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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

is presented on how they effectively plan and execute field trips ofconstruction sites as part of a senior level design class. The focus of the paper is on structural andgeotechnical components of construction, though the recommendations are applicable to a widertour scope of topics and classes. Clearly defining the purpose and goals of the field trip,coordinating with construction managers and others involved in the project throughout theplanning and tour, and organizing the activity are all important to providing a meaningfulexperience that addresses the class learning objectives. A range of examples are presented oftours that have been conducted to demonstrate specific learning opportunities available atconstruction sites. Photos are

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Interpret Reality Application Things As Mental Model They Are Check Qualitative Execute Intuitive Engineering/Math Sketch Model Diagram Law Plan Judgment Quantitative Theory

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Ruth Abigail Mower, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy; John Boyle, United States Military Academy, West Point; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

, the 553rd ensured the provision of multi-functional technical engineering capabilities such as: limited engineering design; engineer reconnaissance; construc- tion planning and management; base camp development; and geospatial, construction contract, security engineering, and USACE engineer reach-back support. Previously, she served as the 169th Engineer Bat- talion Executive and Operations Officer over five companies and two detachments within TRADOC that trained 3,500 Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers as well as 1,200 Sister Service personnel in over 300 classes per year at five different geographic locations. Her research interests include the how environ- mental policy, both at the international and

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A Focus on Sustainability

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Anand Raj, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Scott A. Starks, University of Texas at El Paso; Luis Rene Contreras Sapien, University of Texas at El Paso; Suzan Aranda Luna, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #30947Study of the Impact of the University on Sustainability in Far West TexasMr. Anand Raj, The University of Texas at El Paso Anand Raj is a Doctoral student in the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at The University of Texas at El Paso. His doctoral studies focus on sustainability in higher education. His interest lies in the three pillars of sustainability which include social, environmental, and economic aspects. He has a master’s degree in business with industry experience. His future plan is to use his business experience to promote sustainability which is important in today’s world.Dr

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Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

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Pamela McLeod, ReNUWIt at Stanford University; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Richard G. Luthy, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

) to increase undergraduate students’ interests in pursuing advanceddegrees in water science/engineering, with a particular emphasis on women and minorities.In addition to the program-level objectives, we identified five student-level outcomes thatprovide a framework for the assessment plan. We proposed that through participating in thisREU, students would: (S1) conduct independent research in water science or engineering; (S2)gain an understanding of urban water infrastructure challenges and the ERC’s systems-levelapproach; (S3) experience the enthusiasm and passion our ERC research team has for waterscience and engineering; (S4) express increased interest in pursuing graduate degrees inengineering and science; (S5) demonstrate increased

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

childhood school cafeteria habit. Uponfinishing a juice box or pouch, kids would bite the plastic straw and pull on it to stretch it out. Infact, the author would do this very quickly and then feel the heat dissipated while it yields bytouching the stretched-out portion. Of course, the author had no idea about yielding at the time,but when trying to develop a demonstration for this concept, the author realized this habitrepresents a simple, but effective model to which many students can relate.For a demonstration in the classroom though, these plastic straws are a little small to observeand/or require some pre-planning to purchase so every student can have her/his own sample. Asan alternative, the author used the fact that yielding in plastic can

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A Focus on Sustainability

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Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Kenneth Stewart, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

funded by the National Science Foundation Award # 1744006. The authors aregrateful to the help provided by the following research students at Angelo State University: JesseLee, Maria Ochoa, Austin Poole, Nicholas Manrique and Timmons (TJ) Spies.References[1] ODPM, 2004. The Egan Review: skills for sustainable communities. London: Office of theDeputy Prime Minister.[2] AlWaer, H., R. Bickerton, and R. D. Kirk. 2014. Examining the Components Required forAssessing the Sustainability of Communities in the UK. J Archit Plann Res. 31 (1): 1–26.[3] Male, S. A. 2010. Generic Engineering Competencies: A Review and Modelling Approach.Education Research and Perspectives, 37(1), 25-51.[4] Ritchie, H., Sheppard, A., Croft, N., Peel, D. 2017. Planning

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Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

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Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn K Pegues, United States Military Academy; Thomas Bazemore

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Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

structured onboarding program (i.e., initial InstructorSummer Workshop); 2) strong leader emphasis on department-internal faculty developmentevents; 3) faculty development seminars; 4) strong emphasis on completing the Master TeacherProgram; 5) formalized developmental plans; 6) classroom observation programs.As stated, faculty development programs in both departments have several similarities. Identifiedstrengths for each department’s program included: a structured onboarding program, leaderemphasis on faculty development, one-on-one mentorship opportunities, course directorship, andclassroom observation programs. Identified areas for improvement included the need for refinedfaculty development goals, outcomes, or objectives at a department-level

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Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

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Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Loring Nies, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

, including a foundational course required forall students. During an EEE faculty retreat in May 2015, the faculty converged on a plan to leveragecollaborative teaching to launch the EEE graduate program. The faculty agreed on two importantfoundations: a core topics list (which included input and ranking by all faculty at the retreat), anda structure for a foundational graduate course. The core topics list is included as Appendix B. Inorder to catalyze the effort, maximize initial impact, and distribute the invested time widelyacross EEE faculty, a collaborative teaching model was agreed upon. Collectively, the facultywould teach six 1-credit modules in series; three starting in Spring 2016 and three in Fall 2016.Each 1-credit module (five

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A Focus on Sustainability

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Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Environmental Engineering

electronics recycling facilities and advanced electronicsmanufacturing research sites, technical demonstrations, and they interacted with representativesof electronics companies, through an Industrial Advisory Board. At the end of the program, teachers presented their technical results and plans forstandards-based high school curricula. The new curricula were integrated into existing classcontent for chemistry, physics, environmental science, and biology, among other science classes.Many of the teachers taught at high schools with high percentages of underserved students.Teachers also continued their own professional development after the summer, by co-authoringresearch publications with their faculty mentors or presenting results at

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Anand Deju Shetty, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

the Colorado School of Mines in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Water Resources and Planning, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Major Nathaniel Sheehan, United States Military Academy Nathaniel Sheehan is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2010 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and a 2013 Graduate from the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville with an M.S. in Engineering. He teaches Physical and Chemical Treatment, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Lt. Col

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Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

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Caleb James McCollum, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

Planning and Design 3.0 PL300 Military Leadership 3.0 Senior Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester Solid and Haz Waste Treatment and EV394 Hydrogeology/Hydraulic Systems 3.5 EV488 Remediation 3.5 EV402 Biochemical Treatment 3.5 EV491 Advanced Engineering Design 3.0 EV490 Env Engineering Design 3.5 Elective Engineering

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Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

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Alison Cupples, Michigan State University

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Environmental Engineering

Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly applicable disagree agree applicable disagree agree Figure 7. Student responses to pre- and post- survey questions concerning their opinions on tutorials. Page 12 of 21Student Opinions on Non-Traditional Teaching MethodsGiven the increase in the number of flipped classrooms and on-line classes in STEM education,the surveys also gathered data on student opinions on these pedagogical approaches (for futurecourse planning

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Daniel Hochstein, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

lecture bybeing able to think through the question, come up with ideas, and reason out how to prove that thestatement is true.The instructor has used this innovative and exciting lecture during the fall 2018 and fall 2019semesters and at this time he has not performed any formal assessment; however, there has beenpositive feedback from the students. The instructor is planning on performing an assessmentduring the fall 2020 semester to evaluate if this method of presenting the material enhances theability of students to retain and understand the mechanics behind the behavior of reinforcedconcrete beams.References[1] A. Aghayere, Reinforced Concrete Design, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2019.[2] ACI Committee 318, "Building Code Requirements for

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ng, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

University of Texas at Austin in Environmental Engineering. Most recently, he graduated with his Ph.D. from the Colorado School of Mines in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Water Resources and Planning, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Dr. Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy Michael A. Butkus is a professor of environmental engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. His work has been focused on engineering education and advancements in the field of environmental engineer- ing. His current research interests are in physicochemical treatment processes with recent applications in drinking water disinfection, lead remediation, sustainable environmental engineering

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Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

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Phil Dacunto, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Joseph Ng, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

EV300(Environmental Science), EV350 (Environmental Engineering Technologies), and EV450(Environmental Engineering for Community Development), all of which are required coursesthat are designed for non-environmental engineering majors to be introduced to the field in athree-course sequence. The small courses (EV397 Air Pollution Engineering, and EV481 WaterResources Planning and Design) are upper-level courses that are required for environmentalengineering majors, and serve as electives for other engineering majors.Embedded indicator data was taken from two to three recent semesters of each course. Theembedded indicators ranged from entire assignments (e.g., “homework 1”) to portions ofassignments (e.g., “exam questions 2,3, and 7”), and were