Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rhudy, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Educational Research and Methods

and Learning in the ClassroomAbstractThis project introduces a pedagogical technique designed to help improve student attentivenessand energy in a lecture class. This idea was motivated by early morning classes in whichstudents are tired and have difficulty paying attention and remaining focused. This work offers arelatively simple but effective approach which takes only about 5 minutes of class time once perweek. The basic idea is to start off the class period with interesting a fun material that issomewhat related to the course material. This helps to capture students’ attention, wakes themup a bit, and gets their interest and energy flowing early in the period. Following this activity,the remaining class period can be treated as normal

Conference Session

Subjects in 3D Printing and ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C Kanu, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Caleb Hale, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Patrick O'Neal Piper, Ivy Tech Community College

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

to engineering materials which include metals, ceramics,plastics, and composites in two 100-level courses. Primarily, the contents of these coursesconsisted of topics such as the nature of materials, structure-property relationships,manufacturing methods, and techniques of determining engineering materials’ propertiesaccording to industrial procedures described in the standards such as those of the AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials. These same students, according to their academic plans, wererequired to take a freshman technical design graphics course, where they are introduced to 3Dprinting. Thus, it seemed reasonable to synergistically utilize the skills acquired from two tothree freshman courses in a project-based learning

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Brian Limbrick, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

design tools in order to prepare them for future employment in engineering. Prior to his time at NC A&T, Dr. Limbrick held a postdoctoral appointment at the Georgia Institute of Technology and received his graduate degrees (M.S. 2009, Ph. D. 2012) in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work-In-Progress: Teaching Broadly-Applicable STEM Skills to High School Sophomores Using Linux and SmartphonesIntroduction The projected workforce demand in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fieldsin the United States is currently greater than the projected supply of STEM workers. Additionally,African-Americans

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

and international students. Thus,the internship coordinator and faculty members have modified the format of the experience,adding in-house research projects sponsored by the faculty members along with external researchexperiences including National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) or similar programs. In addition to REUs, some students are also findingemployment directly at the partnering colleges.For the assessment process, the program has utilized student and employer surveys in gainingfeedback for continuous improvement. Student surveys are based on the perception of studentson attaining the ABET student outcomes (a-k) while supervisor surveys are performance metricsand competency based. This paper will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

mentoring.Dr. Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield Dr. Melissa Danforth is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Computer and Electri- cal Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). Dr. Danforth is the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth is the Project Director for a U.S. Department of Educa- tion grant (P031S100081) to create engineering pathways for students in the CSUB service area. She is also the co-PI for an NSF IUSE grant (NSF-DUE1430398) to improve STEM retention and graduation, the Activities Director for a U.S. Department of

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Pawan Ramchandra Galande

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

unit, soil and irrigation water analysis laboratory, nursery,earthworm production unit, medicinal and aromatic plant garden, sheep and goat farm, fruitorchard mother block, shade-net, and hydroponic project. The college has departmentallaboratories that are renovated and furnished with state of the art equipment. The college isaccredited by the university through 2018-19 and offers a three-year diploma program, whichadmits 90 students after graduating from high schools. The admissions are based on students’performances in the high school graduation examination, which is a government managed state-wide examination. The main objectives of the diploma program are, 1) to develop competence amongst itsstudents for solving problems related to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (2)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Katherine Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Anastasia Nicole Doty, Ohio State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

toprovide engineering students with the basic skills needed to succeed in higher level courses andan early introduction to the engineering discipline [2], [3]. Institutions with FYE courses orprograms (i.e., multiple FYE courses in a sequence) create these courses in the way they best seefit to help their students succeed. However, this means that programs vary significantly in bothcontent [4] and in matriculation patterns [1]. These FYE courses are some of the earliestexposures that students have to their engineering disciplines; however, their impact on students’engineering identity and community development is not well understood.This project seeks to answer the question, “How do students who are pursuing engineeringdegrees through pathways that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah M. Ryan, Iowa State University; Michelle L. Soupir, Iowa State University; Amy Kaleita, Iowa State University; Sergio Horacio Lence, Iowa State University; Robert Brown, Iowa State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

for FEWS. Figure 1. Project objectives mapped to components of the Traineeship under the Stewardship framework.The key components of theTraineeship are: 1) Dissertation research on a FEWS issue for the generation of new knowledge; 2) A graduate certificate in Data-Driven Food, Energy and Water Decision Making, which consists of 3.5 credits of core courses and 9 credits of electives as described in Table 1 that represents conservation of knowledge; 3) A Graduate Learning Community [3] for transformation of knowledge that includes a two-year series of monthly workshops and weekly small-group activities designed to enhance the trainees’ interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica R. Hoehn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Noah D. Finkelstein, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics

comments and responses on thewebsite, and often adapt substantial aspects of the course based on student feedback. In this way,students have a voice in shaping the class. Additionally, students vote on topics to cover for thelast few weeks of the semester; this community process allows them to further exercise controlover their own learning. Students also have agency over their learning at the end of the coursewhen they can complete an optional final project. The projects typically consist of writing apaper about a topic we did not cover in depth in the course, and can replace part of an examgrade. In addition to having agency over their learning, the final project option also providesopportunity for students to define what is interesting and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Recruiting More U.S. Women into Engineering Based on Stories from MoroccoIntroductionThe objective of this project is to examine the differences between Moroccan and Americancultures with regards to prevalent messaging about engineering. This examination will help usdetermine the factors that contribute to women's decisions to pursue engineering degrees athigher rates in Morocco and similar non-western cultures. Due to a partnership between ouruniversity and the International

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #28845Small Teaching via Bloom’sDr. Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary Dr. Marjan Eggermont is a Teaching Professor and faculty member at the University of Calgary in the Mechanical and Manufacturing department of the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. She co-founded and designs ZQ, an online journal to provide a platform to showcase the nexus of science and design using case studies, news, and articles. As an instructor, she was one of the recipients of The Allan Blizzard Award, a Canadian national teaching award for collaborative projects that improve student learning in 2004. In 2005

Conference Session

K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Diane Reichlen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

skills students hoped to learn and/oraccomplish included programming, completing Calculus credits, mini-projects, working withother majors in projects, and coding. Social skills connected with academics included getting tomeet and connect with professors and mentors. Professional goals included visiting companiessuch as the New Balance Company, meeting environmental engineers, meeting inspiring peoplesuch as panel participants drawn from several local companies, and improving communicationskills. It is important to note that New Balance Company stood out, because this visit highlightedto students the varied nature of engineering careers that may be available to them. Finally,several responses emphasized social connections and getting used to

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Education Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, June 2019[3] E. Scott, R. Bates, R. Campbell and D. Wilson, “Contextualizing Professional Development in the Engineering Classroom”, Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, DC, October 2010[4] J. Sharp, “Interview Skills Training in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory: Transporting a Pilot Project”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2008[5] J. Sharp, “Behavioral Interview Training in Engineering Classes”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012[6] E. Glynn and F. Falcone, “Professional Development for

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fabiola G Rosales Sanchez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

study conducted by theauthors, thus already familiar to them.Participants and settingOne of the goals of the larger project in which this WIP is situated seeks to explore theinstructional practices of instructors of foundational electrical engineering classes. Consequently,two instructors were invited to participate in this pilot study. One instructor is a female whoteaches the Embedded Systems course, while the other is a male teaching Intro to ECE Concepts;both have more than 7 years of experience teaching these courses.Data CollectionWe conducted in-person interviews with the two instructors. The interviews were video recordedand lasted between 20 to 30 minutes. All interviews were conducted by the first author, and thevideo recordings of

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; Terry L. Miller, Alabama A&M University; Corion Jeremiah Holloman, Alabama A&M University; Luke Childrey V, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Jamil Barrie, Alabama A&M University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #42860Board 114: Amplifying Resilience and Becoming Critical Advocates: ThreeBlack Engineering Students’ Experiences in a Multi-Institutional SummerCamp CollaborationDr. Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina Dr. Jae Hoon Lim is a Professor of Educational Research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research explores the dialogical process of identity construction among students of color and examines the impact of sociocultural factors on their academic experiences. She has served as a co-PI for multiple federal grant projects, including a 1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Vanessa Tran, Utah State University; Agustina Dotta Ceriani, Florida International University

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

focus on their hidden identity, mental health, and wellbeing. Her work aims to enhance inclusivity and diversity in engineering education, contributing to the larger body of research in the field.Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University Gabriel Van Dyke is a Graduate Student and Research Assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. His current research interests are engineering culture and applying cognitive load theory in the engineering classroom. He is currently working on an NSF project attempting to improve dissemination of student narratives using innovative audio approaches. Gabe has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University (USU).Dr. Stephen Secules

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gokce Akcayir, University of Alberta; Marnie V Jamieson, University of Alberta; Kristian Basaraba, University of Alberta; Duncan Buchanan, University of Alberta; Qingna Jin; Mijung Kim, University of Alberta; Janelle McFeetors, University of Alberta; Kerry Rose, University of Alberta

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Paper ID #41125Engineering Educator Identity Development in a Socially and Culturally EmbeddedDiscipline Specific Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional DevelopmentProgramDr. Gokce Akcayir, University of Alberta Dr. Gokce Akcayir works on the SPARK-ENG project as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta. Gokce received both her masters and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Technology. After completing her Ph.D. in 2018, she joined the Educational Technology, Knowledge, Language and Learning Analytics (EdTeKLA) research group at the University of Alberta where she completed a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship. Later she

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Rempel, Oregon State University; Adam Lindsley, Oregon State University; Taylor Ralph, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

both legally andless legally. One of the key research projects published on engineering academics’ informationbehaviors from this time was a multi-institution study conducted in 2009 surveying engineeringfaculty members’ perceptions of a range of library services. The authors found a high degree ofvariability in participants’ responses across institutions, but the perceived importance ofelectronic access to current and archived scholarly journals was a consistent theme. Interlibraryloan services and library databases were chosen as the next most important library services, butthese services were selected much less frequently than electronic journals (Engel et al., 2011;Robbins et al., 2011). That study evaluated faculty’s perception of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janeth Martinez-Cortes, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Mark Appleford, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Harry R. Millwater Jr., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Heather Shipley, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering faculty engagedwith the LR-LS framework. Our findings indicated moderate to high implementation of the LR-LS framework in lesson study meetings and classroom observations. Figure 1 illustrates themean composite scores per LR-LS component by engineering faculty engaged in lesson studymeetings across time. Average scores ranged from 1.28 to 2.90, showing moderate to highimplementation among engineering faculty. Faculty 1 demonstrated moderate levels ofimplementation with a mean score clustered at 1.60. Faculty 2 demonstrated higher levels ofimplementation across time, with a mean score of 2.38. Of note here is that each componentscore had at least a 2.5 average by the final implementation of the project, suggesting thatsustained engagement

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University; Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

materials. Finally, students are acquainted with the US Green BuildingCouncil’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system [15]. Asfollow up assignments, students are asked to research sustainable wood production andharvesting or to complete a brief case study of a project that received a high LEED certification.The third civil engineering module of the design topic introduces students to culture andcommunity needs assessments. This lesson plan aims to equip students with the ability toassemble an effective plan for collecting relevant cultural information from a community inorder to define design specifications for an international development project. Students areintroduced to human-centered design as an approach to make

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 1: An ecological belonging intervention for equity: Impacts to date and promising directions

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Anne-Ketura Elie, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin R. Binning

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Coordinator in the School of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests are in sociocultural norms in engineering and the professional development of engineering students.Dr. Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Heather graduated from the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in the spring of 2021, after completing her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in various research projects examining the intCharlie D´ıaz, University of Pittsburgh Charlie Diaz is a PhD student studying Higher Education at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a recipient of the K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 1: Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer Camps

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

and work engineering through the following lenses: individually or in teams, planning, designing, fabricating, and testing in various group and individual projects.• Building - learn and practice the engineering design process through hands-on projects • You will have plenty of formal and informal learning opportunities about life and physical sciences as we• Leaders - develop and practice oral and written explore leadership, innovation, and the engineering communication skills to become prepared as future design process through hands-on activities within

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 4: View from the Kaleidoscope: Conceptualizing antiracist priorities for engineering as a collective across vantages

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Sharnnia Artis, George Mason University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Khalid Kadir, University of California, Berkeley; Meagan C Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Renetta Garrison Tull, University of California, Davis; Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Rochelle L Williams, Northeastern University; Haley R. Hatfield, University of Georgia; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40800View from the Kaleidoscope: Conceptualizing antiracist priorities forengineering as a collective across vantagesDr. Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University Brooke C. Coley, Ph.D. is Founding Executive Director of the Center for Research Advancing Racial Equity, Justice, and Sociotechnical Innovation Centered in Engineering (RARE JUSTICE)—an unprece- dented testbed for innovating and modeling antiracist and equitable engineering futures—and Assistant Professor of Engineering, both at Arizona State University. Across several national projects funded pri- marily by the National Science Foundation, Dr

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 8: Title: Real life experiences in recruiting, retaining, and supporting LGBTQIA+ engineering students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University; Craig Wanklyn P.E., Kansas State University; Rachel Levitt, Kansas State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

• Promoting health and wellness activities across campus to all engineering students 20LGBTQIA+ resources were being left out of equitable access, but now they areincluded in student success discussions and wellness activities on campus 20Equitable Access• The Bandana Project (campus wide) – Campus workshops led by students – Ambassador and student group trainings – Visible green bandana for students to learn how to recognize and respond to signs of distress in their peers 21Lafene Health

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

La'Tonia Stiner-Jones PhD, MBA, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

-week immersive researchexperience that supported 10 students per summer and provided strategic professionaldevelopment to support research success and success in applying to and completing a graduatedegree. Here we summarize the outcomes from our three-year award. Each year we havepublished on different aspects of the project. Here we report outcomes of our objectives from allthree cohorts and discuss lessons learned and next steps. The REU SITE program objectiveswere to 1.) increase the number of historically underrepresented students pursing a MS or PhDand prepare them for success when applying and completing a graduate degree, 2.) provide anindependent scientific research experience in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB), 3.)and develop

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 1

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Heather Louise Lai, State University of New York at New Paltz

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Diversity, Professional Papers

course is not a prerequisite for thecourse, there were several students who did not have familiarity with even basic programmingskills.Instructor’s lack of specific knowledge related to AI implementation. I have some basicexperience using ML/AI to perform clustering and characterization tasks on extracted features inlarge data sets and from image data. However, my fundamental knowledge of the topic is alsolimited, which hampers my ability to develop projects that are properly scoped and provide thestructure and explanation required for students’ intuitive development of code for performing AItasks.Limited computing power. Implementing AI based computer programs requires a large amountof computing power. Some campuses may already have a mechanism

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditi Verma, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

. Oursection is called “Socially Engaged Design of Nuclear Energy Technologies.” In its first offeringin Fall 2023, the course had 38 students. Students from any engineering major can take thiscourse, meaning that some were nuclear-interested but many were planning to major in otherdisciplines. As is typical of many schools right now, we had a significant number of studentsinterested in computer science and engineering. But a wide range of engineering fields wererepresented in our course.All Introduction to Engineering courses in the College of Engineering are design-build-testcourses, as is ours. The project with which students in our course are tasked is the design of ahypothetical fusion energy facility in collaboration with community members from

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Boyd, American Institutes for Research; Jing Yan, Tennessee State University; Taylor Lightner, QEM Network; Mercy Mugo; Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University; Lin Li P.E., Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

(S-STEM) grant to increase engineering degree completion of low-income, high achievingundergraduate students. The project aims to increase engineering degree completion byimproving student engagement, boosting retention and academic performance, and enhancingstudent self-efficacy by providing useful programming, resources, and financial support (i.e.,scholarships). This work is part of a larger grant aimed at uncovering effective strategies tosupport low-income STEM students’ success at HBCUs. The next section will discuss thebackground of this work.Keywords: Historically black colleges/universities (HBCUs), learning environment,undergraduate, underrepresentationBackgroundA public historically black land-grant university in the southeastern

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Reginald F. Hamilton, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University; Cynthia Howard Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

in this study. While the different disciplines ofengineering at the university differ slightly in application requirements and timelines, all Master’s studentsat are required to do research and write a Master’s paper or thesis (i.e., there is no coursework-only/non-thesis option.) All participants for this study recruited were part of the SSTEM, although participation inthis particular study was optional. IRB approval was obtained for the entire project and all data collection;the interviews collected and analyzed in this study are part of the broader engineering education researchplan in the funded SSTEM project. All 11 current SSTEM students were recruited for participation in thestudy; 6 students scheduled interviews in the timeframe for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Introduction to Engineering, bothfor college credit. They also participate in two 90-minute DEI workshops twice a week.Throughout the program, students receive mentoring from faculty members and peer mentors,and participate in team research projects on a variety of topics. In 2022, these topics includedacoustics, magnetic gears, environmental engineering, life-cycle analysis, and renewable plastics.The program culminates with the presentation of these team projects for the whole RAMPcommunity of peers, near-peer mentors, faculty members, and industry participants.4.0 Motivating Student Participation in DEI SessionsIncorporating DEI sessions into the RAMP program required careful consideration of how tomotivate students to participate, given research