Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Patrick Ditonto, United States Military Academy; Brandon Lawrence; Sam Yoo, United States Military Academy

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

, “ESL students’ experiences of online peer feedback,” Computersand Composition, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 443–461, Jan. 2007, doi: 10.1016/j.compcom.2007.03.002.[14] D. Boud and N. Falchikov, “Aligning assessment with long‐term learning,” Assessment &Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 399–413, Aug. 2006, doi:10.1080/02602930600679050.[15] K. Lundstrom and W. Baker, “To give is better than to receive: The benefits of peer reviewto the reviewer’s own writing,” Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 30–43,Mar. 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.jslw.2008.06.002.[16] J. van der Pol, B. A. M. van den Berg, W. F. Admiraal, and P. R. J. Simons, “The nature,reception, and use of online peer feedback in higher education,” Computers

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

[2].While the seminar is open to all students, its focus is to be supportive of military students inparticular. As such, this intervention has an added focus on military student inclusion throughintegrated peer awareness training, peer mentorship, and allyship.Using design-based research (DBR), a multi-disciplinary design and development researchmethodology advanced by the learning sciences and modeled after engineering design principles[3], [4], we are developing the seminar series over multiple iterations with volunteer post-traditional and military student participants. During successive iterations, we are collaborativelydeveloping the seminar curriculum, gathering student and partner/stakeholder feedback, andupdating the curriculum based

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 1 - Access and Integration

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Dinse, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Vahid Motevalli, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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, services specificto veteran students, and a better understanding of military culture, and what their service meanswithin a broader campus context.Additionally, quantitative academic data from years 2021/22 through 2023/24 were analyzed toexamine DFW rates in key gateway courses, levels of remedial coursework, and academicwarning/suspension rates for veteran students versus their traditional college-age peers. Anupdated survey has been disseminated at the start of spring 2025 as a follow-up to the originalsurvey. Questions remain in line with the original iteration, and examine pathways to enrollment,awareness and satisfaction with academic and support services, engagement with campusactivities, perceptions regarding veteran friendliness, and types

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Lynn Dahlberg, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Bruce LaMattina; Russell G. Keanini, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ernest Lamar Brothers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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STEMresearch experiences in defense relevant research areas and to teach the participants about careeropportunities in the Naval civilian research enterprise, as well as other research career pathswithin the defense industry. In addition to gaining hands-on research experience and mentoring,the students received training from each university's Office of Undergraduate Research in topicsrelated to the nature of research, the ethics of researchers, and the mechanics of writing andpublishing research.Initially the program also included travel for both the student veterans and their faculty mentorsto the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., to meet their NRL mentors in person, andto present on their summer research. COVID-19 prevented these trips

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Kim E. Bullington, Old Dominion University

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. Learn table/dining etiquette Financial Security 1. Can meet living expenses. 2. Can meet academic expenses Engineering Self- 1. Believe they belong in an engineering/engineering technology Efficacy program. 2. Believe they will be successful engineers in the futureFigure 1: Targeted and Self-Directed Learning Based on Research Variables and Knowles et al.'s (2015) Andragogical Concepts (Bullington et al., 2021)The next six sections break down findings by each of the project variables.CamaraderieParticipants responded that having opportunities to meet people like themselves, other SVMS,was extremely important. They explained that meeting like-minded peers helped

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunju Oh, University of Florida; Rui Guo, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida; Sandip Ray, University of Florida

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

following step-by-step modeling inindustry-driven courses. As part of coaching, internship opportunities allowed experts inhardware security to observe and facilitate students’ performance. Throughout the program,students were guided, supported in practicing and applying their knowledge, and encouraged tocollaborate with peers. This progression represented scaffolding, articulation, and reflection,which are crucial components of the cognitive apprenticeship model. Additionally, students wereencouraged to explore their careers and the domain independently, solving problems on theirown.Third, Sequencing emphasizes the significance of learning order, advocating for conceptualunderstanding before practice, a progression from simple to complex tasks