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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Maya Leizerovich, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #47767Work-in-Progress - Enhancing Experimentation Skills in Engineering StudentsThrough Reflective Memos: A Qualitative StudyDr. Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. She specializes in teaching the fate and transport of contaminants as well as capstone design projects. Dr. Bolhari is passionate about community-based participatory action research. Her research interests lie at the intersection of engineering and social science

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Czerwonky, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Senay Purzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Kay C. Kobak, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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may or may not incorporate active learning to variousdegrees. Currently, we are working on a mini conference itinerary. Therefore, we are not able todivulge many details of what topics and active learning techniques will be used at this time.However, we have chosen reflective writing activities to help students develop theirmetacognitive skills. Ryan et al. (Ryan, 2013) define reflection as “(1) making sense ofexperience in relation to self, others and contextual conditions; and importantly, (2) reimaginingand/or planning future experience for personal and social benefit.” One of the features of STEMexperts is that they reflect on their cognitive decisions and make real-time adjustments (Felder,2016). While expertise takes years to acquire

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ELOS Technical Session 1: Integrating AI, VR, and MR in Engineering Lab Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathanael Kloeppel, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs; Denis Uebiyev, Purdue University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Joshua J Ellis, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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complex [2]. Recentinnovations in immersive technologies, particularly 360-degree video, offer a promising solutionby providing realistic yet controlled training environments [3].In this paper, we propose that 360-degree video can serve as a stepping stone toward fullyimmersive Virtual Reality (VR) training modules, reducing the barrier to adoption fororganizations with limited budgets, technical expertise, or aircraft availability.This study has two primary aims. The first aim is to document a collaborative autoethnographycapturing our interdisciplinary project team’s personal experiences and reflections. The secondaim is to present a practical guide for those interested in implementing 360-degree video inaviation maintenance training, using the

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ELOS Technical Session 6: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Engaging Students with Creative Hands-on Laboratory Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Crockett, University of Virginia; Adam Barnes, University of Virginia; George Prpich, University of Virginia; Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia

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the chief engineer that they are asked for. The technician takes measurements and reports results to the chief as directed and follow directions on what connections to change. • Record keeper: The record keeper documents the technician’s observations of the circuit, the measurements that the chief engineer directs and the reasoning behind making those measurements. The record keeper should facilitate communication, making sure that the chief’s directions are precise and the technician’s responses are clear. This allows the troubleshooting process to be documented so the team can reflect on the process afterward.Once the chief engineer figures out what is wrong with the circuit, they direct the

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Sharpe, University of Colorado Boulder; Kai Amey, University of Colorado Boulder; Lauren Darling, University of Colorado Boulder; Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder

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Fall 2024, we redesigned how we teach hands-on engineering skills and measured students’perceived growth in confidence in hands-on, technical skill-building. We developed andimplemented new surveys to collect baseline metrics, practices to analyze them, and processes toshare results promptly. The combination of these survey data paired with reflections from staffand student instructors contributed to a culture of data-informed continuous improvement.By introducing a continuous improvement process in Fall 2024, we embraced practices withinthe Scholarship of Teaching and Learning model [14]. We included both qualitative andquantitative methods to initiate regular, structured, and data-driven evaluation of workshopstaught by the ITL Program. Here

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ELOS Technical Session 1: Integrating AI, VR, and MR in Engineering Lab Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby F Hodgkinson, University of Colorado Boulder

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activities.A key objective of this adaptation is to prepare students for a future where AI-generated solutionsmay surpass even the best human abilities. However, a skill that remains irreplaceable is theability to critically assess the correctness of solutions—whether human or AI-generated. Thispaper presents findings in the form of student reflections on this modern adaptation ofcomparative analysis.1 IntroductionAeroelasticity is a field in aerospace engineering combining aerodynamics and structuralmechanics to understand the interaction between aerodynamic forces and structural responses. Atthe University of Colorado Boulder, a sophomore-level Aerospace Sciences Lab introducesstudents to these concepts through an experiential learning framework

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Rosene Conover Kimmel, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Megha Agrawal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joseph Tibbs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlyn Tuvilleja, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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, actionable, and aligned with learning goals [3]. However, they also noted thatfeedback is not sufficient if it does not also prompt self-evaluation within the student.Encouraging the mindset of self-assessment is one way to give students more autonomy andconfidence in their learning ability. In a lab course, students must take the initiative to interpretthe protocol, troubleshoot unexpected errors, and ensure that they have achieved the learningoutcomes in the process of data collection. This process helps students to begin to developengineering intuition [4].However, feedback runs both ways. Successful professors should reflect and evaluate the coursesthey teach to iterate on past successes and learn from shortcomings. One way to ensure

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ELOS Technical Session 5: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Innovative Tools and Techniques for Experiential Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Giorgio Arzate-Juarez, University of Maryland College Park; Daniel Boback, University of Maryland College Park; Annabelle Diep, University of Maryland, College Park; Anna E Dyson, University of Maryland College Park; Jeyadave Nuntha Kumar, University of Maryland College Park; Vrunda Patel, University of Maryland, College Park; Terrence Pierce, University of Maryland College Park; Joshua Sambrano, University of Maryland College Park; Siloe-Noah Selebangue, University of Maryland College Park; Alayna Isabella Sheahy, University of Maryland College Park; Shravan Suresh, University of Maryland College Park; Marklin Yi, University of Maryland College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ken Kiger, University of Maryland, College Park

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, such exercises form a key component of anactive-learning framework [1], providing an opportunity to reflect on and test students’conceptualization of theoretical tools central to the subject. Traditionally, these instructionalexperiments are performed in a dedicated laboratory space with large and expensive equipment,which often limits the opportunities for students to work creatively with the devices and criticallyexplore the principles they are tasked with testing.One way to mitigate the shortcomings of a centralized laboratory would be to provideexperimentation kits that each student can use on their own or in pairs, potentially in spacesoutside a dedicated laboratory. The obvious challenges to this approach are size and cost, thoughthey

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gautom Kumar Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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inclusion of a checklist help students submit reports that are more complete? (2) Does the inclusion of a checklist improve the quality of the reports as reflected in their grades?Through this study, we aim to understand both instructor and student perspectives on theusefulness of the checklist and explore best practices for its implementation in laboratorycourses.2. Methods2.1 Data CollectionThis study was conducted in a senior chemical engineering laboratory course, a regular fallsemester offering at the author's institution. The dataset analyzed was from the Fall 2024semester (N = 24). The course consisted of a 75-minute weekly lecture and a 4-hour laboratorycomponent. During the lecture, faculty instructors reviewed upcoming experiments

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ELOS Technical Session 6: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Engaging Students with Creative Hands-on Laboratory Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevont Moore, Oral Roberts University; Jonathan V Ophus, Oral Roberts University; Gabriel Pendell, Oral Roberts University; Michael Portman, Oral Roberts University; Jordan Matthew Swan, Oral Roberts University; Manuel Yanez, Oral Roberts University; John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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engineering principlesto a real-world manufacturing process. Student learning outcomes are aligned with ABETStudent Outcome 1, focusing on the ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineeringproblems. Assessment is multifaceted and includes: • Final Report and Demonstration: Students submit a comprehensive report—including an abstract, theoretical background, methodology, results, and reflections—demonstrating how they connected course concepts to their experimental design. • Monthly Progress Reports: Over the semester, students submit three progress reports that document iterative improvements, troubleshooting efforts, and adjustments made during the experiment. These reports require explicit connections

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Kubasch, University of Wuppertal; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Doha Meslem, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

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aims to integrate NLP AI systems into laboratory teaching. The aim isto train users in the skills required to use NLP AI technologies. Students and teachers alikeshould be able to experience the potentials and limitations of AI technologies and thus, on theone hand, significantly develop their skills in dealing with NLP AI and, on the other hand,substantially strengthen confidence and acceptance in AI technologies. To this end,pedagogical teaching and learning scenarios for solving real-world problems will bedeveloped as part of a laboratory course in the lecture on fluid mechanics in mechanicalengineering studies. This approach aims to provide students with essential AI skills for societyand the world of work in a reflective and critical way

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Priya Nandram, University of Ottawa; Jason A. Foster P.Eng., University of Ottawa

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workshop [2], was reassessed as more aligned with undergraduate-level learning in manyinstitutions outside its country of origin 3.2. Time Period The review encompasses a diverse range of papers published between 2000 and 2025,providing a broad perspective on the development and evolution of teaching kits for biomedicalengineering. The distribution of these papers over time is illustrated in Figure 3.2 below.Figure 3.2 Number of Papers Published by Year A significant increase in the number of papers published after 2019 likely reflects theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which heightened demand for remote learning activities,however this rise started in 2018 prior to the pandemic which indicates the presence of otherfactors. Student

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ELOS Technical Session 1: Integrating AI, VR, and MR in Engineering Lab Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Foreman, Prairie View A&M University; Penrose Cofie, Prairie View A&M University; Keisha C. A. Antoine, Prairie View A&M University (DUPE); Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Kazeem B Olanrewaju, Prairie View A&M University; Joseph Dowell; Jorge Federico Gabitto, Prairie View A&M University

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points. This difference wasstatistically significant at the 0.032 level.Skills test and self-assessment results are being discussed more in depth in a separate publicationbeing submitted to ASEE in which results from the Electrical and Computer Engineering mixedreality study and the twin Chemical Engineering study are discussed together. However, qualitativefeedback received from students is described below.At the end of the first lab, students were asked self-reflective questions. The following is a listingof the questions and a summary of the responses:1. Ease of Use: Discuss ease of use of the HoloLens. You can discuss issues related to how you felt; comfort or discomfort; use of the HoloLens while trying to run the experiment:Table 1: Ease

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter B Johnson, Imperial College London

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thatsupports an argument and a conclusion.Example conclusions from written reports are shared in Figure 4. There is a clear contrast in theconclusions, with the new conclusion reflecting a stronger purpose. The change is because thereis a person to write the report for, and a reason why they need the results. These improvementsstem from the scenario.(a) The highest marked report from the previous activity. Laminar flow results do not coincide and areclearly too high in some cases. There are no error bars. Results from the literature (i.e. the Moody diagram)are not used for comparison. The 15 mm pipe was labelled to the students as ‘rough’, so there was no inquirynecesary to find the results. No conclusion is possible.(b) A student report from the new

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Griffiths, University of Virginia; Jill Fennell, Georgia Institute of Technology

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to decide toresearch how the avatars influenced GTAs as opposed to students because we assumed the latterwould result in the same finding as Kecskemety, Theiss, and Kajfez (2015)—a decrease instudent grades, and that we would also have the same reflection. They wrote: We do not believe that this trend represents a difference in the technical writing aptitude of our first-year engineering students but rather indicates that our expanded training program has better prepared our TAs to correctly identify and respond to students’ mistakes. This data may indicate a better understanding of both the rubrics and grading policies across the program that will continue to normalize over time. [8]Therefore, we selected

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ELOS Technical Session 5: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Innovative Tools and Techniques for Experiential Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Prpich, University of Virginia; Amara L Pettit, University of Virginia; Clare Cocker, University of Virginia

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Material (bar-m/s) (bar-m/s) Cornstarch 128-158 125 Flour 87 83 Powdered Sugar 26.18-139 128 Sugar Free Coffee No reliable data 51 CreamerOur study confirmed that the device was able to generate Kst values that reflected trends in datataken from literature and reinforced the inverse relationship between particle size and explosionintensity. Qualitatively, we observed differences in the character of each type of dust

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ELOS Technical Session 1: Integrating AI, VR, and MR in Engineering Lab Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yitong Zhao, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Juliana Lynn Fuqua, Cal Poly Pomona

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technology enhancement. • Increases accessibility for students who might have trouble accessing it. Usually, only a few students have the opportunity to use physical lab equipment because labs are usually group-based, and only one person per group gets to touch and use the equipment. Not true for VR. Each student gets to use the equipment. Also, students who cannot come to campus or have other relevant challenges and responsibilities (illness, disability, staying home with a sick child or family member) could use the Technology as replacement or a supplement. • Furthermore, students can go at their own pace as they stop and reflect on what they are doing, which can enhance their learning. They can

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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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had five or fewer years of teaching experience, indicating asignificant presence of relatively new educators. Four participants had between five and ten yearsof experience, while two had been teaching for ten to fifteen years. Three participants had overfifteen years of teaching experience, showing expertise within the group. Notably, all participantsreported that they teach a lab at least once per year. Additionally, sixteen out of eighteenparticipants required their students to submit at least two lab reports per year, while theremaining two did not require lab reports. Eleven of the eighteen participants personally gradedthe lab reports, reflecting a hands-on approach to student assessment.The Use of RubricsThe use of rubrics for technical

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley David Klehm, Oral Roberts University; Emmelia Lichty, Oral Roberts University; Moriah Love Metellus, Oral Roberts University; Quadre John Antoine Moore, Oral Roberts University; Jonathan Ophus, Oral Roberts University; John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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instructions within a manual. In doing so,students will have to demonstrate a higher level of comprehension. Project based learning hasbeen proven by Fiteriani [4] to increase metacognitive thinking in students and can also lead tobetter comprehension of studied material than a control group. Metacognition is defined asinternal cognitive monitoring by Flavell [5] or simply thinking about internal thoughts. This self-reflective cognition can be greater achieved in a project setting where students are givenguidance and direction, but not necessarily the exact steps to completion. The metacognitiveapproach also applies to equipment, testing procedures, and technology used by the students inthe laboratory project.The purpose of this project is to aid

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Iakov Gurevich, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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the first week of each of those three lab exercises. After completingtheir lab exercises in the second week of the lab, students were given a post-lab worksheet wherethey were required to reflect on their impact of measurement uncertainty on their lab results. Finally,students were required to submit their technical report one week after each of the labs, with theexception of the report for the ILE, which was due at the 11:59 pm on the Friday of Week 14 for allstudents. This deadline was set so that students could all have equal time to complete the peer reviewof an anonymous colleague’s ILE Report.Due to the protracted nature of the independent exercise project, all students were required to submittheir report to learning management system

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ELOS Technical Session 6: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Engaging Students with Creative Hands-on Laboratory Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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timothy C scott, Sweet Briar College; Lemuel T Curran, Sweet Briar College

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] 0.0267 0.0268 0.0265 0.0264 0.0265 0.0265 µ AIR [kg/m-s] 1.89E-05 1.89E-05 1.87E-05 1.87E-05 1.87E-05 1.87E-05 Reynolds Number 8471 7363 6837 5321 4241 3422 Nusselt Number 117.1 121.4 106.2 94.1 82.3 80.12.3 Experiment 3: Free Convection from the DiscFor free convection from the disc, we place it in still air and provide heat electrically. In thissituation, the conduction loss through the Styrofoam is significant and needs to be accounted for.The lab manual illustrates the heat flow paths as illustrated in Figure (9) Figure (9)Treating the Styrofoam cylinder as a plane wall does not reflect the real situation. However

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ELOS Technical Session 5: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Innovative Tools and Techniques for Experiential Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Scott Krongold, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne

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plot with Circuit #1 and Circuit #3 (crossover) 4. Overall two-way speaker SPL plots with all three electrical circuitsThe audio testing assessed the team’s procedure and results in several ways. For example: Wascalibration was done properly? Does the highpass filter appear to be attenuating in the secondscenario compared to the first? Does adjusting the equalizer affect the frequency response as it issupposed to?Reflection and DiscussionThe speaker project has been quite challenging, both on staff and students, in its first threeofferings to date. The first offering had planned to use 3D-printed parts for the driver chassis andcone, but shortly before the start of semester, our maker space informed us that it would beimpossible timewise

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ELOS Technical Session 4: Empowering Student Learning Through Design, Integration, and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Yemisi Balogun, Morgan State University; David Olusogo Owolabi, Morgan State University; Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focused onhealth, wellbeing, and sustainable infrastructure [25]. It shows how different parameters likeparticulate matter, and volatile organic compounds reflect and define the intricate interplay ofindoor environmental quality on academic precincts into a whole range: indoors is confined to justone school. This monitoring brought air quality patterns that would significantly affect the healthand comfort of its occupants [8]. For example, particulate matter concentrations usually tend toincrease during occupied hours, indicating a direct relationship between human activities andindoor air quality [13]. This connects with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) in highlightingthe