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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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and problem sets that can be inserted into core classes in thesophomore and junior year. The goals of the initiative include increasing student engagement andacademic motivation, encouraging students to proactively think about potential career paths, andproviding opportunities for industry partners to meaningfully engage with students outside of anevent setting.The current effort was inspired by a combination of interested, engaged alumni and assessmentdata showing that students’ level of interest in their coursework increased dramatically as theyprogressed through the curriculum​. Figure 1 below is drawn from the department’s senior surveydata [1] and shows graduates’ average reported interest in their classes for each year of thecurriculum

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

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Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Karen Marais, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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West Lafayette Dr. Karen Marais’ educational research focuses on improving systems engineering education. She is the author of several technical publications, including 20 journal papers and two book chapters. She received an NSF CAREER award in 2014. Dr. Marais has worked in engineering for two decades, first in industry and then in academia. She holds a B. Eng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of South Africa, and an S.M and Ph.D. from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

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Amardeep Kaur, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Theresa Mae Swift, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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number of factors that impact student learning; nature of the content delivery is one of the important factors. Other factors include experience of the instructor, student perception of the content, ability of instructor to connect the material to the student’s vision of their future career path etc. These additional features could or could not impact the change in lecture format but this instructor feels that there was definitely a positive impact of adopting the blended learning format. The format was not only helpful for students by providing self-paced learning that aided their understanding and prepared them for the classes better but also allowed more in-class time for the instructor to discuss topics in-depth and to bring