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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allen J. Antoine Jr, Rice University Office of STEM Engagement; Carrie A. Obenland, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christopher Barr, Office of Research, Rice University; Matthew Cushing, Rice University; Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University

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and Innovative Design in Engineering Academy, or iRIDE for short. Before joining Rice STEM, I taught middle and high school mathematics for 9 years.Dr. Christopher Barr, Office of Research, Rice University Rice University Office of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs led by Dr. Barr is the Direc- tor of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs at Rice University. He has been an evaluator and psychometric expert on several federally funded projects in education, natural science, and engineering. His focus is to conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative measurement and program evaluation utiliz- ing validated assessment tools with published psychometric properties, qualitative rubrics with reliable

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kairys Grasty, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Shivani Sakri, Arizona State University; Amanda C. Arnold, Idaho State University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Ashley K. Randall, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University

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thing that flipped the switch. It was really more just having an outlet.” Increased April (CTD): “It helped me identify how much damage my Self-awareness negative self-talk was doing, but then it also helped me separate what I was projecting onto others. My advisors never told me that I was not good enough or that the quality of my work was subpar… Yet, I put those ideas in my head that, ‘Oh, they don't really think that I can do this’.” Skill Building Flora (CTC): [In response to emotional challenges] “[My

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Arielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Minorities in Engineering

Q15h. I received useful feedback on course assignments. -0.01 0.04 -0.15 .883 Q15i. My instructors connect class topics to my future career. 0.24 0.05 4.15 .000 Q15j. I could ask my instructors for help if I did not understand course-related material. 0.00 0.06 0.03 .978 Q3a. I see connections between my hobbies and what I am learning in my engineering coursework (e.g., design projects, homework, exams, presentations). 0.10 0.03 2.75 .006 Q3d. I draw on my previous experiences at home when little instruction is given on how to solve an engineering task

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TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Corey T. Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (CoE)

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

practices within technological literacy.Game-Based Learning in Engineering EducationIn the realm of education, games have been gaining prominence as a medium for supportingstudents’ development and growth [9], [10]. Games can act as powerful learning tools that offerseveral benefits for learning including: developing professional identities [9], [32], providing asimulated project environment and context for learning professional skills and practices [9], [33]–[35], providing immediate and continuous feedback [7], [17], and inspiring new interests andenhancing motivations [10], [36], [37]. Much of the research in this area focuses on gamesdeveloped specifically for learning or educational contexts, often called serious games [38],although some work

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kate Caroline Batson, University of Georgia

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Graduate Studies

.(2011, para. 3) concisely argue: technical writing is usually not the same as scholarly writing, and scholarly writing is required in most research-based writing projects, such as theses and directed projects. As opposed to being concise, to the point, or having the data speak for themselves, scholarly writing relies on analysis, synthesis, and logical construction of a proposition with appropriate support. Technical writing is generally designed primarily to transmit specific information, while scholarly writing is designed to underpin the creation of new knowledge.Thus, the way in which technical communication programs approach teaching writing—along with debates on whether or not technical writing

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

participation in non-engineering clubs orhumanitarian engineering projects to be significantly associated with students’ interdisciplinaryskill development. The researchers suggested the benefits of students interacting with students innon-engineering majors through these activities.Typologies of involvement. Student typologies provide an additional approach to investigatingthe distinct effects of involvement for different students [29], [67]–[71]. These approachesconsider student subcultures by classifying students according to common characteristics,including types of involvement [72]. Researchers have further linked student typologies todifferences in self-reported development [70]. Contradicting some previously discussed findings,these studies have

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

since 2008, and he also acts as the Project Director for the NSF Bridge Program in his department. In the past he served as the Graduate Director and as the Undergraduate Director in his department, and he directed the NSF-LSAMP program on his campus during 2009-2014 and also directed the NSF-LSAMP Bridge-to-Doctorate pro- gram on his campus during 2010-2013.Dr. Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College Dr. Yolanda Parker’s education includes earning a Bachelor of Science from Texas A and M University in Applied Mathematical Sciences, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) and a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Illinois State University. She has held a university faculty

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects through- out the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, non- verbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Toward Continuous Improvement of the

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CoNECD Session : Day 4 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Cindy Greenwood, University of Maryland, Baltimore County ; Erica L D'Eramo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Katherine Bell O'Keefe

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

andmentors to share their experiences, achievements, and advice. Because this is anovernight event, participants are hosted by current freshmen who living on the CWITLiving Learning Community, which allows the participants to get the true collegeexperience while also meeting our current students.The Cyber 101 ProgramTarget Audience: high school senior and junior girls interested in learning the basics ofcybersecurityApplication and Selection Process: We promote the program through direct emails tojunior and senior high school girls via lists obtained from the UMBC UndergraduateAdmissions office and emails to teachers via contacts of ours who forward themessages to Project Lead the Way (engineering) and computer science teachers intheir networks. In

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CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 3 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

College of Engineering Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and learning ex- periences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem-solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomed- ical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University. American

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Diversity Research - Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, Diversity Research

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Don Nix, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas ; Michele Cleary, Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas

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, TeachStudents How to Learn [59]. Because the course was taught during a shorter summer session, timewas insufficient for students to conduct a full research project of their own. Instead, studentsworked to develop a research proposal. They chose a topic, conducted a literature review aroundthe importance of the work and any previous related work published, proposed methods to conductthe research, and listed expected results. This research proposal was presented as both a courseresearch paper submitted in hard copy and as a PowerPoint presentation. Students presented totheir class peers, while engineering faulty members were invited to the presentations to provide acritique of the students’ ideas.At the end of the course, students were surveyed again

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Changing the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies. Matusovich

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

) childhood adversity, b) a refusal to quit,and c) prior academic success, which ultimately led to their collegiate achievements.IntroductionEmployment opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fieldsare projected to continue growing, at a rate that demands one million more United States STEMprofessionals by 2022.1 Having a stable and sufficient supply of STEM workers is necessary forU.S. global competitiveness and national security. As the demand for STEM workers grows, theU.S. population is experiencing increased growth among historically underrepresented racial andethnic minorities (URMs), including Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans. Providing equitableeducational and occupational opportunities to an increasingly

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Innovations in Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

Engineering , he earned a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a concentration in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing (ISE) at Unniversity of Texas in 2016. His research is focused on undersanding Complex Technical and Socio-Technical Systems from an Infromation Theortic approach. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Additive Manufactur- ing and Green Energy Manufacturing. His research interests are in Systems Engineering & Architecture, Complex systems, Systems testing and Application of Entropy to Complex Systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017ENHANCING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Architectural Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheena Nastasia Marston, The Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michael Parke, The Ohio State University; Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio State University; Lisa Elanna Burris, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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has worked in the areas of construction of infrastructures and buildings, failure assessment of buildings and bridges, construction accident investigations, forensic engineering, ancient buildings, ancient bridges, and the ancient history of science and engineering for over 40 years. The tools he uses include fault tree analysis, fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.Dr. Michael Parke, The Ohio State University Dr. Parke has over twenty years experience in satellite based earth science research. He has been teaching first year engineering for the past eighteen years, with emphasis on computer aided design, computer programming, and project design and documentation.Ms. Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio

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ERM Technical Session 10: Understanding Student Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Stephen Secules, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

ask a very in-depth question that shows not only do they have the grasp of the knowledge, but they are very far ahead. Um, also there's certain attitudes that Ithink a lot of people put on-- like-- it's the way they sit-- there are certain people in the class who are leaning forward with their pencil and looking at their board, cause they want to know everything that's going on, they're hanging on the professor's every word; and there are certain students who are kind of laid back and will just call shots.”If engineering classes become spaces to project smartness, it creates conditions for students toreceive a message about a lack of smartness in themselves or to deliver such a message to others.Another student from

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, San Jose State University; John R. Haughery, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

hour in the classroom,engineering courses require an estimated 4 hours. Although the systems in place that run manyengineering colleges around the country work fairly well for the traditional engineering student –the teenager who shows up on campus ready to dedicate the next four years of their lives toschool, a chunk of undergraduates in commuter schools, such as SJSU, do not fit this profile.These students are juggling classes and a job or family or both. Most of our education system isnot built to cater to their needs, and its results are extremely wasteful. This paper presents initial results of a research project on failure rates in the college ofengineering at SJSU, where 40% of our students work more than 10 hours per week while

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Professional Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Jane Kulhanek; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

projects, catastrophic events can occur. Many people can lose their livesand companies can lose significant amounts of money. These events reinforce the importance ofcommunication within engineering.Along with technical skills, students in the engineering discipline are expected to have proficientcommunication skills when entering industry.4 According to a survey of industry representatives,working engineers say they spend over half of their day communicating either throughcollaborating with other employees or discussing opportunities with customers.5 Writing,speaking, and drawing are not simply used for passing information along within engineering;these communication techniques are also used to generate and analyze knowledge.6 For example,a team

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International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashish Agrawal, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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International

. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Research in SEAD Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

previouslyattended the FEMME program reported that grades in mathematics and science had improved,74% reported that the girls’ attitude(s) toward math and science class had become more positive,and 96% reported that she had expressed an interest in further STEM studies since attending theprevious summer.References[1] Sargent, J. F. (2014). The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Recent, Current and Projected Employment, Wages and Unemployment. Congressional Research Service. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43061.pdf[2] Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017). https://www.bls.gov/ accessed August 29, 2017.[3] JerseyCan, (2017). “Preparing the Children of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow, A Window into STEM Education in New Jersey”, The New

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Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer, Texas State University; Sara Garcia Torres M.Ed., Texas State University; Laura Rodríguez Amaya

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Pre-College Engineering Education

PhD program at Texas State University and holds degrees from Texas State University (M.Ed.), and University of Texas at San Antonio (BA).Dr. Laura Rodr´ıguez Amaya, Dr. Laura Rodr´ıguez Amaya serves as research faculty at the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Re- search. In addition she is the Co-I and Assistant Site Director of the NASA Future Aerospace-engineers and Mathematicians Academy project. Her research interests include applications of geospatial technolo- gies in issues of social justice, women in science with a focus on access and equity, and Latin America. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Geography in 2014 from Texas State University c American Society for

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hayaam Osman; Carson Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #27374Examining the Role of Parents in Promoting Computational Thinking in Chil-dren: A Case Study on one Homeschool Family (Fundamental)Ms. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering thinking in

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Jessica Marie Faber, Wartburg College; Luke G. Grzech, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

for the innovation Studio in the Engineering department.Luke G. Grzech, Wartburg College Luke is a Student in the Engineering Science Department at Wartburg College. He is getting his major in Engineering Science and Minors in Mathematics and Leadership. Research interests include recruitment into STEM and diversity in STEM.Prof. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker is the current director for the Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER) which examines innovative and effective engineering education practices as well as classroom technologies that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering

Conference Session

Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily K. Hart, Syracuse University; Alex Vincent Jannini, Syracuse University; Alexander J. Johnson, Syracuse University; Katy Pieri, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

heavily toSTEM students because they were co-organized by the STEM Librarian, ASEE@SU, and theECS-GSO, all graduate students were invited to attend.The first event, Speed Dating the Research Experts, took place on February 1, 2018. It wasdesigned to be the kick-off event for a series of follow-up research roundtables that were smallerand took a deeper dive into specific topics. The Research Speed Dating event, as the nameimplies, followed a speed dating-style format. In order to facilitate the rotation of a large groupover the span of 2 hours, participants were assigned to small groups of around 5 people, witheach group having 7 minutes to meet with an individual from the Libraries who specialized in aspecific topic: starting a research project

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M. Bastiaan, Kettering University; Roger Bastiaan, ENWIN Utilities

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

be interactive. Questions for the students are listedwith a “Q” symbol. Comments or further lines of questioning are marked with bullets. Theinstructor will lead the activity throughout, announcing each step and making sure that all groupshave completed the step before proceeding with the next step. Project, show on a large posterGEEOrganization 2018: Autonomous Vehicles Activity on Event Day 1(a) Example Slide for Interactive Lecture (b) Room Ready for Activity Figure 3: Autonomous Vehicles Activity Setup (a) Pink Group Performing Activity (b) Purple Group Performing Activity

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Robert J. Witt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Robert Rice, University of California - Merced; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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classroom to 1-to 20 in the Small classroom).This would suggest that bringing more TA resources into a Large classroom (i.e., closer to the 1-to-20 ratio) and training TAs to proactively engage in the students’ learning process may be ahigh leverage intervention that significantly impacts closeness.The role of a Friend within the classroom is also important. Closeness to a Friend had thehighest pre-course scores and highest post-course scores almost double the closeness achieved bythe TA. This can take the form of discussion and study partners, project partners and even peermentors. Activity that leverages this peer-to-peer closeness within the classroom can have asubstantial impact on inclusion within the classroom 40. This suggests that peer

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Renata A Revelo , University of Illinois at Chicago; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Stacey D Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

Century [5], they confirmed thatNSBE, along with other ethnic student organizations for African American students, providedmuch-needed cultural enclaves on PWI campuses.Both research teams then came together to compare findings. Shannon joined the project afterthe grounded theory data analysis was already underway. As a result, she was able to view thefindings of both investigations from a new perspective with more clarity than the authors whohad been engaged with data analysis for a long time. She leveraged this perspective to helpsynthesize the findings of both studies, pinpointing and articulating commonalities and distinctdifferences in the results. Shannon produced the majority of the writing of the text based ondiscussions between the two

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Assessment of Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

, &Lee (2006) found that nearly all workplace problems are complex and ill-structured. Studentsoften only encounter complex ill-defined problems at the end of their four year engineeringprogram and enter the workforce without these critical skills requiring more on the job training.3How can we prepare students to solve these ill-defined complex problems that they willencounter as working engineers? The Vanderbilt-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard/MIT (VaNTH)Engineering Research Center attempted to answer this question in a Biomedical Engineeringcontext. The VaNTH project designed a biotransport engineering curriculum to help studentsdevelop innovation and efficiency.4,5,6 Innovation was operationalized as the adaptive ability toperform well in

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer L Sullivan, Rice University; David Daniels, DREAM - Achievement Through Mentorship; Imani O. Butler, Rice University; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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Community Engagement Division

had completed theirundergraduate degrees. Of these former mentors, 25 served as Head Mentors as of spring 2015.These Head Mentors oversee the program at each school, develop design projects, organize anddirect the other mentors, suggest and implement new initiatives in the program, and carry outresearch on the outcomes and effectiveness of the program. The Head Mentors volunteer aparticularly large amount of time over their commitment of at least 3 semesters. An adaptationof Clary and Snyder’s Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) provides a quantitative indication ofmotivations indicating that volunteer Head Mentors are overwhelmingly motivated by the Valuesfunction, related to altruistic and humanitarian concern for others. Qualitative