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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 2 - Technology Tools

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University

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LAU’s strategic plan and launching new programs such as Engineering PreMed and Chemical Engineering. A Professor of Mechanical Engineering, he has led ABET accreditation renewals, curriculum modernization, and major lab expansions. His research focuses on turbulence modeling and CFD for wind energy. He holds degrees from METU and Lehigh University and serves as an ABET evaluator representing ASME.Dr. Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University Dr. Pierre Rahme is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director of the VIP Program at the Lebanese American University (LAU). He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toulouse. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 1 - Maximizing Student Interaction and Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Brian Sanders, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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immersive, interactive learning spaces that simulate real-worldengineering challenges. By enabling students to apply theoretical concepts dynamically, VEs canenhance cognitive, psycho-motor, and affective skills. Previous research has demonstrated thepotential of VEs to improve engagement and learning outcomes, but their comparativeeffectiveness against traditional learning methods remains underexplored in online engineeringeducation. This study addresses this gap by integrating VEs into the curriculum and assessingtheir impact on student engagement and retention [1,2].In recent advancements, the concept of representation learning has gained significant attentionfor its ability to automatically learn useful features or representations from raw data

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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 1 - Maximizing Student Interaction and Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo Robles-Granda, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Celina Anwar, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Shivi Narang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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in computer science.Celina Anwar, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Celina Anwar is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science. She is currently conducting research under Dr. Pablo Robles-Granda and is interested in the intersection of machine learning, health, and education.Shivi Narang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Shivi Narang is an undergraduate student pursuing Computer Science and Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently involved in research with Dr. Pablo Robles Granda, exploring how machine learning can be applied at the crossroads of healthcare and education.David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignProf. Lawrence

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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 2 - Technology Tools

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Karl Fislake, University of Koblenz

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(MoMoTech). Heidelberg: Springer.[15] van Tuijl, C., & van der Molen, J. H. W. (2016), Study choice and career development inSTEM fields: An overview and integration of the research. International Journal of Technologyand Design Education, 26(2), 159–183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-015-9308-1[16] Krüger, H. (1992), Vorberufliche Sozialisation. German Journal of Research in HumanResource Management, 318-341.[17] Ivemark, B., & Ambrose, A. (2021), Habitus Adaptation and First-Generation UniversityStudents’ Adjustment to Higher Education: A Life Course Perspective. Sociology of Education.https://doi.org/10.1177/00380407211017060[18] Papadakis, S., Vaiopoulou, J., Sifaki, E., Kalogiannakis, M., & Stamovlasis, D. (2021).Attitudes towards

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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 2 - Technology Tools

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ke Tang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Abdussalam Alawini, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew D Goodman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Halim Beere, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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small enrollment, e.g. an elective courseor a graduate course, the courses students register in will have smaller overlaps and the value ofthe course registration data might be less. This tool might also be more useful for new facultywho might not be familiar with the curriculum. She mentioned that instructors who are familiarwith the contents of various courses might identify the connections between courses easily byknowing only the titles of the courses, but it might be challenging for instructors who are notfamiliar with the content of other courses. Thus, she suggested an improvement to show theconnections between courses by content overlap.The second interviewee is a lecturer. He teaches an upper level course where students havediverse