and Industrial Design Towards Identifying Unmet Needs of USVeterans and their Healthcare TeamsDr. Christopher Arena, Virginia Tech Chris is a Collegiate Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Department. He teaches senior design and quantitative physiology. Additionally, he is co-founder of VoltMed, a company dedicated to treating brain tumors with pulsed electric fields. Chris received his B.S. degree from the University of Virginia and Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech, both in Biomedical
as impacting the community through increased K-12 STEM awareness and education. Prior to joining UC Davis, Jennifer taught in the BME Department at Rutgers University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC. She received her doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University, M.S. degree from Syracuse University, and B.S. degree from Cornell University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Works In Progress: Impact of a pilot summer innovation internship on student attitudes towards engineering design and entrepreneurshipIntroductionThe interdisciplinary nature of the senior design course requires students to possess
Paper ID #22929Work in Progress: Creating an Engineering-based Medical School to Addressa Critical Gap in Medical InnovationDr. Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a
. “Interactive Engagement vs. Traditional Methods”, American Journal of Physics, (1998).5. Johnson D., Johnson R., and Smith, K. “Cooperative Learning Returns to College: What Evidence is there that it Works?” Change, 30(4), (1998).6. Johnson D., Johnson R., and Smith, K. Active Learning: Cooperation in the college classroom, 2nd Ed., Interaction Book Co., (1998).7. Springer, L., Stanne, M., and Donovan, S. “Effects of Small-Group Learning on Undergraduate in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology: A Meta-Analysis”, Review of Educational Research, 69(1), (1999).8. Berry, L. Jr. “Collaborative Learning: A program for Improving the Retention of Minority Students”, U.S.:Virginia, ED384323, (1991).
Paper ID #23810Work in Progress: Using Video Tutorials to Assist Biomedical EngineeringStudents in Learning Solid Modeling SkillsDr. Rouzbeh Amini, University of Akron Dr. Amini completed a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota in the field of ocular biomechanics and biotransport in 2010. He then continued his research work on the mechanics of soft tissue as a postdoctoral trainee at the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Bioengineering, where he held the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NIH F32). He conducted his postdoc- toral research on the biomechanics of cardiac
Paper ID #33167Enhancing the Teaching of Research Ethics Through Emotional Priming withEncounters with Patients and ReflectionDr. Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering department at York College of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and B.A. in International Studies from Lafayette College. She then pursued her passion for neuromuscular disease research at Cornell University where she received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering. At York, she is passionate about developing pedagogy that encourages students
- disciplinary Medical Product Development. She also serves as co-Director of the Freshman Engineering Success Program, and is actively involved in engineering outreach for global health. Miiri received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.Prof. Susan Stirling, University of Illinois at Chicago Susan Stirling is a a designer, researcher and educator. She has an undergraduate degree from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison and a graduate degree from the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. At the University of Illinois at Chicago she teaches
betweenBEST Fellows and UIC Bioengineering faculty and dedicated workshop time for Fellows todevelop curricula. These changes were introduced to further enhance Fellows’ experience in theprogram and to facilitate the development of curricula under the supervision of UICBioengineering and Education faculty.Introduction: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is at the foundation ofmodern society. However, only 52% of adults in the United States claim to be “very interested”in science and technology [1], in agreement with the well documented shortage of STEMprofessionals [2]. Moreover, only 28% of adults in the United States are classified as civicscientifically literate [3]. While a multitude of initiatives and approaches have
chemistry, physics,engineering, and biology, to design nanomaterials for a wide range of applications, such ascatalysis, energy, and medicine. The medical application of nanotechnology for diagnosis andtreatment of diseases is referred to as nanomedicine and is a cornerstone of biomedicalnanotechnology. This technology has the potential to transform healthcare and clinical outcomes.Due to the impact and potential of nanotechnology on research and society, students inbiomedical engineering benefit from training in basic nanotechnology concepts.There are several examples of nanoparticle labs for undergraduate students in the literature, butthese are typically designed for chemistry students rather than focused on biomedicalapplications [1]–[5]. There
notesonline and addressing a broader range of application in the 2019 iteration of the course.Furthermore, we hope to apply this structure to other courses in biomedical engineering, thusenhancing the students’ experience, their active interaction with the material, and as a result, theirlearning. 7. Acknowledgment We thank Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning for their in-kind supportand collaboration in developing the technological elements of this project, and we acknowledgefinancial support through a Provost Award for Hybrid Learning Course Redesign and Deliveryand NSF grant number NSF-ENG1662329.References1 Silberman, M. Active Learning: 101 Strategies To Teach Any Subject. Allyn and Bacon, (1996).2
teaching core undergraduate courses, Jennifer is aimed at integrat- ing engineering design principles and hands-on experiences throughout the curriculum, and playing an active role in the senior design course. She has interests in engineering education, curricular innovation, as well as impacting the community through increased K-12 STEM awareness and education. Prior to joining UC Davis, Jennifer taught in the BME Department at Rutgers University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC. She received her doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University, M.S. degree from Syracuse University, and B.S. degree from Cornell University
Paper ID #22634Connecting Theoretical Concepts to Physical Phenomena Using 3-D-printedMicrofluidic DevicesDr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomed- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and her Ph.D. (2015) in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.Mr. Peter A. Sariano,Mr
Paper ID #21704The Influence of an Externship on BME Predoctoral Students’ Career Devel-opmentMs. Julia N. Savoy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Julia N. Savoy, M.S., is an Assistant Researcher in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison. One aspect of her research examines the effects of professional development participation on the career pathways of doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career faculty.Prof. Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Mia K. Markey is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow in
, electrode-based circuitry,and photoplethysmographs. These portable units functioned overall well as alternatives fortraditional benchtop equipment in this context, as they helped students to meet learningobjectives for these laboratories and provided straightforward mechanisms for circuit excitation,signal visualization, and data logging, while meeting a price point commensurate with a typicalcollege textbook.AcknowledgementsThis material is based in part upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation Course, Curriculum, & Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program(later the Transforming Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (TUES) Program) under grant DUE–0942425 and the General &Age-Related Disabilities
Paper ID #28720Peer instruction can be as effective as lecture-based instruction inBiomedical EngineeringDr. Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins UniversityDr. Harry R Goldberg, The Johns Hopkins University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Peer instruction can be as effective as lecture-based instruction in Biomedical EngineeringAbstractPeer instruction has been identified as an effective teaching method yet it is often used forsupplementary instruction rather than as a core technique. This study provides quantitativeevidence that peer teaching can effectively substitute for faculty
, Oxford, as well as teaching for University and Harris Manchester Colleges and St. Edmund Hall.Dr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in 2012 where she studied the role of shear stress in aortic valve disease. Currently, she is investigating cyber- based student engagement strategies in flipped and traditional biomedical engineering courses. She aspires to understand and improve student attitude, achievement, and
Paper ID #29807Work in Progress: Student and faculty perceptions of rotating facultyfacilitators for introductory biomedical engineering problem-basedlearningDr. Sara L Arena, Virginia Tech Sara L. Arena is a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (BEAM) at Virginia Tech (VT), where she has been teaching since 2017. Prior to this position, Sara was an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at High Point University (2013-2017). The BEAM Department at Virginia Tech offers two undergraduate programs: (1) Engineering Science and Mechanics and (2) Biomedical Engineering. Sara teaches
Paper ID #23030Work in Progress: Dialogue Videos Foster Interaction Between HomeworkPartnersDr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects
degrees in the U.S. today, only19% of undergraduate engineering students are female [5]. Additionally, those who are consideredunderrepresented ethnic minorities (URMs) in engineering account for 23% of the total U.S. population, but onlycomprise of 6% of the engineering workforce [6]. These discrepancies are compounded when an individualbelongs to multiple minority groups, i.e. only 0.6% of Black and 0.4% of Hispanic women are represented in thescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce [6].Of the female and URM students who do pursue engineering degrees, many prefer to enroll in certain engineeringmajors more than others. This discrepancy could be attributed to differences in how each engineering disciplinetraditionally
StudentsIntroductionDuring the past two decades, active learning techniques have received a growing attention ineducational research. Particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)fields, traditional lecturing has indicated a 55% increase in failure rates of undergraduate students,compared to active learning methods [1]. Furthermore, active learning has proven to significantlyenhance students’ examination performance and educational achievements compared to passivelearning [1, 2]. In Biomedical Engineering (BME), active learning can be incorporated throughvarious techniques such as problem- and project-based learning [3]. Such approaches lead studentsto a deeper and more efficient retention of new concepts. Moreover, these methods
young discipline in which individuals are trainedto solve problems at the interface of engineering and biology. Many students pursuing this fieldaim for careers in developing new medical technologies. Unfortunately, the BME-to-industrypipeline faces hurdles that appear to be keeping students from pursuing their medical industrycareer goals. Herein is a brief discussion of the history of BME and the influences that may havecreated challenges faced by students seeking industry careers. We then present a case study atThe Ohio State University (OSU), a large research I university, which evaluates and comparesthe industry employment potential of students progressing through and graduating from BME.Through this case study, we aim to identify measures
medicaldevices. The U.S. is the leader of the medical device technology industry followed by the E.U.and Japan2. To remain competitive in the global market, medical device manufacturers needhighly qualified engineers to develop innovative and marketable products.It is very common for undergraduate senior engineering students to be required to take a designcourse before graduation. For students who are interested in biomedical engineering, a designproject can be one of many medical device systems, including orthopedic implants, prosthetics,biomaterials, instruments, etc. In this class, students followed the standard design controlprocess3 (design input, design output, review, verification and validation, design transfer, designhistory file), and used
also interested in technology-enhanced teaching and in experiential learning for undergraduates in science and engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Choice of Traditional or Blended Learning Activities Improves Satisfaction and Learning OutcomeOf particular interest to designing effective BME courses is how to align content-dependentprofessional expectations with a learner-centered classroom environment. Often the focus isprimarily on what the instructor is doing to deliver content rather than what the student is doingto interact with the content and take responsibility for his/her own learning. Course designs thatprovide students with choices of
also interested in technology-enhanced teaching and in experiential learning for undergraduates in science and engineering.Dr. William H. Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He is also the Undergraduate Program Director for Biomedical Engineering, and the Director of Educational Innovation in the School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Will did his postdoctoral training in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Vermont under David Warshaw. His research interests include novel assessments
American Indian”, and “Black orAfrican American” as designated by a student’s IPEDS according to enrollment data provided bythe institution. Multi-Race students were classified as URM if one of their documented races isamong those previously mentioned URM groups. International students and students who prefernot to disclose race were not classified as URM.New Major ClassificationOf those students that subsequently switched from BME to another major, the new major wasrecorded and classified as: 1) a different engineering degree; 2) a Science, Technology, or Math(STM) degree; or 3) a non-STEM degree. Examples of majors in these categorizations are listedin Table 1.Table 1: Categorization of Majors Non-STEM Majors Other Science
Paper ID #34434Improving Programming Content Delivery in an Introductory BiomechanicsCourse Using a Blended Classroom ApproachMr. Jeffery Ethan Joll II, Vanderbilt University Ethan is in the final year of his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University where he works under Dave Merryman. His laboratory work investigates the mechanobiological underpinnings of cal- cific aortic valve disease and post-menopausal osteoporosis. His education research focuses on blended learning strategies to improve content delivery in undergraduate biomedical engineering courses. He is investigating careers in educational research
biomedicalengineering, there are job opportunities in many different settings in addition to industry.Overall, the AAES model successfully quantified the qualitative data seen in submitted resumesand addresses the lack of engineering-specific resume writing tools.Opportunity and Research QuestionsThere are a multitude of career pathway options supported by an undergraduate degree inbiomedical engineering. We have found “traditional” pathways using the BME degree toinclude: full-time employment in biotechnology and medical device technology, enrollment inSTEM graduate programs, and enrollment in health profession programs (medical, dental,pharmacy, optometry). The AAES model lacks the robustness needed for use as a guidance toolin biomedical engineering since
partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. c American Society for Engineering
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