disagreed nor agreed or strongly disagreed that theyhad a positive relationship with their research professor/mentor. Both ND and NT participantsresponded similarly to having laboratory peers who collaborate and support each other(Figure 3B). It is well documented that academia has an ableist problem; however, our dataindicate that ND students feel supported by their peers [4]. This is a very positive finding wheremost studies highlight the negative experiences of ND students [22].Figure 2: Research Demographics related to all participants (96 participants) separating outthe type of research conducted and whether the research was volunteer, credit-bearing, or paid.Neurodivergent participants had a larger percentage indicated strongly agree or agree
experience in teaching. She was an instructor in Ershad Damavand University, a visiting instructor in School of International Studies and Outreach at Oklahoma State University, and a teaching associate in School of Construction Management Technology at Oklahoma State University. She has also over 14 years of experience in industry.She has worked in Neyrperse company as an Engineering Expert, as a Technical Office Supervisor in Mapna group, as a Mechanical Engineering Supervisor in construction (Professional Engineer) in Iranian Construction Engineers Organization, and as a Consultant in Roll-2-Roll Technologies LLC in Oklahoma. Her research interests include sustainable project management, sustainability assessment
courses withhistorically high failing rates. Such courses are being restructured, and a set of open educationalresources (OERs) are being developed, implemented, and tested [11]. OERs include lecture,laboratory, and recitation materials in electronic form, homework and laboratory assignments, adedicated website, and other materials such as recordings from instructors covering coursecontents. OERs will be made available in two languages: English and Spanish. Three courses areincluded in this effort: Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, andThermodynamics. Academic performance, retention, and students’ feedback obtained throughsurveys and interviews will be used to measure curricular outcomes. Websites to disseminateOERs
certification. Upon successful completion of the courses,eligible students receive “Material HandlingPro” and “iRVision-2D” FANUC industrialcertificates. The Certificate “Industrial Robotics” is designed to develop skills and competenciesin operating, programming, troubleshooting FANUC industrial robots, configuring and setting uprobotic vision systems commonly used to enhance industrial processes. The curriculum containssignificant laboratory component operating industrial-scale FANUC robots and learning industrystandards of Roboguide simulation software. The proposed “Industrial Robotics” Graduatecertificate will attract students from various departments at Michigan Tech and will make themmore marketable in very demanding job market nowadays.Below
Paper ID #42835Use of Virtual Reality to Improve Learning Experience on a Lean ManufacturingCourseDr. Gibr´an Sayeg-S´anchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey Dr. Gibr´an Sayeg-S´anchez is professor – consultant in the Science Department in Tecnologico de Monterrey, Puebla campus. He studied a PhD in Financial Science in EGADE Business School (2016), a MSc in Industrial Engineering in Tecnologico de Monterrey (2011), and a BEng in Industrial and Systems Engineering in Tecnologico de Monterrey (2006). Dr. Sayeg-S´anchez has more than 11 years of experience in teaching statistics, mathematics, and operations research; and more
Paper ID #43414Work in Progress: A Novel Two-Semester Course Sequence that IntegratesEngineering Design, Sociotechnical Skills, Career Development, and AcademicAdvisingDr. Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia Dr. Laugelli is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He teaches courses that examine social and ethical aspects of technology and engineering practice.Dr. Keith Andrew Williams, University of Virginia Born in Georgia, USA; moved shortly thereafter to Jordan and then to southern Africa, including Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Botswana, and South Africa, attending local/native
Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Johnson received his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on production economics, engineering education, and design tools. Dr. Johnson has over 100 peer reviewed publications and several patents. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and industry.Prof. Amarnath Banerjee, Texas A&M University Dr. Banerjee is a Professor in the William Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems
Paper ID #42212Specifications Grading in an Undergraduate Engineering Dynamics CourseDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in
musculoskeletal health and development outside of the traditional laboratory setting.Dr. Emily J. Hangen, Fairfield University Emily Hangen is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Fairfield University and an Instructor at the Harvard Extension School. Dr. Hangen earned her Ph.D. in Social-Personality Psychology at the University of Rochester in 2019 where she was a Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull University Fellow, Teaching-as-Research Fellow, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Dr. Hangen has expertise in student motivation, specifically she investigates the im- pact of the social context on college students’ stress, approach-avoidance motivation, and
Paper ID #44560Strategies for Improving the Quality and Effectiveness of EducationCoursesDr. Omar Ahmed Al-Shebeeb, West Virginia University Dr. Omar Al-Shebeeb is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Industrial and Management Systems En- gineering (IMSE), WVU since January 2020. He finished his Ph.D. in the IMSE Department at WVU (2019). Then, he started his job as an Academic Program Director at Greenville Technical College. While Dr. Al-Shebeeb was pursuing his Ph.D. degree at West Virginia University, he was working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the IMSE Department for four years. Dr. Al-Shebeeb obtained his
camp and the safety of the participants during the hands-on experiments. 2. Experimental kits: The experimental kits, which contained all necessary materials for the specific experiments, were assembled by graduate students in the Nanomaterials laboratory (Figure 1). Hand-preparing the kits ensured that the participants received the correct materials for each experiment. A checklist was also made available, so the participants could inspect and verify that all materials needed were received. 3. Safety precautions: We prepared a basic laboratory safety manual and included it in the experimental kit. We did this to expound on the importance of safety and to ensure that all participants are familiar with basic
Paper ID #42959Implementation of a Hands-On Aerospace Design Project During the COVIDPandemicProf. Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University Rani W. Sullivan is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) and the holder of the Bill & Carolyn Cobb Endowed Chair. She has teaching and research interests in the area of solid mechanics, aircraft materials and structures, and engineering education. Her research spans structural health monitoring, composite manufacturing, and mechanical and non-destructive testing of polymer matrix composites and large-scale structures for aerospace
naturally occurwithin social contexts (Lofland, 1971; Merriam & Tisdell, 2016). This approach assumes thatpeople’s values, attitudes, and behaviors are shaped by the social situation. Consequently,ethnographic researchers gather multiple types of qualitative data such as observations,interviews, and documentary evidence. This allows them to understand the context-dependentnature of people’s actions in naturalistic settings. Since the 1970s, educational research hasincreasingly adopted the ethnographic approach (Gordon et al., 2011; Green & Bloome, 2004).Its application spans various domains in education, including medical education (Reeves et al.,2013), second language teaching (Flowerdew & Miller, 1995), and social science education
experiences to enhance students’implementation of design methodology,” presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Conference Proceedings, 2015.[8] J. W. Creswell and C. N. Poth, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among FiveApproaches. SAGE Publications, 2016.[9] D. P. Crismond and R. S. Adams, “The Informed Design Teaching and Learning Matrix,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 738–797, 2012, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb01127.x.[10] C. Cvetkovic, S. Lindley, H. M. Golecki, and R. Krencik, “Biofabrication of Neural Organoids: AnExperiential Learning Approach for Instructional Laboratories,” Biomed Eng Education, Apr. 2024, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-024-00145-7.[11] D. Gatchell and R
knowledge and attributes that willpositively influence their learning outcomes if those assets are acknowledged and nurtured.College faculty, higher education institutions, and specifically engineering programs may lack anunderstanding of just how important and liberating it is to approach teaching and learning withan asset-based mentality [6]. To truly understand asset-based pedagogical practices, thisliterature review will explore three specific themes that honor and underscore its importance: 1)recognizing diverse assets within diverse students, 2) building on the strengths that are present inunderrepresented students in engineering programs, and 3) the realization of empoweringstudents when asset-based pedagogy is practiced.Recognizing diverse
with states and institutions to improve student success in college, particularly with Complete College America (CCA). At University of Colorado Boulder, Heidi is a Senior Research Associate in Ethnography & Evaluation Research, a center focused on STEM education. She recently was the project lead in transforming teaching evaluation practices in the College of Arts & Sciences. A fourth-generation Coloradoan and educator, she lives in Denver with her husband, two college-aged children, and rescue dog.Mr. Nick Stites, University of Colorado Boulder Nick Stites is the Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at CU Boulder and an instructor with the Integrated Design Engineering program. Dr
student feedback.Specifically, it assesses student preferences for Teaching Assistant (TA) support in engineeringcourses at a large public research university. This work complements existing research with anin-depth comparative analysis of NLP approaches to examining qualitative data within the realmof engineering education, utilizing survey data (training set = 1359, test set = 341) collected from2017 to 2022. The challenges and intricacies of multiple types of classification errors emergingfrom five NLP methods are highlighted: Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), Non-NegativeMatrix Factorization (NMF), BERTopic, Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA), and PrincipalComponent Analysis (PCA). These results are compared with results from traditional
includes development of biomaterials for regenerative engineering of craniofacial tissues. Her engineering education work has been published in biomedical engineering and biomaterials journals for the past few years and currently heavily interested in bridging the classroom and laboratory using her courses.Ms. Jillian Irene Linder, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Jillian Linder is a Master’s Student at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Jillian has worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Biomedical Engineering Department for two semesters under Dr. Ozdemir. She also has worked with Middle Schoolers at Mission Middle School in Bellevue, Nebraska, to run a makerspace classroom during summer school to
Paper ID #43908Learning from Experience: A Faculty-Led Collaborative Inquiry ExploringEvidence-Based Strategies for Embedding Communication Skills Across EngineeringCurriculaDr. Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Ashley Taylor (she/her) is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. Her teaching and research focus on mobilizing engineering students to solve pressing real-world challenges through community-based participatory approaches. Taylor has partnered alongside communities in rural Appalachia, Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania
Paper ID #42621Enhancing Understanding and Retention in Undergraduate ECE Coursesthrough Concept MappingProf. Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Yang V. Shao is a teaching assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Prof. Shao has research interests in curriculum development, assessment, student retention, and student success in engineering, developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and research
the fact that throughout thecourse, student attendance was excellent. During the class, students consistently maintained eyecontact with the instructor because they were engaged in the presentation of the material.Students very much liked the course content and the way in which it was presented, but probablyvery few students could put into words why they liked the pedagogy used in Aero TWC. Theanswer as to why the course content was well received is that the teaching of the course wasdone in such a manner that every class had features of the presentation style that appealed totheir various learning styles.Also, during the academic year 2022-2023, the Aero TWC instructor was a Teaching Assistant(TA) for an Aerospace laboratory course (which
measure in this study.Table 6. The number of the participants’ responses based on the type of courses they teach % of I am not # of participants Course Type No Yes Maybe sure participants First-year engineering 30 course 8 12 20 Capstone 37 course 14 11 25 Laboratory 34
Paper ID #42238Using Comics to Promote Student Interest in the Breadth and Depth of ChemicalEngineeringIra Hysi, Northeastern UniversityDr. Luke Landherr, Northeastern University Dr. Luke Landherr is a teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in comics and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using Educational Comics to Promote Student Interest in the Breadth and Depth of Chemical Engineering Abstract To encourage students to pursue chemical engineering at undergraduate and
of the robotic platform. The initial configurationand installation being handled by the EET students made it possible for future students to utilizethe robot for learning to operate the robot and incorporate skills from other disciplines toaccomplish the 3D welding process. Projects in the future can be aimed at accomplishing thetasks laid out in the Progress and Preparation for Future Students sections.SafetyAs safety is of the utmost importance, the number one priority was to design the work cell to beas safe as possible. The Department of Health and Safety (D.H.S.) on campus was contacted totour the lab and verify the safety of the work cell and laboratory layout. Currently there are onlygeneral lab safety training courses available and
Program, at The Citadel. She holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Rice University as well as a M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials from the University of California Santa Barbara where she studied stresses in thin films. She previously developed nanoparticle-modified glass and auto- motive coatings (at PPG Industries, Inc.), conducted Raman spectroscopy of materials under static high pressure (at Los Alamos National Lab), studied the physics of electrochromic devices (at Uppsala Uni- versity, Sweden), and taught science, math, and reading to 4-year-olds (at a Charleston preschool). Now she enjoys teaching upper-level undergraduate and graduate Materials courses and encouraging students. Her research interests
models for students thinking of attending college 1(Knight et al., 2019; Hinojosa, 2018). In addition to mentorship, SCENIC also provides high quality environmental monitoringequipment to support engineering and science learning in rural communities. This is importantbecause rural high schools often cannot afford quality laboratory equipment like universityresearchers use. While schools closer to universities might have access to these resources simplydue to the privilege of proximity, the nature of geographic isolation for much of rural Coloradomakes accessing university resources a challenge. SCENIC seeks to disrupt this inequity
[4]. This was found to better prepare students for lectureson new concepts, as well as give instructors more time to teach the new concept in class as theydid not need to review prerequisite knowledge with students [4]. Similarly, another study foundthat having more tutorials or example problems was helpful in engineering students'comprehension of math [12]. Other studies tested new e-learning practices and programs [5], [9-10]. They found that this style of learning was the best alternative during the COVID-19 pandemic;however, it also produced more confusion during certain laboratory activities [5], [10]. Recognizethat these studies were conducted before and during the pandemic, so newer studies may finddifferent results as online learning
- chemistry. Her research interests include oxidation-reduction reactions at the surface of electrodes for sensor applications, corrosion mechanisms of materials, as well as their electrochemical degradation. She currently serves as the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) – CSU Chapter President, the Director of Faculty Development in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) as well as Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council at CSU. She advocates for the incorporation of high im- pact practices such as problem-based learning into educator lectures, laboratories, and outreach activities to engage students and the community in the education process, particularly STEM education.Kelly Bohrer
Acceptance TestingEach team was required to demonstrate the performance of their design for the “customer.”Course faculty played the role of the customer. The faculty emphasized that it does not matter ifthe prototype worked previously, it must work at the time of the demonstration.Customer acceptance testing was performed with the protype mounted to the computer-controlled test fixture that was used to test both static and transient performance. The fixturecould be driven one step at a time (0.9°) to test the static performance of the tilt sensors.Stations were set up in the laboratory for various other required tests to be witnessed by thecustomer. The prototypes were each weighed as shown in Figure 11. The input current drawnfrom the 5V power
. Bates is on the advisory board for the Cell BiologyEducation Consortium and utilizes CUREs in his classes to allow students the opportunity to usetissue culture to produce phytochemicals. His laboratory research focus is oxidative stress onplants and human cells.Dr. LaShall BatesLaShall Bates, Ph.D. is a full professor of Biology at Northwest Arkansas Community Collegewhere she teaches both majors and nonmajors. She works with Upward Bound to allow Highschool students the opportunity to do initial types of research. Dr. L. Bates is on the advisory board © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencefor the Cell Biology Education Consortium, and she