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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

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Nicholas A. Baine, Grand Valley State University

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Mathematics

Series1 0.00% 3.85% 16.13% 8.11% 42.59% Figure 1: Six-Year graduation rate vs starting math course for a cohort in 2009. The titles of the courses listed are MTH 097 Elementary Algebra, MTH 110 Algebra, MTH 122 College Algebra, MTH 123 Trigonometry, MTH 201 Calculus I 6 Year Graduation Rate vs. Starting Math (Older Cohorts) 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% MTH 097 MTH 110 MTH 122 MTH 123 MTH 201 Series1 1.85% 7.85% 23.70% 21.39% 27.46% Figure 2: Six-Year graduation

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Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

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Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

negatively affected by the introduction of the SMARTmethod, with both groups earning slightly higher grades than their male, non-underrepresentedpeers. However, female students who also were a member of an underrepresented racial orethnic minority did earn statistically lower grades than their peers. Though from a very smallgroup of students (n = 14), this result demonstrates a need for additional research andinterventions.BackgroundThe SMART pedagogical method was developed at Michigan State University in 2016 [1]. Theacronym SMART stands for Supported Mastery Assessment using Repeated Testing. The goalof the SMART method is to address concerning trends in student understanding and performancein STEM courses, especially those that focus on problem

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; Amy Annette Rogers; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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Pre-College Engineering Education

” and 53% reported that it made them feel more confident intheir decision to major in engineering. Importantly, almost all respondents who did not report a positiveeffect from their dual credit introduction to engineering course felt neutral about the experience.1. IntroductionPre college engineering programs are on the rise. With the addition of an engineering strand in the2014 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), high school students are learning more about the workengineers do. Students learn about engineering methods and principles as they use math and science tosolve real world problems; and all this before they attend college [1]. The NGSS national standards guidethe development of state standards and in turn determine how PreK-12

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

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Elizabeth Rose Pollack, Michigan State University ; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

solutions. As discussed in Felder et al., there is not a singularstyle of engineer -- some people in the field enjoy practical, detail-oriented tasks while others prefer morecreative theoretical projects [1]. The engineering methods used vary between individuals due to the diversityof humanity. No two people are the same, because everyone comes from a different background, withdifferent ways of interacting with the world. Engineers cannot be defined as a singular, uniform character,rather they create a spectrum of diversity throughout the field. This diversity enables the field to balance thecreativity and analytical skills which are necessary for successful engineering.In a similar manner, students come from diverse backgrounds. Each student has

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

between high school and college, often in a career or in the military.The course summaries for the four courses in question are shown below in Figures 1-4.Figure 1. MECH 310 Course DescriptionFigure 2. MECH 311 Course Description © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Annual Conference and ExpositionFigure 3. MECH 340 Course DescriptionFigure 4. MECH 415 Course DescriptionImportantly, the authors all kept the number of homework problems assigned over the entiresemester very nearly the same, regardless of homework frequency. Weekly homeworkassignments would have three or four problems each, while daily homework assignments wouldonly have one. This results in roughly the same

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

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Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

positively (directionally), but problematically(experiencing anxiety), impacts performance for women in science, mathematics, and STEMoverall. We discuss these findings in relation to the STEM “gender filter” further.IntroductionTest anxiety can be described as "students’ worry and concern over taking exams” [1, pp. 119],and is “assumed to be an indication of the strength of the motive to avoid failure” [2, pp. 975]When given an exam, some students experience a great deal of test anxiety. However, examsremain a primary way by which students are assessed and graded in engineering. A recent studyof five institutions indicated that women, marginalized racial/ethnic students, and first-generationcollege students perform worse in lecture-based STEM

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

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Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Mechanical Engineering

enter with only the basiccourses in statics, materials, and strengths. Suddenly, students must learn in one semester how todesign a complex engineering solution which may involve load determination, componentdesign, power transmission, shafts, gears, bearings, couplers, fatigue, etc. The apt description forsuch a combination is machine and quite often it is known as Machine Design. For the textbook,the instructor utilizes the tenth edition of Shigley’s [1]. With four units, the course model consistsof both lectures and activities. There are three one-hour lectures and one two-hour activity everyweek. While the lectures are traditional in nature, the activity time present a special opportunityto support the course curriculum and enhance the

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New Developments in ECE

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Alan Johnston, Villanova University; Edward Stephen Char Jr.

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #29234Electrical and Computer Engineering CourseDr. Alan Johnston, Villanova University Associate Teaching Professor at Villanova University, and Vice President for Educational Relations, AM- SATProf. Edward Stephen Char Jr. BS EE Villanova University 1996 MS EE Villanova University 1998 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The CubeSat Mini Project: Experiences with an Introductory Freshman Electrical and Computer Engineering CourseI. IntroductionCubeSats are a type of nanosatellites that have become very popular in recent years ineducational settings [1

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University; Steven Y. Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen Jernquist, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

effective in the delivery of theirinstruction. Extensions which propose the investigation of engineering writing style among non-academic practitioners and students are included.Introduction:The importance for engineering, engineering technology, and science majors was discussed in an earlierwork [1], and will be reviewed very briefly here for convenience and completeness.Arguably the most important governing document for technical program curricula, ABET’s accreditationcriteria regard effective communication and awareness of audience to be essential disciplinaryknowledge, as reflected in the outcomes for applied science, engineering technology, and engineeringprograms:· an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences [2

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Logan Porter, Texas A&M University; Nripendra Sarker, Texas A&M University; Mike Willey, Texas A&M University

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Computers in Education

projects in our program.Throughout the academic year of Fall 2019 and Spring 2020, an MSP432 MCU has been usedand taught in three different courses throughout the embedded system integration track in theESET program from sophomore to junior/senior undergraduate students [1]. In this paper, thedetails of the courses in the embedded system integration track and transitional progress andstudents’ learning progress throughout the embedded system course curriculumII. Embedded System Integration TrackThe ETID department offers an Embedded System Integration minor. Students learn aboutembedded system hardware and software development and how these systems are used inproducts and electronics. This minor requires five courses of 18 hours and is open to

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Instructional technologies - Simulations, VR, Remote Education

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Md Fashiar Rahman, University of Texas at El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Ivan Arturo Renteria-Marquez, University of Texas at El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Amit J Lopes, University of Texas at El Paso; Jeevarathinam Senthilkumar

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Manufacturing

stochastic. Moreover, the manufacturing system isinterconnected among its different subsystems and components, which cannot be described onlythrough the theoretical explanation. Here, computer simulation can be integrated to design andvisualize the stochastic and complex system. This paper uses the advantage of simulation todescribe a series classroom activity using SIMIO software, which are deployed in industrialsystems simulation course in the University of Texas at El Paso. Besides, the authors show a nobleapproach to demonstrate the simulation using the virtual reality (VR) technology in Unityplatform. Integration of these simulation based classroom activities provide three-fold benefit tostudents’ learning process; (1) it provides an effective

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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Ryan Barlow, Utah State University; Max L. Longhurst, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

determines if the professional learning experience helped theteachers to better implement the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the SEEd Standardsin their own STEM classes.IntroductionIn June 2019, the Utah State Board of Education approved the new Utah Science withEngineering Education (SEEd) Standards [1], which came as a result of the Next GenerationScience Standards (NGSS) and the Framework for K-12 Science Education [2]. These standardsinclude the expectation that K-12 science teachers in the state of Utah incorporate engineeringinto their science classes. Studies show that many teachers have struggled to accomplish this [3][4] [5]. There are several possible reasons for these struggles. The results of one study show thatmany science

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Ethical and Global Concerns

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Ellen Lynch, Australian National University; Jeremy Ingle Smith, Australian National University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

disasterassessments of infrastructure, establishing emergency relief camps including temporary shelter,energy and water, developing appropriate technologies, and providing sustainable and reliableaccess to improved health, economic opportunity and security [1]–[3]. Such efforts currentlyalign with internationally recognised frameworks including the Sphere Handbook, Charter andStandards, for short-term humanitarian response [4], the Sendai Framework, for disasterpreparedness [5], and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),focusing on long-term development [6].This dedicated role for engineering began to be documented in the 1970’s, through work such asSmall is Beautiful [7], which captured concepts such as appropriate technology, and the

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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Jessica L. Murphy Ph.D., Jackson State University; Dawn Bishop McLin, jackson state university

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

82Mississippi counties are "designated natural disaster areas". How can Mississippians better prepare andrespond to current and forth-coming disasters and further mitigate the loss of life and property? How canunderserved populations gain access to needed disaster preparedness information, preparedness training,and resources? Table 1: Examples of Mississippi Underserved Populations (571,000 MS below poverty) (from U.S. News and World Report, 2018 and 2019 citations from John Mutter, author of "The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer.”) Disaster Type Impact Natural Disasters (various) May not have cellphones, broadband or regular use of

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Anna Tanguma- Gallegos, Arizona State University; Emery DeWitt, Florence-Darlington Technical College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

for developing competitive ATE proposals to NSF to preparetechnicians in advanced technologies that drive the American economy.Introduction/BackgroundThis paper is the second in a series of annual papers about the role 2-year Hispanic ServingInstitutions (HSIs) have in educating technicians from underrepresented groups and how theNational Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored HSI Advanced Technological Education (ATE)Hub program supports faculty at HSIs in improving Hispanic/Latinx student success. Last year’spaper [1] described the research need, provided a project overview, included baseline and initialdata, and discussed early lessons learned and their implications for future research. This paperdescribes continued fostering of the HSI ATE

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Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

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Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University at West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

important part of this process is empathy. Byempathizing with their users, engineers design innovative solutions that focus on their needs,discover new product applications, avoid potential future mistakes, and save money andresources. Although the benefits are clear, research shows that engineering students become lessempathetic over the course of their studies [1]. According to a longitudinal study conducted byErin Cech from Rice University, engineering students rated the importance of matters that showcompassion, such as wanting to improve society, being active in their communities, and helpingthose in need, lower after they completed their studies [1]. According to Cech, “If students arenot prepared to think through issues of public welfare

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

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Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Karin Brown, University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Tami Brass, University of St. Thomas and St. Paul Academy and Summit School; Rebecca Ann Leininger, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

learners of all ages. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Empathy, Engineering and Girls (Fundamental)Women’s participation in engineering remains consistently underrepresented. Mechanicalengineering, the discipline with the highest percentage of engineering graduates, hasapproximately 25,000 graduates per year, with only 10.9% women in the discipline; civilengineering and electrical engineering, which tally the second and third highest numbers ofengineering bachelors degrees, with approximately 12,500 graduates per year each, has 14.8%and 9.4% of all employment apportioned to women [1] [2]. The need for establishing a criticalmass of women and the need to evolve engineering

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First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

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Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Methods, Tools, &Practice I (ENGR 110), is structurally analogous to the previous introductory course and isprimarily focused on introduction to and practice with fundamental engineering skills. The secondcomponent, Engineering Methods, Tools, and Practice II (ENGR 111), is primarily focused onapplication and integration of the skills developed in ENGR 110. There are a variety of skillstaught in ENGR 111, including 3D design, programming, teamwork, and critical thinking.Potentially one of the most unique features of ENGR 111 is that the course is conducted in amakerspace; more specifically, a 15,000 ft2 makerspace called the Engineering Garage (EG).Typically, makerspaces are used to offer training in new skills and/or knowledge [1

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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Miles Skinner; Sven Anders, University of Alberta; Pierre Mertiny, University of Alberta

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the Paris Agreement within the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) [1] agreeing to, among other things,reduce global GHG emissions and begin transitioning to renewable energy production. Thismassive undertaking requires a significant paradigm shift in technologies, economics, and socio-politics. As industrial and technological leaders, engineers will be at the forefront of thistransition thus requiring a holistic approach to the energy transition problem. This approach toeducation is herein termed the E3-systems approach referring to the need for engineering studentsto understand systems in the domains of energy engineering, ecological sciences, and socio-economics.Germany’s “Energiewende” provides an interesting

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ET Pedagogy I

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Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology

outdoortemperature was cool and adequate, opening balcony doors or windows while keeping the system on, etc.Daily energy consumed for each case was collected using the electrical company’s database who collectsand stores all data using smart meters for the investigated apartment.It was seen that increasing the indoor set temperature by 1-5° F for couple hours in the afternoon or atnight can save up to $80 per month or even more if combined cases were adopted. The results presentedin this study depend on the circumstances of the house where the data was collected and it may notreplicate the same/exact results if applied to other apartments/houses.The project helps the students meet the course learning outcomes in addition to ABET learning outcomesfor MET

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Mary Anna LaFratta, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University; Lane Graves Perry III, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Community Engagement Division

the other hand, were excited to learn somenew skills. If we were to do it again, we would strive to make the project challenging for allstudents and arrange the class time to best fit the project.IntroductionIncorporating service-learning into a single course is already challenging given the logistics andinteraction with the service partners. Incorporating a common service-learning project into twocourses in two drastically different disciplines (engineering and art) is an even more challengingtask, as reported in this paper. As Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh and William C. Oakes reported, it isa fine art to balance student learning and community relations in software-based service-learning[1], and our service-learning project involves coding in an

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Julee Farley, Montgomery County Public Schools and Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

spanningusing a range of criteria (see Table 1). ​They used this meta-analysis to generate an understandingof what boundary spanners are and how they are relevant to the field of engineering. We use​ thisframework to better understand the benefits and challenges of the liaison role being pioneered inour center for STEM outreach and engagement.Table 1. Four key areas of boundary spanning (Jesiek et al., 2018) Types of Boundaries Definitions and Roles of Activities of Boundary Competencies of Boundary Spanners Spanners Boundary Spanners organizational linking pin information and no formal categories, but

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Community Engagement Division

. It is here that studentssometimes lose focus and cannot see that they are still headed to the career or specialization thatsparked their interest. They forget why they chose engineering in the first place, and so retentioncan be a challenge. This paper will present a course that not only addresses this issue, but alsoincorporates project-based learning and community involvement to enrich the educationexperience.BackgroundInarguably, engineering is a challenging curriculum. STEM fields have a completion rateranging from 21-54% as opposed to business at 63-71% [1]. In addition to academic challenges,notably in math [2], students need motivation and perseverance. Motivation in particular can behighly effective, and it was shown that getting

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE, The Citadel - Civil & Environmental Engineering; Rebekah D Burke, The Citadel

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Community Engagement Division

experience[1]. It is not possible to understand the processes of service learning without considering Kolb’sexperiential learning model [2, 3]. Kolb used the term “experiential learning” to describe hisperspective on learning in order to link his ideas to their roots in the works of [4, 5, 6] and toemphasize the central role that experience plays in the learning process. Within Kolb’sexperiential learning theory [2, 3], learning is described as a four-stage cycle consisting ofconcrete experience (feeling dimension), reflective observation (reflecting dimension), abstractconceptualization (thinking dimension), and active experimentation (doing dimension).In order to develop graduates who possess the knowledge, skills, and teamwork necessary to

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

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M. Loraine Lowder, Kennesaw State University; Christina R Scherrer, Kennesaw State University; Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University; David R Veazie P.E., Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

engineering and mechatronics engineering courses. These are the first courses inour college that met or will meet the service learning definition in our QEP. This paper detailsthe successes and the ‘lessons learned’ through service learning in those classes at KennesawState University, including feedback from the instructors and students. We also explain futureplans for expansion into other engineering courses.Service learning has been shown to enhance personal outcomes, social outcomes, learningoutcomes, career development, and student retention [1]. In engineering specifically, Pierrakoset al. found sophomore students in a service learning experience better learned and were able toapply engineering knowledge, they valued and were challenged by

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Rob Rouse, Southern Methodist University; Juan Torralba, University of Miami; Kathryn Krummeck; DiMitri Higginbotham, Good Shepherd Episcopal School

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Engineering Education, 2020 Engagement in Practice: The SMU Maker Education ProjectIntroductionFor nearly two decades, collections of like-minded individuals have united to createmakerspaces in their communities. Community makerspaces serve as places where people cancongregate, access high-tech tools and materials, share design knowledge, and make unique andpersonally-relevant items [1]. This phenomenon, known as the maker movement, has spread toinstitutions such as universities, libraries, and museums [2], [3]. A number of these institutionshave created makerspaces and launched maker programming with the goal of fostering the skillsand mindsets commonly exhibited by the people participating in the maker movement [4].More recently, K-12

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Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

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Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Mehdi Nassim Benaissa, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Bradley J. Putman, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Lander University

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Civil Engineering

purpose of this paper is to describe all aspects of the Springer 1 course,including course content, teaching methods, faculty resources, and the design and results of aStudent Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) survey to assess students’ learning outcomes.The feedback from the SALG indicated positive attitudes towards course activities and content.Challenges for full scale implementation of the Springer course sequence as a requirement in thetransformed curriculum are also discussed.IntroductionAll ABET accredited civil engineering programs are required to have a “curriculum culminatingin a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course workand incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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Luciana Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiansong Zhang

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Pre-College Engineering Education

research in- terests include team work and collaboration in construction, effective communication in spatial problem solving, and design - field team interaction.Dr. Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University Programs Dr. Yunfeng Chen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Construction Management Technology at Purdue University. She is the founder/director of Construction Animation, Robotics, and Ergonomics (CARE) Lab. Her lab covers research in (1) Building Information Modeling (BIM)/Infrastructure Infor- mation Modeling (IIM); (2) Ergonomics and Human Factors; (3) AR/VR and Game; (4) Automation and AI; (5) Construction and Transportation Safety. She has been awarded one locally funded project from Local Technical

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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Hands On)

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee W. Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Todd Haskell, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering disciplines. Many of these concepts are spatial in nature [1], [2] and likelyrequire well-developed visualization skills to understand. The importance of spatial visualizationskills for STEM majors in general is well-established [3]. A number of targeted trainingapproaches can improve these skills as measured on validated instruments such as the PurdueSpatial Visualizations Test: Rotations (PSVT:R) [1] and can improve grades in introductorycalculus [4]. Targeted spatial training offers potential to increase overall student success inSTEM, but studies have yet to show causality in improvements to retention and degreeattainment [5]. Women generally enter college engineering programs with lower spatial abilities[4], so interventions

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ng, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

healthy and resilient communities [1]. In these four stated grandchallenges, the application of mass balance principles is fundamental to understanding anddeveloping solutions in natural systems. Therefore, we argue that undergraduate environmentalengineering students must be proficient in the use of mass balance principles as is required forother fields of study, such as chemical engineering [2]. The population of students acquiringessential environmental engineering capabilities is eclectic at our institution. Every studentgraduates with a bachelor of science degree regardless of academic major. Therefore, non-engineering majors must take a three-course engineering sequence. There are seven engineeringsequences from which students select with