-efficacy as educators, empowering them to contribute moreeffectively to learning environments. We have offered the course in the Spring quarters of 2021,2022, and 2023. In each iteration, we sought to actively demonstrate evidence-based inclusivepedagogical techniques through our course design and instruction. In the future, we plan to 1)evaluate the effectiveness of our course design on participant accomplishment of learning goals,and 2) examine the impact of course participants as TAs on the broader bioengineeringcommunity.Course Design: Enabling effective learning of pedagogical skillsCourse Learning Goals: We designed a course to address a critical need in the training ofgraduate TAs by allowing them to build pedagogical skills before their
development of suchcompetencies of both students and teachers for active learning. We want to use the data to seekevidence of better practice in promoting student learning in engineering core courses, especiallythe traditional lecture-based ones.Course structureThis study has been conducted in a sophomore-level Biothermodynamics class for two semesters(2022 Spring and Fall). Previously, the course was taught with lecture-based materials relying onnote-taking and individual homework traditionally. Under the new design, students will receive adetailed content structure at the beginning of the semester, shown in Appendix, Figure 1.Students will obtain a general view of the course content, types of assignments/exams, and theirdue times from this plan
the classroom. The current solution to tackle these challengeswas implementing a professional identity assessment [3], as well as utilizing the reflectionsto better understand their experiences and what needs arose from the program. IntroductionThe at-home remote patient monitoring sector of healthcare is a growing industry. Thishealthcare market is valued at $24 billion and is projected to reach $166 Billion by 2030 [1],[4]. This industry provides individuals with disabilities or chronic medical conditions withnew levels of independence by allowing them to remain at home. These companiesleverage technology and personally crafted care plans that address the needs of theirclients. The technologies
the new concentration will be in effect from Fall 2023 or latestFall 2024 to recruit new students. The plan for assessment for this new concentration is bifold. We expect to invitean external reviewer from similar program and concentration to review our curriculum progress and provide usfeedback. In addition, we plan to monitor the enrollment numbers to see if it reflects what the market study shows.The expected enrollment is 50-60 students and gradually increasing. The committee will continue to meet at leastonce or twice in a semester to follow the progress of the proposed concentration. Once the concentration is approvedunder the general ETEC program, the department plans to apply for Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc
second draft that received in-person, one-on-one feedback. The one-on-one feedbackwas either given by the instructor of record or the graduate teaching assistant who had both ascience and technical writing background. The students then rewrote and submitted a finalversion of the section. This process was repeated for each scientific section covered by thecourse. Each course taken by Group A (FA22, SP23) covered different writing sections(Biomechanics: Methods, Results, Graphs, Tables, and Discussion; Biomaterials: Abstracts,Introductions, Hypothesis Formulation, and References). We planned the last assignment in eachcourse to be a full lab report which includes all scientific writing sections.A standardized rubric was developed for each
unique. This restructuring would also allow students to work in an industry-like environment where teams have specific tasks and communication is critical. The particularuse case presented in this paper is to create a remote-sensing application for vital signmonitoring. Some details will not be included to avoid IP infringement with the sponsor of thisproject.The assessment plan is to evaluate if this new team structure improves learning outcomescompared to a traditional team. The two outcomes being compared in this study are ABETstudent outcome 3 and 5 by measuring student's communication and self-efficacy relative toother team structures (e.g. other capstone section). ABET 3 (Communication) relates to theability to communicate effectively with
Submittal(s) Timeline Introduction and team formation Week 1 Project ideation (incorporation of Project idea description including Weeks 1-4 biomimicry) the major reference article(s)) Project idea validation (optional) Interview notes, survey, etc. Weeks 4-10 Prototyping planning (optional) Prototyping plan Weeks 4-8 Prototyping (optional) Prototype and a short video Weeks 9-10 recording of the whole process Project report writing Final project report
to feel comfortable with both their peers and their TA tobe able to recover from a setback quickly. 1. Student experiences a setback (lab does not go as planned). 2. Student looks to a) lab partner(s) or peers, and/or b) TA, and/or c) class and lab materials to decide how to respond. 3. Student's ability to move past the setback depends on whether a) others experience the same setback, b) others normalize setbacks, and c) they know where to look to help them troubleshoot. These factors impact whether they can effectively manage their frustration in the moment.Figure 1. Student Response to Setbacks in Lab Settings FlowchartConclusion To summarize, students’ ability to recover from
differentinstructor (2017−19 average 4.5I, 4.3C). Students reported that the class “modeled andencouraged problem-solving strategies” more in 2022 (4.9) than in 2021 (4.0). Better studentsatisfaction was shared by UCD (89%, 4.8I, 4.8C) versus the evaluation results frompre-pandemic instructors (2009-19 average 3.7I, 3.8C). Our results complement recent researchon PBL-related improvement on self-reported learning [11], confidence [11], and perceived value[12] in biomedical engineering education.The redesigned lectures are planned to be continually implemented in both sites. Moretrack-record in time and the high enrollment (typically > 80 in UCD) will help us with finding thesignificance in student performance while understanding whether the improvement in
courses, yet these are typically taught in isolation from corebiology and physiology classes. We argue that computational modeling can be used as a tool forunderstanding these concepts. Using coding and modeling as a tool also exposes students to awider range of applications for computer programming and provides them with opportunities toapply computational thinking to real-world applications. We plan to continue innovating ourcourse and move towards more accessible tools, such as Jupyter Notebooks, CVSim [8], andCircAdapt [9], as platforms for enhanced learning of cardiovascular function in BME curricula.
project consists of teams of two fourth-year medical students as team leaders at thisnew engineering-based medical school. There are 32 medical students that will be enrolled in thecapstone 2022-2023. In the academic year 2021-2022, 16 medical students participated in thisintegrated curriculum. We expect that enrollment will approach a steady state in this fourth yearof the school’s operation. The students will design, fabricate, and develop a business plan for abroad-scoped project that aims to solve a need that the students have identified during theirrequired clinical rotations in their third-year year.Exploring opportunities for the integrated modelConcurrently running three capstones is resource intensive (projects, course staff, design labs
experience. In the future we plan to evaluate assignmentsand course evaluations to assess learning outcomes and student satisfaction.Introduction: Students graduating from biomedical engineering (BME) programs have expressedfrustration and difficulties when competing for industry positions against traditional engineeringgraduates, such as mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineers [4, 5, 6]. Seeing a similarfrustration in our students we sought a way to adapt our program to ensure our students could meetthe demands and requirements of future employers. One way BME programs can adapt to industrydemands is by increasing the amount of design experiences for students [7]. This can be done byincluding sophomore and junior-level engineering design
instructors and peers. The preliminarypresentation is an oral, slideshow-style presentation to a subset of the design teams five weeksinto the semester. The purpose of this session is to obtain feedback related to the problem,background, design ideas and evaluation, and semester plan. The final poster presentation is opento the public and showcases all BME Design teams’ resulting products. During both, studentsmust provide written peer feedback. Furthermore, many students choose to provide supplementalverbal feedback, especially while making rounds at the final poster presentation. Teams foundfellow students’ suggestions to be uniquely valuable, but in the case of the final posterpresentation, this feedback came too late to be useful. Additionally
School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Dr. Feldman developed informatics metrics to quantify performance of clinicians when using digital diagnostic tools. He has published in Radiology, Academic Radiology, IS&T, SPIE, and RESNA. As a Latino and native Span- ish speaker, born in Peru, Dr. Feldman has created markets and commercialized innovative telemedicine products in Latin America for medical device companies, including Orex Computed Radiography, Kodak Health Group, and ICRco. Dr. Feldman also served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Boston Health- care for the Homeless Program where he led the strategic planning and migration to EPIC Electronic Health Records system and novel meaningful use
years? To what degree have they been exposed to these principles in the context of biomedical engineering? • RQ2: What topics or ethical foundations does the biomedical engineering community (e.g., students, faculty, industry) consider valuable? Which topics are already being taught to students, and what should be integrated into the curriculum? • RQ3: How effective is the “ethics everywhere” approach in integrating ethical reasoning into the current biomedical engineering curriculum? Does incorporating ethical learning broadly into required engineering content-based courses improve ethical reasoning and long-term character development?Planned Methodology and Future ResultsDefining the current state
feedback emphasized Stimulatingthe importance of “hands-on” skills and “reinforcing Course Difficulty 3.53 4.00holes” from previous experiences, motivating theimportance of these courses to bridge topics from Overall 4.59 4.83introductory biology to biotechnology design. InstructorFuture Directions Enhancing the MCTE track at Duke University will provide more BME students with thecurricular excellence and scaffolding to succeed in upper-level advanced electives and futurecareers in the biotechnology sector. We will equip our BME undergraduates with the technical andconceptual expertise to foster an engineering perspective to the world-class multidisciplinaryMCTE field. Our plans emphasize
- appropriate format (IEEE, other types) o Written: Completeness - no important information missing o Graphic(s): placement of graphics o Graphic(s): Completeness [Axes, Units, legend, or key, trendline, etc]. o Graphic(s): Caption (complete, correct, logical order of info)Teamwork: - Definition: o Original: Demonstrates commitment to high team function o Revised: Demonstrates commitment to productively complete tasks as a group - Original Evidence: o Contributed to establishing goals o Assisted in planning tasks o Accepted Individual Responsibility (completed assigned tasks well by deadline, etc.) o Effectively communicated with other team
, the other leader can step up to ease the workload of the other. Co-leadership allows for a level of flexibility as well as division of labor, both of which could positivelyimpact mental health, collective team skillsets, and skill development. One co-leader asserts the efficacyof co-leadership on team outcomes based on “the quality of what we were able to produce, just becausewe had two people behind it rather than the typical [singular leader].” Preliminary data consistentlyshows that co-leaders feel confident in the quality of their work due to the increased bandwidth madepossible by co-leadership.One co-leader focused on the “technical side” of the project while his counterpart focused on the “bigpicture, business plan” side of the project
, whichallowed us to remove or redistribute the aforementioned didactics and paired assessments fromthe class. With this revision to SD, we more aggressively pursued the remainder of the designprocess. Namely, the prototyping phase of SD, which was historically in the second semester ofthe sequence, was accelerated into the first. This allowed, for the first time in our program,elevated prototype fidelity along with the inclusion of both verification and validation during thesecond semester of the SD sequence. Notably, solicitation of non-CIP projects was also updatedso all SD projects started at the same point in our design process. We also planned for the IMEDstudents from CIP to serve as clinical liaisons for teams working on projects from CIP
aligned with the high expectations that the students expressed for each question inthe post-course survey. The questions in the educational experience category gauged students'understanding of product development, implementation, viability and scalability. Many of thestudents commented on learning about the financial and business models for productdevelopment as an important component of the course, indicating the usefulness of thiscomponent in helping students better develop low-cost sustainable solutions with potential forbroad impact across diverse populations. In the future, we plan on engaging with non-governmental organizations like ‘Physicians for Peace’ to provide valuable insights andperspectives on real-world challenges that are
School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Dr. Feldman developed informatics metrics to quantify performance of clinicians when using digital diagnostic tools. He has published in Radiology, Academic Radiology, IS&T, SPIE, and RESNA. As a Latino and native Span- ish speaker, born in Peru, Dr. Feldman has created markets and commercialized innovative telemedicine products in Latin America for medical device companies, including Orex Computed Radiography, Kodak Health Group, and ICRco. Dr. Feldman also served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Boston Health- care for the Homeless Program where he led the strategic planning and migration to EPIC Electronic Health Records system and novel meaningful use
shown to enhance presentations andis recommended to contextualize facts and other information in engineering [9]. Additionally,SDL has been used to develop personal and professional competencies and to encourage studentsto reframe their own experiences both retrospectively and prospectively [10, 11]. It can also allowindividuals to articulate their plans and assist in capturing the needs of others.Within our institution, we infused SDL into a required, non-traditional undergraduate course inthe biomedical engineering (BME) department called “The Art of Telling Your Story” [12].Whereas other works have considered how SDL could help students define their identity and theirself-concept [4, 10, 12], our research extends the prior knowledge to
of the experience: “The way that [they] kind of planned out this internship was very, very, very smart. [It] helped us stay on track and focus on what we're doing. [I] definitely worked with [Faculty Mentor 1] a lot.”The planning alluded to by Intern DP became clear when interviewing Faculty Mentor 2. In herinterview, she elaborated on the design of the research experience and how she developed anddistributed a calendar detailing shadowing assignments, experiment information, and scheduledtime for lunches and breaks (see Figure 1). In addition to the schedule, Faculty Mentors 1 and 2set aside time for one-on-one meetings with the interns each week, creating a space for thestudents to share not just science interests but to
SequenceIntroductionBiomedical engineering as a discipline is a diverse field; yet a central tenant is problem solvingskills leveraging a strong foundation in mathematics, engineering, and biology to create newsolutions to existing challenges in human health [1]. Problem solving skills are developedthrough a series of courses that teach the foundational knowledge while developing engineering“Habits of Mind” [2], which are defined as modes of thinking in which STEM students developstrategies to transfer their existing knowledge to new contexts. The breadth of biomedicalengineering demands nimble, systematic problem-solving strategies, a core component ofEngineering “Habits of Mind.”Here, we present a plan using a fading scaffold between five core interconnected
students on how to maximize the value of the high-impact experience? Plan how this information will be How will you apply this high-impact experience to your career and useful to you professional life?Appendix Table 2: Representative examples of approved high-impact experiences. Experience Description Activity Category This is designed to engage engineering undergraduate students with multidisciplinary team research projects related to engineering challenges facing our society. The grand
micro-certificate in the professoriate, and led several educational experiences for underrepresented high school students. Amanda plans to pursue a higher education teaching career and research strategies to promote active learning and improve self-efficacy amongst engineering students.Dr. Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas Dr. Raj R. Rao is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biological Engineering, as an ABET Program Evaluator; and is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Education Committee. His research interests are in the broad area of cellular engineering that utilize
to support meaningfullearning for students. This idea means that activities should be structured so that group membersare interdependent and work together to achieve the learning objectives.High-stakes assessments such as midterm and final tests are commonly used to evaluate retentionand recall in biomedical engineering courses. In courses such as physiology, such assessmentsare professionally authentic for pre-health or pre-professional students planning to take theMCAT and/or licensure exams. In large format courses, grading time can be reduced by usingelectronic platforms to automate test administration and scoring. For students, these assessmentsoften induce test anxiety that negatively impacts their learning [6].Collaborative testing
student stress around recordingthe “perfect” presentation. Additionally, for every module, regardless of finalpresentation mode, students gave a short in-person preliminary presentation describingtheir plans for their project before beginning working on the actual code. In the shortanswer, one student noted that they preferred to have the final presentation be pre-recorded and the preliminary presentation be in-person in order to practice presentationskills for both but being able to pay better attention to other groups’ final presentations inclass rather than practicing their own before delivering it.Conclusions and Future Directions In conclusion, students indicated a strong preference for in-person presentationsover pre-recorded
probably start on this assignment earlier so I could focus on it more; it just happened to come at a period of a lot of assignments and I wasn’t able to start earlier. • However, from the next assignment forward, we will brainstorm and create a plan of working before the due date so that we do not have to rush. • We will try to meet with the professor beforehand as well to make sure the expectations for the assignment are clear and we know how to properly complete the assignment.4.3 Student Suggestions for Continuous ImprovementWhen implementing a change in your course for the first time, it’s important to collect feedbackfrom students and reflect on opportunities to improve in subsequent course