Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Callie Cherry, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the students on AI Literacy so they can analyze and interpret the syntheticallygenerated outputs.The course “Introduction to the Engineering Experience” is a required course offered every Fallsemester to all first-year engineering students at our university. The course is grounded on theapproach of Raymond Landis, who coined the term World Class Engineering Student (WCES)[10]. The approach focuses on development of soft skills including collaboration, reflection, peerreview, and time management; skills which are increasingly recognized as an important part ofstudent development and success in engineering education, and essential in the development of aWCES [11]. In the Fall of 2023 semester, the AI literacy module was added and delivered

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Ball, University of Waterloo; Rachel Figueiredo, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

librarian has apersonal interest in the program theme of mental health, and she has been able to bring her ownexperience and empathy around the topic to this collaboration. While mental health literacy isnot the librarian’s professional area of expertise, the soft skills she brings to the program haveallowed for more earnest, engaging classroom discussions. In turn, students are eager to reachout to the librarian outside of class time.DiscussionThe main goal of this paper was to explore unusual ways librarians are changing our approach toconnecting with students and collaborating with campus partners in meaningful, interesting, andengaging ways. The pandemic and its aftermath changed the way students engage with highereducation institutions, so how