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Technical Session: Student Experience & Perspectives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Theiss, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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. (2000). Integrating Writing Instruction into Engineering Courses: A Writing Center Model. Journal of Engineering Education.3. Ekoniak, M. Scanlon, M.J., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2013). Improving Student Writing Through Multiple Peer Feedback. Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE.4. Travers, P.D. Better Training for Teaching Assistants. (1989). College Teaching, Vol. 37, No.4.5. Mena, I.B., Diefes-Dux, H.A., & Capobianco, B.M. (2013). Socialization Experiences Results from Doctoral Engineering Teaching Assistantships. The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 84, No. 2.6. Luft, J.A., Kurdziel, J.P., Roehrig, G.H. & Turner, J. (2004). Growing a Garden without Water: Graduate Teaching Assistants in Introductory Science

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted by email at

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas John Wallin, Cornell University; Marc James Murphy; Amanda Michelle Lorts Harding, Norfolk State University; Rabia Hussain, Norfolk State University; Sonny James Penterman, Cornell University; Vanessa Nicole Peters, Norfolk State University; Thejaswi U. Tumkur, Rice University; Quincy Leon Williams, Norfolk State University; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University

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teaching requirements, grant writing, and mentorship ofyounger students. Several recent studies have begun to analyze the skills needed for practicingengineers--many look at the desired attributes of a bachelor’s-level engineer, which haveinfluenced ABET standards, among other curriculum and program development 9,10. Fewerstudies have analyzed the critical knowledge, skills, and attributes of PhD holding engineers inacademia and industry, 9,11–13 however, it is clear that non-technical skills play a vital role incareer success for engineers in any career. Some of these include written and verbalcommunication skills, and ability to target communication for diverse audiences 12,13; ability toteach (formally or informally) peers, colleagues, or

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Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel E. McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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): Preparing Junior ColleaguesAbstractDespite the importance of professional development, for most graduate students as up-and-coming faculty members professional development is informal at best. Graduate programs oftenemphasize gaining technical knowledge, skills, and abilities through courses and researchprojects, but provide less opportunity for future faculty members to gain experience withteaching, service, communication, assessment, proposal writing, etc. To provide this experience,we developed the Rising Engineering Education Faculty Experience (REEFE). Founded ontheoretical and practical models of graduate student development, REEFE is an innovativefaculty apprenticeship program for engineering education graduate students that places

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Haungs spe- cializes in game design, web development, and cloud computing. He is the developer of PolyXpress (http://mhaungs.github.io/PolyXpress) – a system that allows for the writing and sharing of location-based stories. Dr. Haungs has also been actively involved in curriculum development and undergraduate edu- cation. Through industry sponsorship, he has led several K-12 outreach programs to inform and inspire both students and teachers about opportunities in computer science. Recently, Dr. Haungs took on the position of Co-Director of the Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies (LAES) program. LAES is a new, multidiscisplinary degree offered

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Ana Alanis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Jose Luis Chavez Jr., The University of Texas, Pan-American; Joel Guadalupe Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan American; Ricardo Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan-American; Haidy Enid Soto, University of Texas, Pan American

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, 4year summer program that provides academic training, mentorship, and hands-on experience formiddle and high school students that are interested in pursuing STEM careers. A series of newcourses that are to be offered as standardized courses at participating TexPREP institutionsthroughout the state are being developed by undergraduate engineering students.Nine undergraduate students majoring in mechanical and civil engineering and computer sciencewere hired to write the TexPREP course curriculum with the idea that students would be able todevelop course content that the participants could easily relate to. Following development of thecurriculum, undergraduate students actively participated in the implementation and reviewprocess. The primary

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania; Julie Schafer McGurk, University of Pennsylvania; Emily R. Elliott, University of Pennsylvania; Ursula J. Williams, University of Pennsylvania; Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania

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. (2003). Introduction to the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs) Project. Proceeding of the International School of Physics.17. Haller, C.R., Gallagher, V.J., Weldon, T.L., & Felder, R.M. (2000). Dynamics of peer education in cooperative learning groups. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(3), 285-293.18. Biggs, J. & Tang, C. (2011). Teaching for quality learning at university (4th ed). Berkshire, England: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education (UK).19. Lopez, J.A., Love, C., & Watters, D. (2014). Clickers in biosciences: Do they improve academic performance? International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 22, 26-41.20. Felder, R.M. &

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Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew William Priddy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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knowledge base and professional network. The constantadvance of technology and the emergence of engineering education programs across the U.S.have changed the playing field for graduate students seeking to discuss engineering educationwith their peers. Every few years, there is an analysis of the needs of graduate students involvedin engineering education.3-5 This study is a look at the current landscape of ASEE’s StudentChapters.Students have a long history as members of ASEE. Jim Jones, a Mechanical Engineeringprofessor, was the adviser for the creation of the first Student Chapter at Purdue University in1993.6 Student Chapters expanded to other institutions with strong student membership in ASEE.During the 2000s, student membership increased

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Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on learn- ing. As a volunteer for Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, Luchini-Colbry facilitates interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S.Dr

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Methods MAutoethn nographyAutoethn nography (a combination n of autobiog graphy and eethnography) is a qualitaative approacch toresearch and writing that “seeks to t describe anda systemattically analyyze personal experience iin [10]order to understand u cultural c expeerience” . In this papeer we use auttoethnographhic techniquues tosituate Michael’s M periences as a freshman engineering student in thhe context oof engineerinng expprogramss that, we arg gue, are in tu urn nested within w and coonnected