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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #40991Board 76: Expansion of Peer Tutoring Program to In-Class Sessions in MultipleDisciplinesDr. Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland Dr. Poor teaches many of the integral undergraduate civil engineering courses at University of Portland, including hydraulics, fluids, and environmental engineering. Dr. Poor is a licensed professional engineer with ongoing research in green infrastructure. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Expansion of Peer Tutoring Program to In-Class Sessions in Multiple DisciplinesAbstractPeer tutoring has been used for

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Research Investigations in the Context of Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey James Kado, Florida Polytechnic University; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #42177Examining the Effect of Design Stimuli on Perception of Peer Contribution inDesign TeamsCorey James Kado, Florida Polytechnic University He is a senior-level student at Florida Polytechnic University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Student Research Assistant under Dr. Elisabeth Kames, focusing on Design Neurocognition.Dr. Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University Elisabeth Kames is an Assistant Professor at Florida Polytechnic University. Her focus is on design and manufacturing, including engineering education within the mechanical engineering department. Her research focuses the impact of

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Student-Centered Approaches in Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #43862Building the Engineering Identity of the Lower-Division Engineer: A FormalModel for Informal Peer-to-Peer Mentorship and Student Leadership throughUndergraduate Student-Led Experiential LearningDr. Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz Tela Favaloro is an associate teaching professor for the Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC where she works to establish holistic interdisciplinary programming centered in experiential learning. Her Ph.D is in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in the design and fabrication of laboratory apparatus and techniques for electro-thermal characterization as well as

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esme Eleanor Abbot, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Berwin Lan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Luke Raus, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Bill Fan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Zachary del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

content of ModSim is organized into five highly-scaffolded worksheets,three self-directed projects, and a handful of hands-on activities [21]. The learning in theworksheets is more “directed,” in the sense that students do not choose what to work on and forwhich there are accepted ‘correct’ answers. Most worksheets take the form of MATLABLiveScripts, which are structured as literate programs to serve as both reading and exercise[22]. The worksheets are designed to be completed over a week of instructional time and areintended to introduce the ideas necessary to complete project work, described next.Pedagogy: As Little and Cardenas [1] write, “The pedagogy of the studio is based upon the ideathat students will learn best those things they have

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Penn State University; Maria Mosley; Jennifer Saltsgiver; Jana Bontrager Auman, Penn State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Kellie Scofield; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

seek out resources on campus, especially when itcomes to emotional and mental health [9]. Peer advisors are often the missing link to connectstudents to campus resources, including career and personal counselors [9], [19]. This informaltrust created between students and peer advisors is something faculty and staff cannot replicateand promotes student success [9], [19]. Purdy writes, “The connections forged between the peeradvisors and our advisees are something professional advisors could not achieve. It builds trustwith the advising center that carries throughout the advisee’s academic career and fosters anenvironment where they are willing to keep an open mind to believe that the advisors care aboutthem and truly have their best interest at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Roy B. Clariana, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(40% vs. 39%) and especially like peers in the other group (72%). These findings show thatwriting-to-learn with GIKS with immediate network feedback improves conceptual knowledgeas expected but at the cost of detail.Keywords: Writing to learn, conceptual knowledge, group networks, architectural engineering,quantify written work.Introduction Conceptual understanding of core engineering fundamentals enables engineers to predicthow a system will behave, to determine appropriate solutions for problems, to choose relevantprocesses for design, and to explain how the world around them works [1]. While conceptualunderstanding is key, newly entering college students and even recent graduates commonlymisperceive significant engineering concepts

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mark Pagano; Lorne Arnold; Heather Dillon

ETD 505 Starting from Scratch: Designing an Engineering Ethics Course to Help Meet ABET Outcomes and the University of Washington’s “W” (Writing) Course Designation Mark A. Pagano, Lorne Arnold, and Heather Dillon University of Washington TacomaAbstractOne common experience for almost every engineering and engineering technology educator ishaving the opportunity to assist in preparing your home program for an upcoming ABET visit orfor some other form of internal university program review. This is a common shared experiencefor all of us; however, it is rarer when one

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University ; Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; Vinayak Krishan Joshi, Plaksha University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #41796Assessing the Motivation and Emotion Levels of First-Year Engineering StudentsEnrolled in an Academic Writing CourseDr. Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University Aparajita Jaiswal is an Intercultural Research Specialist with CILMAR, Purdue University. Her research endeavors revolve around exploring strategies for seamlessly integrating intercultural learning into both regular curriculum and study abroad programs. Aparajita actively engages in offering guidance in developing research studies, curriculum enhancements, and assessment methods pertaining to integration and cultivation of intercultural competence. Her

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy N Adkins, North Carolina State University; Naji S Husseini, North Carolina State University; Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

into technical writing instruction.References[1] “Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Caution, Care, andConsideration: Creative Science Depends on It” ACS Nano 2023, 17, 5, 4091–4093. 2023.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c01544[2] Leung TI, de Azevedo Cardoso T, Mavragani A, Eysenbach G. Best Practices for Using AITools as an Author, Peer Reviewer, or Editor. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Aug 31;25:e51584. doi:10.2196/51584. PMID: 37651164; PMCID: PMC10502596.[3] J. Qadir, "Engineering Education in the Era of ChatGPT: Promise and Pitfalls of GenerativeAI for Education," 2023 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Kuwait,Kuwait, 2023, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/EDUCON54358.2023.10125121.[4] A. Adkins, N. S

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Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

students understand the importance ofexploring and using current and emerging tools as part of their lifelong education. The specifictools can vary a lot depending on individual classroom learning goals, resulting in a wide rangeof student-authored tutorials. Some examples from the author’s classes include:  Setting up ChatGPT to help write code in Jupyter notebooks.  Building and deploying your own Shiny App.  Accessing the US census API in Python.  Downloading and installing Seaborn to make more robust figures.Students are tasked with creating in-depth tutorials designed to help their peers learn to use thesoftware tools effectively. Creating successful tutorials requires that student authors bothunderstand the tools and

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Mark Mills, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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

Paper ID #43142Board 115: Examining Engineering Students’ Gender and Racial Effects inCollege Course Team Peer Assessment: A Quantitative Intersectional ApproachMiss Xiaping Li, University of Michigan Xiaping Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include faculty development and change, neurodiverse college student learning experiences and outcomes, international students in engineering, and cognitive sciences. She holds a B.S. in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering and an M.S. in Geological Sciences.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maya Denton, University of Oklahoma; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

,indicating that such an environment contributes to verbal and written communication skills andlearning to facilitate difficult conversations (the three items in communication skills). In apositive peer climate, students might have a greater opportunity to receive feedback on theirpresentations or writing samples from peers, as well as being able to practice toughconversations and receive advice from students further along in their programs. It is unclear why advisor climate was

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Caitlin M. Anderson, Southern Methodist University; Kristen McAlexander, Schreiner University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

were requiredto meet every other week, in person, for approximately one hour. During the first meeting ofeach semester, peer mentors helped their mentees develop SMART goals related to theiracademic, social, and professional development; mentors were encouraged to follow-up withtheir students’ progress throughout the academic year and revise goals as necessary. Additionalareas of support that peer mentors were encouraged to address included resume writing,coursework selection, student organization membership, and on-campus resources. Outside ofthese recommendations, peer mentors were encouraged to foster genuine relationships with theirmentees and offer support as needed. At the end of each mentee meeting, peer mentors wererequired to submit

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #42154Near-Peer Mentors’ Discussions with a Student Avatar Experiencing LogisticalIssues on a First-Year Design TeamDr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is Professor of Science and Engineering Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has integrated engineering into courses for PreK-8 teacher candidates, developed and directed a graduate STEM program for PreK-6 teachers, and partnered with teachers to implement PreK-8 science-integrated engineering learning experiences. She has authored numerous engineering-focused

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; David P O'Neill, Northwestern University; Ken Gentry, Northwestern University; Philippa Eshun, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

, feedback, and assessment of each Extended Abstract occur in three stages. Theinstructional team and research team assess each stage differently. Draft stage Peer Review stage Final stage Students… write an abstract then qualitatively and finally, draft, review peer’s draft incorporate feedback using the co-created into final abstract rubric, submission. The instructional does not assess the gives credit for a and grades the final team… abstract draft, complete peer

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oyinkansola Aladeokin, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Adekemisola Olufunmilayo Asahiah, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University

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Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED)

researchand innovation in STEM disciplines [4]. The workshop provides graduate students withcustomized strategies and guidance to effectively communicate their research findings in scholarlypublications, thereby empowering them to do so.This paper offers comprehensive information regarding the organization, execution, andevaluation of an intensive workshop designed for graduate trainees of a multi-STEM educationalprogram based on the community of practice concept and the social cognitive. A key componentof the workshop was forming a writing accountability group, an innovative strategy wherebytrainees committed to specific manuscript writing goals and provided peer support. It has beenestablished that graduate-specific professional development

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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Diversity

continues the conversation begun in the first meeting and introduces the course’smajor writing assignment, the Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP). Thisassignment requires students to craft a specific plan for their college careers and beyond, a planthat in its final form may be a written paper, a narrated presentation (PowerPoint, etc.), or amultimedia work of some sort. Students also submit multiple drafts and participate in a guidedpeer review of each other’s work. The third engineering-communication class meeting reviewsprevious strategies and guidelines along with some of the common issues arising out of the firstdrafts and peer reviews, after which students have one more week before submitting their finaldrafts. Although the

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Mejía, Northwestern University; Katherine Scharfenberg, Northwestern University; Jill Hardin Wilson, Northwestern University

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

require engineering professors teaching capstone courses to spendconsiderable time evaluating student writing. Varied teaching tools and methods to convey theimportance of communication in professional environments may also be incorporated to enhancestudent learning. Clear communication within an engineering capstone course is important forstudents and engineering instructors.  The work in progress describes an effort to improve communication and assessment of studentlearning in an industrial engineering capstone course. To better assess learning objectives,several changes were made to the curriculum over a four-year period. The changes include thedevelopment of a course guide, updated rubrics, project charter discussions, teamworkassessments

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Britney Russell, University of Connecticut; Antigoni Konstantinou, University of Connecticut; Ayah Abdallah, University of Connecticut; Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

student community in scientific communication. This evidence-based practice paperdescribes the implementation of a unified “Professional Development” (PD) course series tosupport the success of graduate students. This PD program features a course to enhance thestudents' verbal scientific communication skills through a practical, feedback-driven, and peer-reviewed format. A scientific writing course, a course complementary to scientificcommunication, is being developed to help students improve their writing skills. A key objectiveof both these communication courses is to teach graduate students how to use storytelling inspeaking and writing to make their scientific findings clear and engaging for all audiences. It alsoexplains how storytelling can

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Song Wang, University of Hartford; Enrico Obst, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford

better and deeperunderstanding of engineering concepts and practices through realistic projects [10, 11]. Writingexperience also promotes students’ academic engagement, and providing students with formativefeedback on their writing can improve their mindset, belonging, and perseverance in college [12,13]. Effective oral communication can build student’s self-confidence and enhance theirconnections and inclusions with peers and faculties. Creating a supportive learning environmentthrough practices like engagement and providing opportunities for positive interactions amongdiverse peers can further promote students' sense of belonging [14].Research SignificanceWhile industry increasingly values engineers with strong technical skills and

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianna Morganti, Texas A&M University; Angie Dunn, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

. In fact, many of the ideas presented by theassociation are extracurricular in nature, which has been found to be ineffective for reachingengineering graduate students, according to meta-synthesis [1]. While librarians are oftenspecialized in the areas engineering graduate students lack and seek personal mentorship in, theyare often stuck in providing that support by ineffective means. The typical engineering curriculum does not have courses on research methods, few havecourses on research integrity or publication ethics, proposing research, writing, peer reviewing,or how your worldview influences your research [4, 5]. Published engineering literature, in fact,often leaves many of these important aspects of research as assumed [5

Conference Session

Teaching with ML and Generative AI

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby F Hodgkinson, University of Colorado Boulder; Nathan Eric Whittenburg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

customer feedback data on Amazon, categorizing opinions into positive,negative, and neutral sentiments, showcasing its utility in understanding customer perceptions. Inthe context of academic peer reviews, Kim and Calvo [4] introduced a method for summarizingfeedback in academic essay writing, employing sentiment score-based techniques to analyzereviews written by engineering students, highlighting the application of sentiment analysis ineducational settings. Finally, Wang and Wan [5] focused on sentiment analysis of peer reviewtexts for scholarly papers, proposing a multiple instance learning network with an abstract-basedmemory mechanism to predict overall recommendations and identify sentiment polarities in peerreview texts, thereby

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Dawn Hilliard, The Johns Hopkins University; Ryan Hearty, The Johns Hopkins University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

-received, we would like to increase the way we support the students at JHU. We planto expand our website to include more student-facing resources and offer workshops on populartopics. We also want to build a repository with resources for our consultants and offer earlier,more efficient training to build their confidence.E. TCL Strengths From the data collected, we can see that the TCL is popular with both our student clientsand our employees. While many universities employ peer-to-peer models with undergraduatestaff in writing centers to cut costs, a recurring theme in the student surveys and interviews wasthe expertise of the consultants. Students value meeting one-on-one with faculty members orgraduate student consultants who know a lot

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Julie P Martin, University of Georgia

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Student Division (STDT)

direction, but provided a mechanism for each of us todiscuss, vent, and work on solutions collaboratively.Rachel: Similarly, I had co-writing meetings in my early years with peer faculty from outside myunit. These were truly accountability sessions where we could each make progress on ourindividual and collective projects (when applicable). While the focus was writing, these types ofsessions also provided opportunities to discuss institutional challenges and understand how otherorganizations approached the issues.Rachel: While I received strong disciplinary peer support, I was in a new department and did nothave near peer faculty within my own unit (i.e., there were no recently tenured faculty). Thus, itwas immensely valuable that I engaged with

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University

STEM and non-STEM graduate students when they participated in inquiry-based learning, such as peer reviewactivities and case-based learning. Two hundred and twenty-four graduate students from threeuniversities in the USA participated in the study where STEM graduate students were fromengineering and non-STEM graduate students were from Education. Data were collected througha shared metacognition questionnaire online survey. The results revealed that both STEM andnon-STEM students had high perception of metacognition when they participated in the inquiry-based courses. Additionally, while STEM students considered the value of peer feedback toparticipate in the research-based activities, non-STEM students attended to the ideas of othersduring

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Calvin Cuddy; Jessica Deters

Online Resources Supplemental Instruction Peer-assisted Labs Homework HelpStudy Groups Writing Assignments Recitation Course Material Comparison”. Some topics maynot be fully represented, as this review is not intended to be fully comprehensive but rather toprovide an overview of different intervention styles and their effectiveness. Articles wereselected for inclusion based on their relevance to the research question.General FindingsOverall, there are many effective ways to improve student success/outcomes in statics. Throughthis literature review, we found that there is no “perfect” solution, and that students and faculty atdifferent institutions respond differently to different interventions. Therefore, an idealintervention would involve

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Instiutes for Research (AIR); David L Burris, University of Delaware; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

templates and exemplars for different technical writing formats [16-18]; (b) use ofdetailed grading rubrics that are shared with students before writing assignment submission [19];and (c) timely and meaningful feedback, either from instructors [6, 15] or through peer review[20, 21]. Secondly, most undergraduate programs currently follow some version of writingacross the curriculum (WAC) [6, 9, 22-24] where communications skills developed in early-years courses are reinforced through later lab, design, and capstone classes. Ideally, instructionalelements like templates, exemplars, and rubrics are kept consistent throughout WAC courses.Lastly, there is strong evidence to suggest that situated learning activities – that is, instructionand assignments

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Mandeep Singh Basson, University of California, Davis; Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis

01 Cultural adjustment to academia writing styles and academic expectations. understanding of their own cultural identities, biases, and Lack of knowledge and fear of offending cultural norms leads to miscommunication or no assumptions through reflective exercises, fostering increased self- 02 Issues with social integration communication between peers

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Bobby Hodgkinson

-based counterparts. However, our efforts have yielded moresubstantial progress in developing AI tools for course support tasks. These include the automationof lab report grading and the efficient processing and evaluation of peer reviews, areas where AIcan more readily replicate and augment the functions of a traditional teaching assistant.Presented worksSince this work won’t yet be available to the audience and for the sake of completeness, wesummarize our recent paper “AI-based Sentiment Analysis and Grader Enhancements” submittedto the ASEE 2024 national conference. That paper presents a comprehensive study focused on theapplication of AI in the realm of peer feedback and grading assistance in one of our Aerospacelab courses. The overarching

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Momanyi, William Paterson University; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

learners. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Syllabi Indicators of Learning Community Supports in Civil Engineering ClassroomsAbstractLearning communities in formal educational settings act as support systems for students,facilitating increased motivation, student success, and feelings of belonging. Learningcommunities can be compromised by instructional conditions due to institutional, national, orglobal disruptions, leaving students vulnerable to being disconnected from their peers andinstructors. This study explored the impact of a disruption on instructor facilitation of learningcommunities. The research question was: “How does a disruption impact instructor