Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Rebecca S. Borowski

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discussed and resolved, resulting in 100% agreement in coding. Moredetails about the development of the codes is provided in the next section.Development of CodesAfter all 10 of the recorded interviews had been completed, a thematic analysis was conductedthrough multiple views of each video. Throughout the videos, key moments were identified astimes where students were actively engaging with or describing their thinking around the tasks.This meant that times when students were reading the directions or writing their responses on theactivity sheet were not considered key moments. After repeated viewings and analyticaldescriptions of the key moments in videos were compiled, themes were developed. Studentsbroadly engaged with the problems using either

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine F. Goble, Centre College; Martha E. Grady, University of Kentucky

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LMS offers an opportunity toask questions or share implementation experiences. Currently, 38 participants are distributed atinstitutions across 19 states and territories. Institutions include large research universities, smallliberal arts colleges, and minority serving institutions including one institution designated aHistorically Black College and University (HBCU). We also recognize there is a great need forthese activities to be agile and adaptable. The kits are designed to facilitate distribution todistance learning students and implementation on a virtual platform. Activities were designed tofollow inclusive pedagogical practices such as collaborative learning, peer-to-peer instruction,real-world connection, immediate feedback

Conference Session

Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marguerite Matherne, Northeastern University

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checked and categorized individually by the instructor.Prompting ChatGPT in this manner – with clear, specific, and explicit instructions – was foundto produce a high rate of accurate classifications. It would miss many responses that should havebeen sorted into one of the groups, but leaving any space for ChatGPT to make its owninterpretation led to many incorrect classifications. Through much trial and error, it wasdetermined that writing the prompt in such a way that does not allow ChatGPT to interpret orassume anything is the best way to avoid false positive or negatives.Using Warm-ups in classFor most classes, the answers to all warm-up questions were summarized on slides and shared atthe beginning of class, starting with the muddiest point

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University; Mohammad Shafinul Haque, Angelo State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Soyoon Kum, Angelo State University

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ofcompleting assignments during lab hours. As a result, students can approach the assignedproblems at their own pace. During the lab session, students engage with the problems anddiscuss their solutions with peers, sharing thoughts on problem-solving strategies. Some studentstake on teaching roles, which reinforces their understanding of concepts. In hands-on activitysessions, they exchange a variety of ideas related to the assigned problems. A tangible hands-onmodel allows them to demonstrate different static conditions, often leading to those enlightening“aha” moments with the models. Overall, students enjoy lab sessions and make the most of themto succeed in Statics class. Some students hesitate to attend office hours or SI sessions due totime

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Celeste Pilegard, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego

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, andspaced learning. Additionally, textbook pre-reading assignments and group peer discussionvideos were also available as extra credit throughout the entire course. Feedback was given tostudents for the first two active recall, concept mapping, and weekly schedule assignments, andthe rest was graded for completion. Students were also given a weekly learning journal, whichprompts students to reflect on their learning for the last week, the utility values of the learningstrategies they used for the prior week, and monitor their learning progress as well as makenecessary adjustments. The learning journal assignments (through Google Form) weremandatory up to week 5, and became extra credit assignments later in the quarter, as feedbackwas received from