of Biomedical Engineering. I am involved in mentoring students in both the laboratory and in the classroom and have research interests in peer feedback, team dynamics, and incorporating more translatable skills to my classes. Currently, I teach senior capstone, research and experimental design, and medical device design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Towards Self-reported Student Usage of AI to Direct Curriculum in Technical Communication Courses1. IntroductionThe use of AI by students in biomedical engineering courses has rapidly grown in the past year[1]. Courses that prioritize critical thinking and technical writing have seen students relying
teaching my students the theory and application of systems thinking and modeling to promote social justice and global prosperity.Dr. Kayt Frisch, George Fox UniversityDr. Zaher Kmail, University of Washington Zaher Kmail, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Washington Tacoma in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences’ Division of Science and Mathematics. His general areas of research are in theoretical and applied statistics with a specialization in the design and analysis of experiments. His current research focuses on causal structure modeling, optimal design and its applications, multivariate analysis, and mathematics and statistics education. In addition to applied statistics, Dr
for Graduate Studies in the Department of Informa- tion Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She received a B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Automated Control Systems Engineering and Information Processing. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Educational Data Mining, Personalized Learning, and STEM Education.Dr. Mihai Boicu, George Mason University Mihai Boicu, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Information Technology at George Mason University, As- sociate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director ofHarry J Foxwell
leader for specialty products (lube oils, asphalts, waxes, cokes) at Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA (1983-1998). He is a founding member of Universidad Monteavila (Caracas, Venezuela) (1998—2018) and became the Chancellor of this university (2005-2015), and the President of the Center for Higher Studies (2015-2018), including teaching in the Humanities. After rejoining the University of Pittsburgh, he has been teaching Pillar courses on Reactive Process Engineering, Process Control, Process Control Lab, Process Design, and Green Chemical Engineering and Sustainability. In addition to technical courses, his service extends over curriculum development, outreach programs, alumni network, team and leadership skills
Texas at El PasoDr. Helmut Knaust, University of Texas at El Paso Helmut Knaust is Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is a Banach space geometer by training. His pedagogical interests include inquiry-based learning, peer-led team learning, and the use of the internet as a learning tool. In 2015 Dr. Knaust was the recipient of a Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from the UT System. Dr. Knaust serves as co-principal investigator of NSF’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program in the UT System, and its Bridge to the Doctorate program at UTEP. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Perspectives
Deweyan Pragmatist who focuses on student-centered teaching and reflection. She also is working toward making higher education a more socially just and safe space for all and uses writing, speaking, and research to address each of these important aspects of her academic career. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Research Initiation in Engineering Formation: Literature Review and Research Plan for an Engineering Specific Empathy ScaleAbstract Engineers are societal caregivers, solving problems for the betterment of society.However, both practitioners and students of engineering struggle to make concrete connectionsbetween empathy and their role as engineers. While
applications [6] [7]. This allows laboratories tocontain embedded text, with images, and tables to be integrated with coding boxes allowingstudents to step through programming assignments. An example of such a notebook is includedin the Appendix of this paper. This first conversion exercise was performed entirely by theinstructor of record with no Python background to judge the difficulty involved in making theplanned departmental wide conversion the subsequent year. This course was selected to be agood test case as the course included 10 significant programming exercises and onecomprehensive programming project and is largely seen as the foundational computationalclass for BME students following their initial introduction to programming class taken
154ContextThe ROLE program is housed in the Unmanned Systems Laboratory in the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department at New Mexico State University (NMSU). Funded by theNational Science Foundation (NSF) Broadening Participating in Engineering program, ROLEaims to trigger interest in research activities and development in engineering among minorityundergraduate students. The ROLE program has had three student cohorts since its inception inJanuary 2022, with six to eight students in each cohort. During students’ time in ROLE, studentsspend six hours weekly in the laboratory. During the first months in ROLE, students learn aboutLinux OS, Robot Operating System (ROS), Python programming language, as well as how tooperate a motion capture system
Paper ID #43237Leveraging LASSI for Measuring ABET Student Outcome 7: Fostering StudentIndependence in LearningDr. Anahita Ayasoufi, Auburn University Anahita Ayasoufi is a senior lecturer at Department of Mechanical Engineering of Auburn University. She is the winner of William F. Walker Teaching Award for Excellence and Outstanding Faculty Member Award (student choice).Ms. Golbou Makki,Dr. Amanda Sterling, Auburn University Dr. Amanda Sterling is a mechanical engineer at Auburn University who specializes in engineering design, additive manufacturing, and biomechanics through research, teaching, and innovation. She has
Paper ID #42032Work-in-Progress: The Unique Impact of an Interdisciplinary ExperientialLearning Program on Undergraduate STEM Students’ Career ReadinessDr. Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rea Lavi received his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. He is Lecturer and a Curriculum Designer with the NEET program, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, where he teaches thinking skills to undergraduate students. His research interests in STEM education involve the fostering and
Paper ID #41591WIP: A Novel Learning Log Application for Classifying Learning EventsUsing Bloom’s TaxonomyDr. Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego Dr. Alex Phan is the inaugural Executive Director for Student Success in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. Prior to his appointment, he has served as a project scientist, engineer, and lecturer, teaching across multiple divisions, including the Jacobs School of Engineering (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Dean’s Office Unit) and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. His teaching interests and
University, PA. Nathan received his BS from the University of Mysore, a postgraduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Science, an MS from Louisiana State University, and a PhD from Drexel University. He worked in electronic packaging in C-DOT and then as a scientific assistant in the robotics laboratory at IISc. in Bangalore, India, and as a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania in haptics and virtual reality. His research interests are in the areas of brain traumatic injury, unmanned vehicles, particularly flapping flight and Frisbees, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality, and haptics, as well as teaching with technology. He has ongoing research in brain traumatic injury, flapping flight, frisbee flight
Jose State University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences from Illinois State University.Prof. Jose E Castillo, San Diego State University Dr. Castillo is the Founder and Director of the Computational Science Research Center and the Computational Science Program at SDSU. The Center, founded in 1999, facilitates cooperation between the university and industry as well as national laboratories. The center involves participation of researchers from applied mathematics, astronomy, biology, chemistry/biochemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics and statistics, physics, geophysics, and engineering. Dr. Castillo also created the MS in Computational Science in 1999 and the Ph.D in Computational Science in
feel discouraged because they cannot complete tasks that seem easy to theircolleagues. This leads students to consider switching to other majors that do not require highspatial-visual abilities and thus negatively affects the students' educational performance andpsychological health. Given this issue, this work aims to examine the students' spatialvisualization skills development using state-of-the-art Mixed Reality (MR) technology. The goalis to utilize the features and functionalities of MR to design and implement an interactive MRmodule that allows for developing engineering students’ spatial visualization skills, integrate themodule into Fluid Power laboratories, and conduct a research study to test and examine thedevelopment of the
. Additionally, he excels in teaching four lab courses, each having two sections, providing hands-on education to future engineers. His scholarly contributions, featured in several peer-reviewed journals specializing in manufacturing processes, reflect his dedication to research and knowledge dissemination. Dr. Haghbin possesses hands-on experience in controlled micro-milling and 3D printing.John F Drazan, Fairfield University John Drazan, PhD is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Fairfield University. Dr. Drazan completed his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a NIH IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in the McKay Orthopedic Research
). Teachers' reflections on cooperative learning: Issues of implementation. Teaching and teacher Education, 26(4), 933-940.11. Potosky, D., & Duck, J. M. (2007). Forming teams for classroom projects. In Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning: Proceedings of the Annual ABSEL conference (Vol. 34).12. Mantzioris, E., & Kehrwald, B. (2013). Allocation of tertiary students for group work: methods and consequences. ergo, 3(2).13. Vasquez, E. S., Dewitt, M. J., West, Z. J., & Elsass, M. J. (2020). Impact of team formation approach on teamwork effectiveness and performance in an upper-level undergraduate chemical engineering laboratory course. Int. J. Eng. Educ, 36, 491-501.SHADI BALAWIDr
recruiting students.Workshop SessionsAs mentioned in the introduction, the pedagogical techniques employed in all of the workshopsare active-learning student-centered methods. Session contents are determined by the instructorsbased on what they determine is most effective to introduce their topics and disciplines. Sessionsnormally include lecture presentations followed by activities that teach the concepts throughdemonstration or experiment that the students perform themselves. The session descriptionsbelow are reflections of the 2023 workshop. A particularly important component of the programthat makes this possible is the inclusion of teaching assistants that are current undergraduatestudents. These teaching assistants, close in age to the
professionals. This article examines the guest presentationsdelivered by materials manufacturers in two undergraduate lab courses within the field ofMaterials Science and Engineering (MSE). Additionally, it presents findings from a survey studyconducted to evaluate the impact of the guest lecture initiative, involving an average class size of55 undergraduate students in each of the two courses.In Fall and Spring of 2022 and 2023, industry presentations were integrated into MSE 3021 andMSE 4022 materials properties and processing laboratory courses to enhancethe students' understanding of real-world applications and industry practices. Presenters wereinvited from diverse sectors of industry, including metal, ceramic and polymer processing(Applied
of network professionals.References[1] E. Lampi, “The Effectiveness of using Virtual Laboratories to Teach Computer NetworkingSkills in Zambia,” Ph.D dissertation, Career and Technical Education, Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 2013. [Online]. Available:https://www.proquest.com/docview/1512636920[2] J. Allison, “Simulation-based learning via Cisco Packet Tracer to enhance the teaching ofcomputer networks,” Proceedings of the 27th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology inComputer Science Education Vol. 1, Jul. 2022. doi:10.1145/3502718.3524739[3] S. Asadi, J. Allison, M. Khurana, and M. Nilashi, “Simulation-based learning for computerand networking teaching: A systematic literature review and
Paper ID #41047A Comparison between the Different Accredited Architectural EngineeringPrograms through ABET and CEABDr. Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University Dr. Rachel Mosier is an Associate Professor in the Construction Engineering Technology program at Oklahoma State University, with a background in structural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction.Dr. Rania Al-Hammoud, MpowerU Training & Consultancy Inc. Rania Al-Hammoud is a lecturer and the current associate chair of undergraduate studies at the civil
significantly impactsvarious aspects of society, including lifestyle, communication, and education [2]. Artificialintelligence (AI) holds a pivotal role in the education sector. It facilitates access to abundantinformation resources, like online learning and virtual laboratories, expanding students' learningopportunities. Furthermore, technological advancements have led to innovative teaching tools suchas multimedia courseware and intelligent teaching systems, improving classroom management,and fostering student engagement. Simultaneously, progress in technology has introduced morethorough and objective assessment methods, including data analysis and intelligent evaluation.These methods aid teachers in providing prompt guidance to students and
educational institutions to incorporate this technology intotheir curriculum. This ensures that students are adequately prepared with the skills and knowledgeneeded for future career opportunities. One crucial task is to teach students how to use moderntechnology to evaluate the quality of AM parts because AM has not reached the point of competingwith traditional manufacturing in terms of surface finish and repeatability. Moreover, the printedparts are often treated as black boxes with invisible defects, such as pores and cracks. Such non-transparency significantly challenges the qualification and certification of additively manufacturedparts. In this paper, we present a semester-long project designed for a new AM course offered atUniversity A to
Paper ID #43691(Board 53/Work in Progress) Engaging the Next-Generation of IC Designerswith Puzzle-Solving CompetitionsProf. Daniel Limbrick, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Daniel Limbrick is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T). As director of the Automated Design for Emerging Process Technologies (ADEPT) laboratory, Dr. Limbrick investigates ways to make microprocessors more reliable and secure through cross-layer design.Laura Marcela Garcia SuarezDeriech Cummings II, North Carolina A&T State
linked to a vertically integrated framework of our curriculum, which combines core engineering concepts andprocess design around biodiesel plants in different courses of our program. Finally, the teams submit a “strategiesreport” (engineering logbook), where all engineering strategies to achieve the process engineering goals aresummarized and discussed. With this revamped version, we expect to guide students to assume responsibility fordesigning sustainable chemical processes while enhancing students’ career readiness.Keywords: Curriculum integration, chemical process design, sustainability.IntroductionThe integration of sustainability-related topics in the chemical engineering curriculum has beenstrategized in different teaching approaches and
competitive STEM workforce.The second subcategory recognizes HBCU DDEPs as a vital pathway. In a study focusing on thesuccess of Black males at PWIs, the author highlights DDEPs as one mechanism contributing tothe positive school experience for Black students (Hardnett, 2023). The AUC, aconsortium-based DDEP, asserts that students who complete the program graduate with twodegrees from both institutions (Jackson, 2007). Regarding Morehouse students' opportunities toearn an engineering degree through the DDEP, Joseph (2023) views it as a means to reform andinnovatively teach engineering, aiming to revolutionize HBCU to R1 graduate pathways. Dr.Rockward Micro Optics Research and Engineering Laboratory at Morehouse College haspioneered a pathway for
University, Nigeria. Adebayo has taught courses in Transportation and Chemistry at Morgan State University as part of his commitment to the STEM profession. He has attended conferences across the Transportation engineering field.Mr. Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University Pelumi Abiodun is a current doctoral student and research assistant at the department of Civil Engineering, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Pelumi got his BSc and MSc degree in Physics from Obafemi Awolowo University, where he also served as a research assistant at the Environmental Pollution Research unit, in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. As part of his contribution to science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at
projects that interconnect classrooms and campus, schools and communities, and, ultimately, educational research and educational practice.Greg Barron-Gafford, The University of Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Plants, Power, and People: Using Agrivoltaics Engineering toCreate a Network of K-12 Teachers and Students Contributing toSustainable Energy TransitionsThe Sonoran Desert Photovoltaics Laboratory (SPV Lab) is an NSF-funded ResearchExperience for Teachers (RET) program that aims to organize a regional approach topursuing an interconnected set of site-specific agrivoltaics engineering researchprojects for K-12th grade STEM teachers along the corridor between two metropolitancities co
outreach activities at high, Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of North Texas, Denton, TX Copyright 2023, American Society for Engineering Education 2middle, and elementary schools in the region. Therefore, this outreach effort applied the train-the-trainer approach, which can be defined as a framework that aims to educate selected participants ona subject matter to enable them to teach other members of their organization, and has been utilizedeffectively in many settings.2-3This paper describes the overall outreach program and related activities, and outlines its impact onstudents
environment • RSLinx, a communication channel between the PLC devicesThe limitations or challenges faced when implementing Ignition in an educational contextdeserve to be stated. The best approach to successfully introduce the Ignition software and itsIndustry 4.0 component is to design laboratory realistic applications to help students understandIgnition modules and concepts. For instance, one experiment would consist of reading data froma PLC, another one would be about using the vision module to create applications that display Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education
,the ABET program criteria for environmental engineering and similarly named programs statesthat, “the curriculum must include … calculus-based physics, chemistry (includingstoichiometry, equilibrium, and kinetics), earth sciences, biological sciences, and fluid mechanics… hands-on laboratory experiments, and analysis and interpretation of the resulting data in morethan one major environmental engineering focus area, e.g., air, water, land, environmentalhealth…” [45]. These criteria – focused on foundational math and science, engineeringapplications of math and science, and experimentation are areas where environmental engineershistorically have tremendous strength in teaching using a variety of pedagogies. The ABETprogram criteria also