Paper ID #42005Board #14A: Work in Progress: Integrating Information and Data LiteracySkills into Biomedical Engineering Laboratory CoursesMr. Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University Alex Carroll, MSLS, AHIP, is the Associate Director of the Science and Engineering Library (SEL) at Vanderbilt University. Alex leads the SEL’s liaison program, designing and delivering services to support the research enterprise and the teaching mission of the School of Engineering and STEM academic units within the College of Arts and Science. He received his MSLS degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of
affiliations in several departments across campus (Primary aˆ C” Bioengineering: Affiliated - Electrical andH. Rex Gaskins, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Collaborative learning to develop laboratory modules in a bioengineering graduate courseIntroductionThe National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s (NIBIB) Ruth L. KirschsteinNational Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) aredesigned to prepare predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees for research careers in fields ofbiomedical imaging, bioengineering, and health
themanufacturing process which can produce the drug at sufficient quantity and quality to use as apharmaceutical product. Both research and development rely heavily on using laboratoryexperiments to optimize the drug design and the manufacturing process. Therefore, the courseactivities were designed to build students’ R&D skills including designing experiments,developing laboratory protocols, analyzing data, optimizing a process, and making decisionsbased on data.Incorporation of experiential learning-focused activities into engineering courses is well-documented in the literature. McKenna et al. developed industry relevant classroom activities atNorthwestern including both hands-on experiments and team experiences [1]. Ripoll et al.focused on
inclusive, reflective teaching practices on problem solving proficiencyMotivationDevelopment and implementation of inclusive teaching practices is an important educationalmovement [1]. For four years, we worked to implement three inclusive practices: standards-based grading with reflection [2], [3], co-created assessment [3], [4], [5], and peer review [2] ofwritten deliverables in a sophomore-level experimental design laboratory and lecture course.This work focuses on peer review, though it utilizes the former two practices in doing so.Briefly, standards-based grading (SBG) is a formative assessment approach that allows fortracking of objective proficiency throughout the curriculum and allows for just-in-time
experiment, and ethical considerations.Traditional biomaterials courses often lack hands-on experiences that bridgetheoretical knowledge with practical application, limiting students' ability to graspthe real-world implications of their studies. To address this gap, we implemented amultifaceted pedagogical strategy that integrates active learning principles,laboratory experimentation, and ethical discourse.The active learning modules were centered around case studies of biomedicaldevices and a cytotoxicity testing experiment. The case studies approach was tohave the students address a given set of questions about material selection, devicedesign and testing of a medical device with recommendations for improvement.Active learning activities were
approach may leave students unsure about potential careers [3], since itoften does not include integrating innovation, ideation, and developing new products, which arecrucial areas within the cutting-edge BME field [1], [4].One way to improve BME students’ confidence in their career preparation has been to introducethem to undergraduate research in BME-specific areas, such as research experience forundergraduates (REU) programs [5], [6], [7], as a way to encourage them to pursue graduate-level research and apply their curricular knowledge to practice [2], [8]. Generally, REUprograms have encouraged development of communication skills through both oral presentationand writing technical research, laboratory and computer skills, and collaboration
applications [6] [7]. This allows laboratories tocontain embedded text, with images, and tables to be integrated with coding boxes allowingstudents to step through programming assignments. An example of such a notebook is includedin the Appendix of this paper. This first conversion exercise was performed entirely by theinstructor of record with no Python background to judge the difficulty involved in making theplanned departmental wide conversion the subsequent year. This course was selected to be agood test case as the course included 10 significant programming exercises and onecomprehensive programming project and is largely seen as the foundational computationalclass for BME students following their initial introduction to programming class taken
includes development of biomaterials for regenerative engineering of craniofacial tissues. Her engineering education work has been published in biomedical engineering and biomaterials journals for the past few years and currently heavily interested in bridging the classroom and laboratory using her courses.Ms. Jillian Irene Linder, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Jillian Linder is a Master’s Student at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Jillian has worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Biomedical Engineering Department for two semesters under Dr. Ozdemir. She also has worked with Middle Schoolers at Mission Middle School in Bellevue, Nebraska, to run a makerspace classroom during summer school to
instruction in chemical engineering, Can J Chem Eng. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.24136.[3] R. Vaez Ghaemi, V.G. Yadav, Implementation of Project -Based Learning in Second -Year Cellular Biophysics Course and Students ’ Perception of The Value of The Practice, in: 2019 Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACEG19), 2019: pp. 1–6.[4] G. Lam, N. Gill, R. Ghaemi, SEMI-STRUCTURED DESIGN AND PROBLEM-BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN A FIRST-YEAR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSE, Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). (2020). https://doi.org/10.24908/pceea.vi0.14132.[5] J.E. Caldwell, Clickers in the Large Classroom: Current Research and Best-Practice Tips
Transferable career skills, trajectories, open Q&A discussion2:30PM Intro to Research: Ethical Laboratory and Data Practices - Dr. Hogan3:15 PM Intro to Research: How to Keep a Lab Notebook - Dr. Ishan Goswami4:00 PM Explore Riverside: Hike to Mt. Rubidoux6:00 PM Dinner | Mission Inn Restaurant7:30 PM Social | Organized on site5Appendix II. Evaluation SurveySection 1: Please rate the following experiences Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor Overall, I would rate the instructors as: DAY 1: Being a Researcher DAY 1: Welcome to ATP-Bio and Center Overview DAY 1: ATP-Bio Research Overviews Part I DAY 1: ATP-Bio Research Overviews Part
of Biomedical Engineering. I am involved in mentoring students in both the laboratory and in the classroom and have research interests in peer feedback, team dynamics, and incorporating more translatable skills to my classes. Currently, I teach senior capstone, research and experimental design, and medical device design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Towards Self-reported Student Usage of AI to Direct Curriculum in Technical Communication Courses1. IntroductionThe use of AI by students in biomedical engineering courses has rapidly grown in the past year[1]. Courses that prioritize critical thinking and technical writing have seen students relying
Colombia, working with undergraduate and graduate students. My doctoral research focused on electronic devices for recording and stimulation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, obtaining a Cum Laude distinction and experience in neuromodulation. I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin working on the development of portable focused ultrasound neurostimulation technologies in the laboratory of Dr. Huiliang Wang, an expert in optogenetics and sonogenetics.Prof. Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin Huiliang (Evan) Wang is an Assistant professor at the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). His research is on neuro-engineering technologies
experiences to enhance students’implementation of design methodology,” presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Conference Proceedings, 2015.[8] J. W. Creswell and C. N. Poth, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among FiveApproaches. SAGE Publications, 2016.[9] D. P. Crismond and R. S. Adams, “The Informed Design Teaching and Learning Matrix,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 738–797, 2012, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb01127.x.[10] C. Cvetkovic, S. Lindley, H. M. Golecki, and R. Krencik, “Biofabrication of Neural Organoids: AnExperiential Learning Approach for Instructional Laboratories,” Biomed Eng Education, Apr. 2024, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-024-00145-7.[11] D. Gatchell and R