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Developing Teamwork, Student Attitudes, and Hardware Solutions for Laboratory Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jill Johnson P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Brian Lani, Pennsylvania State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

the ME program are required to take a one-credit lab elective as a program requirement, and it was determined the best approach would beto develop a new lab elective in which students will learn a variety of topics about AdditiveManufacturing. The course description and objectives were intentionally very open ended toaccommodate for the ever-changing technology, and the instructors who teach the course areexpected to incorporate the most up-to-date technology into the course. Professor Lani andProfessor Johnson (the co-authors of this paper) were chosen as the developers and instructorsfor this course, given our mutual interest in the subject matter and our prior experience with 3Dprinting and laboratory instruction.The first sections of the

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Aaron-Joseph Michael Jones

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

-op experience for Aaron-Joseph Jones.References[1] https://www.quanser.com/products/qube-servo-2/ accessed 1/15/2021[2] J. S. Dalton, D. S. Stutts, and R. L. Montgomery, “Mini-lab projects in the undergraduate controls course,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2003.[3] Z. Alavi and K. Meehan, “Enhancing a control systems design course by using experiential learning model,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, June 2019.[4] M. A. Hopkins and A. M. Kibbe, “Open-source hardware in controls education,” ASEE Computers in Education (CoED) Journal, vol. 5 (4), pp. 62 – 70, December 2014.[5] P. K. Karra, “A cost-effective laboratory setup for teaching

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Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

2015, he has been employed at the University of Southern Indiana as an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology. He holds three patents, has served as an IEEE section officer since 2004, and has been a Licensed Profes- sional Engineer in the State of Indiana since 2005. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Assessment of Automation Labs to Facilitate Continuous ImprovementAbstractWith the implementation of new equipment and laboratory activities in an automation course, itis desired to assess the effectiveness of the equipment and labs so that improvements may bemade. This

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Zhanping You; Sanjeev Adhikari

paper are to present the experiences of teaching the Civil EngineeringMaterials class to undergraduate students. This class covers different materials such as steel,aluminum, various alloys, aggregate, portland cement, portland cement concrete, asphalt, asphaltmixtures, and wood. In the lectures, the basic concept of the mechanical properties, test methods,and engineering applications are discussed. Homework and exams were assigned to students. Themost important parts of the class are the hands-on experiments in laboratory and the sustainablematerial concept in lectures. The relationship between students’ homework, exams, labs, and totalgrade are compared as the second objective.ReferencesAsphalt Institute (2003), Performance Graded Asphalt

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Don L. Stuehm

not having a general understanding of power systemapparatus. Students will be involved in the program initially to assistthe instructor in screening and evaluating the visual aids. The longterm objective is to minimally use the visual aids in lectures to illus-trate compatibility between theory and practice. Most of the visual aidswill be used as homework or laboratory assignments to illustrate powersystem technology. Power apparatus is, in general, too large and too expensive to becompatible with a university laboratory. An alternative is to allowstudents to study visual aids of the apparatus. The benefits of usingwell designed visual aids in teaching and for learning is well estab-lished. The visual aids are to be used by the

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida

evaluated via student's participation in thefabrication of an autonomous robotic vehicle facilitated through practical hands-on activities, groupdiscussions, and laboratory modules. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this previously in-person courseadopted a synchronous teaching model and used online instructional tools for lectures, group activities,and project support. The robotic project helped introduce students to engineering principles byemploying multi-developmental phases for creating a robot. The teaching approach also providedstudents an engineering design experience while working in interdisciplinary teams with membersserving unique engineering roles such as design, hardware, software, project, or testing lead. Studentswere required to design

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1981 North Midwest Section

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W. Kinsner; I. Shpancer

TEACHING MICROPROCESSORS TO PRACTISING PROFESSIONALS W. Kinsner and I. Shpancer Depar1:ment of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Applications of Microelectronics Centre, Inc. University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2 Abstract Upgrading the skills of scientists, engineers, tech no logis tsand technicians involved in the design of digital systems is animportant and difficult task. The impact of microelectronics onbasic research, applied research, product development and otherengineering services has increased the need for efficient methodsof teaching aod training in the area of

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Hybrid and Online Learning

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Materials

Paper ID #32628Teaching Materials Science Labs Online AsynchronouslyDr. Surendra ”Vinnie” K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a professor of mechanical engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of ma- terials science and engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY. He is a recipient of the 2014 Robert G. Quinn Award from ASEE, and the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics, computational techniques, and materials science. American

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Program Support Initiatives

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Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Jesse M. Kinder, Oregon Institute of Technology; Ben S. Bunting Jr, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #32736Development of an Institutional Teaching ModelDr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching civil engineering structures and mechanics concepts for over 12 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Educa- tion Award and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award. While he teaches freshman to graduate-level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He values classroom demonstrations and illustrative laboratory and field experiences. He has served as

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

laboratory and classroom to answer (and ask) questions foreither group, help the Dissolution-Precipitation folks finalize their experimental procedures, etc.The Turbidity + Stream Sampling teams were then sent out into the field to gather directturbidity, pH, and conductivity measurements from two locations on the creek that runs throughcampus. The Dissolution-Precipitation teams subsequently moved into the lab space where theyproceeded with their own experimental exploration.Embracing the Virtual ToolsWhile pandemic-based “HyFlex” or remote teaching may be a relatively novel concept, there iscertainly a history of hybrid and online course delivery and the integration of virtual learninginto engineering courses [5]–[11]. Several activities were

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Lorelie Imperial, University of Florida; Corey Payne; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Maria Korolev, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, University of Florida; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

status was defined aseither of the following: African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Hispanic,which are those formally recognized by NSF [22].At the end of every laboratory period, participants completed a 10-item survey composed of sixexperience-related items asking level of difficulty, degree of effort, satisfaction, degree ofcollaboration, frequency of help from teaching assistants and the degree to which the participantsfelt like an engineer while completing the DC. The final four-items included a three-item scalefor subjective task value and a single-item on confidence.Based on our hypothesis that the student experience would relate positively to motivation for aDC, we used the experience-related items as independent

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Saffeer M. Khan; Mohamed Ibrahim

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Power Supply Design Project in Electrical Systems Laboratory Course Saffeer M. Khan, PhD, P.E. and Mohamed Ibrahim, PhD Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, ARKeywordsEngineering design, project-based learning, power supplies, testing and validation, faculty paper.IntroductionEngineering Design is an important element of engineering curriculum to prepare future engineersin implementation of engineering design cycle by creating a new product or process to meet adefined need under cost, practicality, and safety constraints. The primary goal is to train theengineers through a 7-step

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rania Hussein, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #33345Remote Versus In-hand Hardware Laboratory in Digital Circuits CoursesDr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of electrical and computer en- gineering (ECE) at the University of Washington (UW). Throughout her career, she has developed and taught courses at all levels in electrical, computer engineering, and computer science at different insti- tutions. In response to the emergency transition to online teaching due to COVID-19, she founded the remote hardware lab at UW ECE to promote a cost-efficient and equitable access to hardware

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

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Rajarajan Subramanian

, transportation, geotechnical, construction andwater resources. The construction engineering program has a course on “PCC and ACC materials” thatincludes a laboratory component that includes four different tests on ACC materials also. The reason mostof the educational institutions do not include tests on ACC for undergraduate students is the safetymeasures the institution has to take for the students and the time consuming procedures for carrying outsuch tests on ACC. For ACC materials testing, the asphalt binder has to be heated so that it can melt andbecome ready for mixing with the aggregates.Basic Civil Engineering Materials course syllabusOver the years of teaching it was found that the students’ feedback on teaching suggests that using hands-on

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer L. Kouo, Towson University

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Electrical and Computer

interventions in school environments. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Development, implementation, and evaluation of an asynchronous online electric circuits laboratoryAbstract – We detail the development, implementation, and evaluation of a completelyasynchronous online version of an electric circuits laboratory. We compare the attitudes of theonline students to the attitudes of those who took the lab in person (on-site) at the university.Online students were sent a kit that included a component box with the needed hardware andelectronic components. They also received a USB-based test and measurement (T&M) device(which integrates two

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Zhiyuan Yang; Hope L. Weiss; Matthew J. Traum

existingbuildings as living laboratories suitable for quantitative evaluation using an inexpensive audittool kit.5 Additionally, a small, inexpensive inverted downdraft wood gasifier for processing pinechips into syngas was designed from a metal vacuum-flask-style thermos bottle. It wasconstructed for less than $50 to teach students about biomass-to-energy processes.6To create EELM hardware for gas turbine experimentation, we propose constructing the diskturbine shown in Figure 1 using freely available instructions obtained on-line from theInstructables Web site.7 This design uses platters harvested from obsolete computer hard drives, 181which are often freely available at K-12 schools and colleges that

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Heather C. S. Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009 and 2015, respectively. His primary areas of research are game-based learning in engineering courses and membrane separations for desalination and water purification.Dr. Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Gregory received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and later received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. his research interests are in heterogeneous catalysis as well as engineering pedagogy, in particular, the overlap of the technical research with teaching to improve the quality of laboratory learning

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Thermal Fluid Related

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John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison; David J Gagnon, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #34841ThermoVR: A Virtual Laboratory to Enhance Learning in UndergraduateThermodynamicsProf. John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison Professor John M. Pfotenhauer earned his BA, MA, and PhD degrees in physics from St. Olaf College and the University of Oregon in 1979, 1981, and 1984. For eight years he conducted research as part of the Applied Superconductivity Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison before joining the faculty there in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Physics in 1993. In addition to his research in cryogenics, and in educational games, he teaches

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yushan Jiang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jiawei Yuan, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Houbing Herbert Song, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Electrical and Computer

and GCS, UAV and other UAVs but also between UAVand satellite where the modeling of accurate satellite mobility and GPS is needed. To enable thesimulation of satellite-based communication, our platform adopts the OS3 module, which is alsobased on OMNet++[21]. OS3 is able to automatically import actual satellite tracks and weatherinformation to simulate complex scenarios at a certain point in time series. Moreover, it isextendable for more complicated and thorough analysis tasks and supports the calculation oftypical measures such as SNR, BER, and packet loss, which makes it possible for the researchersand teaching faculty to customize or further develop simulation modules related to dronenavigation systems.Towards the laboratory platform and

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2003 GSW

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Ronald E. Barr; Marcus G. Marcus G.; Anthony Petrosino; Lawrence D. Abraham; Tejas Karande; Bijal Patel

learning in atraditional biomechanics course. The pedagogical framework for the modules is based on thewidely publicized book “How People Learn” (HPL). The HPL teaching framework presents thelearning material as a series of challenges that are posed through a “Legacy Cycle.” The firsttwo challenges for the Virtual Biomechanics Laboratory deal with the kinematics and kinetics ofwalking. Students are challenged to solve specific conceptual problems. For theses challenges,actual laboratory data from a human gait lab is presented to the students at the website in theform of excel spreadsheets. Using formulae pasted into the appropriate spreadsheet cells, thestudents can calculate and plot the trajectory of the whole body center of mass (COM

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Andrew McNeely, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Paul Yearling P.E., Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

University - Purdue University Indianapolis Andrew McNeely was a lecturer in the Electrical Engineering Technology department of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. He teaches courses in circuit analysis and instrumen- tation + controls. His research interest lies in the areas of methods to better incorporate technology into curriculum and improving first year programs. He has a B.S. in Technology with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering Technology and a M.S. in Technology with an emphasis in technical communications , both from IUPUI. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Assessing Level of Laboratory

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Teaching Unit Operations Lab in the Pandemic Christi Patton Luks Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstract2020 was a year of many changes. Faculty suddenly needed to convert their courses to an onlineformat. For lecture classes there were many issues to address, but laboratory courses had aspecial set of concerns. When the lab instructor also left during this year, the author suddenlyfound herself thrust into teaching unit operations lab. The university was beginning to open up,but there were more students scheduled to be in the lab facilities than the university

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Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

pairingthoughtful online content with small group, hands-on learning opportunities.The laboratory course used as an example in this section teaches geotechnical engineering fieldsampling techniques and testing methods through interactive exercises. Students are broken intogroups of five and are required to conduct experimentation adhering to standard methods and toproduce professional technical reports conveying the results, analysis and application of thecollected data. The course culminates with a project wherein each group submits soil profilecalculations including bearing capacity and predicted settlement for use in foundation design. Thefollowing discussion about engineering laboratory courses will focus on integrating online contentinto a

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Selim Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charlotte Hathaway; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Engineering Leadership Development

Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMs. Charlotte HathawayDr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of Instructional Laborato- ries in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, and engi- neering education. He oversees undergraduate laboratories in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Pedagog- ically, Dr. Johnson employs evidence-based writing instruction, active learning, inquiry-based laboratory instruction, and initiatives that empower students to do hands-on

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Sameer Hamoush, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

full of lessons and engineering applications.Above all, every university has a power plant and workers who are full of experience and readyto share their experience with students with enthusiasm and dedication. The power plant is ademonstration laboratory that can be used to teach many engineering programs including heattransfer, thermodynamics, machinery, water treatment and water quality, materials, structure,combustion, and, more importantly, all these are undergone under dynamic conditions.Managing this mentorship was difficult, due to the time constraints and the corona pandemic.One of the advantages is the proximity of the early college to the engineering building. Research,education, and outreach are involved in this mentoring at

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2003 GSW

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Jeanne M. Gerlach; Bill D. Carroll

Collaborating to Build a Teaching Certification in Engineering Jeanne M. Gerlach, Ph.D. Dean, School of Education The University of Texas at Arlington Bill D. Carroll, Ph.D., P.E. Dean, College of Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington AbstractThis paper contains an overview of efforts in Texas to develop grades 8-through-12 teachercertification in engineering. The need and justification for this certification is provided alongwith the process for developing certification standards

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Charles Patrick Jr, Texas A&M University; Pauline Wade, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University

Paper ID #35518Creating a Supportive Space for Teaching-Focused Faculty to Write Abouttheir TeachingDr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Texas A&M University Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for over 13

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University

world. Here we describe a course that creates a platformfor using software as an innovative teaching strategy to facilitate active learning andcollaborative innovation, highlighting real-world connectivity between the classroom,workplace, laboratory, and the infrastructure systems that engineers seek to analyze and design.This course addresses challenges in linking the classroom and real-world application byengaging with students through innovative teaching activities that foster understanding,application, and creativity while also providing a safe environment for mistakes and opendiscussion.This course leverages projects for transfer of knowledge. Previous studies have shown thebenefits of project-based courses to CEE education; helping to

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Perspectives on Engineering Education During COVID-19

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh

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New Engineering Educators

received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 2009, and his M.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics in 2012, both from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. In 2019, he received a Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the University of Pittsburgh, in developing optical fiber sensors for monitoring harsh environments. Since 2019, he has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the same department of the same school. Zaghloul is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards, and since 2016 he has been appointed to the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Shamim Mirza, California State University at Long Beach

students to get proper education. E-learning can be achieved in three modes: (1) virtual face-to-face, i.e., synchronous, (2) lecturesare recorded and uploaded for the students, i.e., asynchronous, and (3) hybrid which combinesboth face-to-face and synchronous/asynchronous learning. However, teaching an engineeringlaboratory class is not suitable in the first two modes as laboratory classes are designed to givehands-on experience to the students. Hybrid method which includes hands-on experimentalcomponent is more appropriate for the lab classes. However, due to the pandemic, only fewstudents could participate during the face-to-face session while others observed the experiment inthe virtual classroom. Therefore, this added difficulty for majority