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Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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workplace. Korte received his Ph.D. in Work and Human Resource Education from the University of Minnesota.Dr. Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Emeritus Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, Morse-Alumni Distinguished University Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota; and Emeritus Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Engineering Education at Purdue University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities: Reflections on three past practices, explorations of current practices, and speculation on future practicesPurposeThe growth of the engineering education research

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Technological and Engineering Literacy-Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhe) Division Technical Session 3 / Perspectives on Advances in Promoting Technological Literacy

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephen T. Frezza, Gannon University; Justin Michael Greenly, Franciscan University of Steubenville

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,implementing and/or making operational the product. When considered in toto, having this (orany) marker for goodness provides a bridge between ethics and the actual business ofprofessionally-conducted engineering, and consequently the development of a competent,professional E/C professional.Competence, at some level is always our judgment on the values that we expect of the engineer,reflected through how they go about engineering. In essence they are a reflection on thegoodness of the engineer, yet these are always judged in the context of the state of the art,meaning the goodness of the engineering process applied. But it is in the choices of the engineersthemselves that the connection between the goodness of the engineering and the goodness of

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong; Ben Kao, University of Hong Kong

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instructors. We conducted an analysis of thewritten reflections from students in the 2023/24 cohort regarding their understanding of thestrengths and weaknesses of generative AI technologies. Furthermore, we assessed howstudents' awareness of generative AI ethics, responsibility, and legal considerations evolvedthroughout their reflections. By identifying common blind spots, we gained valuable insightsto continually enhance guidance for students at various stages of their learning progress.KeywordsGenerative AI, AI competency, AI ethicsBackgroundIn the rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence technology, there is a pressing need tobridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills, especially in the realm ofgenerative AI

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milana Hayley Grozic, University of Calgary; The University of British Columbia; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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) ways to practice and promotetechnology-life balance; and 5) a reflective assignment. Each section was chosen based on itsapplicability to first-year engineering students and designed to contain examples from popularculture to appeal to students' interests, such as the mobile application TikTok.The first module, Digitalization and Technology in Our Modern World, focuses primarily onproviding students with the appropriate background information and context to situatethemselves within the modules. Furthermore, it promotes the exploration of student positionalitywithin a highly digital environment. A group activity in which students are asked to share whatthey already know about digitalization, digital technology usage, and technology-life balance

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel

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for public education is “burning the buildings and hanging the professors”[15]. From its inception, ASEE has been advocating for the same basic teaching reforms of theRousseau/Dewey pedogeological ideology, yet “there is nothing new under the sun” [16]. Whenengineering educators are tempted to blame to K-12 education, in a confused exercise ofHegelian synthesis, more and more of ASEE’s policy recommendations reflect the failingpedagogical and sociological ideologies adopted by that same K-12 system [17].Perhaps, the educational reforms of the last century have inverted the problem. More and moreemphasis has been placed on the teaching innovation. Western culture since the world wars hasvalued Rousseau’s “noble savage” and Wordsworth’s “Idiot

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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/or manufacture. They too had to form together as a network so as to bringtogether much tacit knowledge that would otherwise be unavailable.Bingham and Hames show the importance of skill in liaison and coordination. In the pursuitof the Task force’s goals. Just as the principles of networking are generic so are the skills oftechnical (scientific) coordination. Indeed Trevelyan believes they are the key skills in theengineer’s repertoire “Engineering itself is a large symphony of combined collaborationperformances” [12]. That could equally be said of the VTF as described by Bingham andHames.Finally, evidence supports the view that teams are more effective when their membership isdiverse. Bingham reflected, “I now realised that we did not have

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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the ability to solve new problems. Interestingly it has been suggested thatdown shifting of this kind might the reason why students fail to apply higher levels of theBloom Taxonomy of Educational Objectives [21].We have to learn to be able recognize our biases and prejudices in order to adapt and that maybe achieved through reflection [22].The most pertinent example of dissonance at the present time are the press statements of thespokesman of the Israeli and Hamas in the Gaza War. The same differences in presentation areapparent in media reports of what members of the Israeli and Palestinian public think.Deception and controlIt is likely that we will readily concede that propaganda is a form of deception. It is less likelythat we will concede

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna Rosales, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; Amit Sundly, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; Svetlana Barkanova, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; Cecilia Moloney, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

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theory and practice of integrative engineering education. She contributes to various local and national initiatives dedicated to equity and inclusion in engineering education, technological stewardship, and professional reflection in engineering.Mr. Amit Sundly, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Amit Sundly is an up-and-coming interdisciplinary researcher who has conducted both qualitative and quantitative research. His M.Ed. thesis focused on the previously understudied academic decision-making patterns of undergraduate engineering students, revealing disparities in engineering education in New- foundland and Labrador. Amit received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College

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material interms of Whitehead’s rhythm of education; however, material is still overwhelmingly confined tothe precision stage.IntroductionEngineering education has a history of recognizing the importance of philosophicalconsiderations on educational research and practice [1]. This is reflected in a 2006 statementfrom a group of leading engineering educators titled The Research Agenda for the NewDiscipline of Engineering Education [2, p. 259] where “engineering epistemologies” is cited asone of five research directions. Epistemology is there defined as “research on what constitutesengineering thinking and knowledge within social contexts now and into the future.” That broaddefinition is applied in “drastically different ways” as Beddoes [3] found

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Bosarge, University of South Alabama

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Learning Natural Interactionthe concept with detailed explanations and Societal Impactpractical examples. Medium coverage (1) Figure 6 AI4K12 Coveragedenotes a general discussion with somepractical applications, and low coverage (0) reflects minimal or no mention and engagement withthe concept. As part of this analysis, the data were extracted and organized using a spread sheet.Then using our scale, we scored each article based on its level of representation. The scores foreach article were then added together to obtain the total representation.4.2.2 Evaluation of AI4K12 Concepts in Selected ArticlesThe analysis revealed varied levels of engagement with the AI4K12 concepts across the articles:Perception: Two

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; William J Davis, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Joshua Earle, University of Virginia

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bounds, to look beyond its borders bothfor problems and solutions” [15] is an important pedagogical goal. She usefully distinguishesbetween technical management (the management of technical projects) and “administrativeleadership in diverse situations” [15].She elaborates on the distinction to illuminate the ways in which the dominant paradigms inscientific and engineering education are conducive to the generation of new knowledge but arenot useful for innovation and management. In her account, administrative leadership entails “theability to work quickly on a variety of discontinuous activities that are brief in nature and requireless reflective thought”; she contrasts this with the technical management paradigm of “working

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Sarah Appelhans, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University

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) capabilities with social relationships & networks adistant second (0.05). Again this is not surprising since these are values that overlap with achievingquality in production or service. The finer grained analysis showed that certain elements of ABETcriteria and Walker’s capabilities had little overlap within these broader categories. For exampleWalker’s capability of practical reason includes ‘being able to construct a personal life project in anuncertain world’ which includes the element of knowing what to do, the medieval concept of synderesis[40]. The overlap of this element of Walker’s practical reason capability with ABET was much less, only0.04 f, and reflects the fact that the quality of a defined product or service does not include

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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comprehensive intervention aimed at helping students develop self-regulation andsuccess skills. It focuses on goal setting, community building, academic development, andpersonal development. The program covers student development topics in a first-yearengineering course/lab/seminar, and students are asked to design their own process for successand write a reflective, comprehensive report. For the Fall 2023 term students were asked to writefour reflective homework assignments (~1000 words per assignment) and a reflectivecomprehensive report (~4000 words). Since there is no institution wide policy regardinggenerative AI use in courses, the following syllabus statement was used:The Use of AI such as ChatGPT, Google Bard etc.You can utilize AI technologies

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haley Williams, University of California, Berkeley; Denia Djokic, University of Michigan

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and responsibilities via presentation of technical course material. Overall, this casestudy investigates nuclear engineering for its curricula-embedded epistemological foundationsand offers reflections on the relevance of beliefs about knowledge to engineering problemsolving.2 Introduction The term “engineering”, linked in origin to both “ingenious” and “engine”, describes aprofession linked to the virtues of originality and innovation as well as the artifacts and processesdeveloped to enhance human flourishing. We take these elements (production of tools, originalinnovation, and the commitment to human welfare) to be foundational (though incomplete) dueto their ubiquity and use this as a starting point for our analysis [1], [2

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Marlowe; Stephen T. Frezza, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Joanne Storm Gallagher, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Marita Anne O'Brien, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Sabrina J. Bierstetel, Franciscan University of Steubenville

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students and faculty better integrate the virtue of resilienceinto student learning experiences. This paper examines the development, reliability, andvalidity of the VRI.Resilience and its RoleResilience reflects the ability or willingness to ‘bounce back’ and persist in the effort toachieve a goal when faced with challenges [1]. Beliefs related to resilience increase thelikelihood that an individual will act resiliently but are not in themselves “resilience”.Consequently, resilience is more related to a habitual attitude and is better modeled as adisposition. When supportive of the good, resilience becomes an aspect of the virtue offortitude [2]. When viewed through a lens of psychometrics, resilience relates to thepsychological disposition of

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tatiana V. Goris, Pittsburg State University; Zeshan Ahmad Shah, Pittsburg State University

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cohorts of graduate students who study in the U.S. institutionsof higher education. The section below outlines typical communicational difficulties occurredbetween culturally diverse student cohorts on the U.S. campuses.3.2. Communication Challenges Between American and International Students while atSchoolMatsuda & Silva [6] pointed that International students had faced anxiety and challenges whilebeing at an American Institutions. Often, their unwillingness to communicate with domesticEnglish-native speaker peers indicates various fears. For instance, “One of the students who theyhave wrote about is Park, a student from Korea. Park in his reflective commentary had writtenabout how depressed he was about getting a good grade and how he

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland

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, reflections, and student self-directed projects. A smallsampling of those articles is provided in Table Two and it can easily be filled in with morecurrent work.The course was only offered once and with a small enrollment, so it is difficult to provide muchin the way of assessment data or even suggestions for the next course offering as the graduateprogram was closed. One student in the course did take the course paper and expand it into amaster’s thesis topic looking at the role of altruism and its motivations. He conducted qualitativeresearch with interviews and analyses of motivations for alumni giving in higher education andconsidered what of those drives might be significant for future general AI. Table One: Initial

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jennifer Winikus, Lehigh University

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, engagement, and retentionof knowledge.Keywords: Visual Literacy, Educational Infographics, Cognitive Tools, Teacher Education,Engineering Education.IntroductionIn the digital era, the dynamics of how individuals’ access and process information have shifteddramatically. No longer are libraries the primary starting point for inquiries; instead, the ubiquityof internet access and advancements in mobile communication technology have made onlineplatforms, through search engines and web pages, the mainstay for acquiring up-to-dateinformation [1][2]. This evolution reflects the emergence of “digital citizens” who prioritizeconcise, visually appealing information formats over traditional text-heavy content, marking asignificant shift in information

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nayef Alyafei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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analysis, risk assessment, uncertainty analysis, and reservoiroptimization plan. It also incorporates realistic economic, environmental, and sustainability aswell as other constraints associated with the reservoir and field following different industrystandards such as the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Society of PetroleumEngineers (SPE) standards. To reflect on this and show their awareness, the teams are required todevelop a plan that demonstrates how they will consider public health, safety, and welfare, aswell as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic aspects in their field developmentplan.The deliverables of this project are individual and team presentations as well as a final report.The individual presentation is

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College

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” or “when doing an experiment, I try to understand how the experimentalsetup works” are compared to expert responses. The data in [2] represent a wide range ofinstitutions and show that, instead of laboratories improving epistemic agreement betweenstudents and experts, a small decrease in agreement is observed over the course of anintroductory physics lab. This result is similar to another study which found that some laboratoryexperiences in basic electric circuits may deteriorate students’ epistemic views, in particular theirviews about coherence of mathematical models and the physical world [3].The literature from chemistry includes reflections on the purposes of educational laboratories.While chemistry programs in general devote more time