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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Amber Simpson, Binghamton University

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consecutive Family STEM Saturday events through two localBoys and Girls Club branches after getting an approval from the institutional review board(IRB). Directors in the Boys and Girls Club disseminated the program information to localunderserved families with at least one child in grades 3 - 6. A total of 14 families with 21children participated in these Family STEM Saturday events and received information about thehome engineering design challenge project. Five families with seven children joined theengineering design challenge activities. Preliminary findings from two families or caregiver-child dyads are reported in this paper. Since the pandemic started in the middle of theirparticipation, the kit circulation process changed into a contactless

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

Paper ID #32343Student Internships During Times of Pandemic: A Historical View ofPandemics, Recession and Their Effect on EducationDr. Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University Dr. Rachel Mosier is an Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University, with a background in struc- tural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction. Research interests include the cost of sustainable construction to owners and engineering education.Dr. Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University Dr. Yates joined the Oklahoma State

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Jennifer Velez, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

coordinates EPICS High (Engineering Projects in Community Service) to engage high school and mid- dle school students in human-centered engineering projects in their communities. Through this program, Velez works to build partnerships with school districts, industry, and non-profits to bring STEM program- ming to underserved communities across the state. Before joining ASU, Velez spent seven years as an elementary educator at a STEM focus school. She currently holds a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Studying the Impact of a Residential Program on High School Students

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Ethics Integration in Engineering Design

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Irini Spyridakis, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics

multitude of disciplines can employ this assignment if their disciplines areinvolved in the sustainable design of products and packages. Beyond helping students exploresustainable and ethical concerns surrounding product packaging, this module also helps studentsstart thinking about how to become change agents moving toward a more ethical and sustainablefuture.The module and letter report described here are part of a required 5-credit junior levelcommunication, design, and engineering core course offered in the Department of HumanCentered Design & Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington.The course is offered twice yearly to 40 students maximum per course. The course usesparticipatory learning and project-based

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Workforce Preparation at the Two-year College

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Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS); Cara Tang, Portland Community College; David Gibson, United States Air Force Academy; Lawrence G. Jones, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Casey W. O'Brien, National CyberWatch Center

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Two-Year College

evaluator and is currently on the Executive Committee of ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission. He received his PhD in Computer and Information Science from The Ohio State University.Dr. Lawrence G. Jones, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Dr. Lawrence G. Jones has broad and deep experience in multi-million-dollar project management and software engineering consulting, public speaking, and technical publication. He has over 30 years’ expe- rience in nonprofit leadership involving accreditation of university STEM programs, performing arts, and software engineering and computer science education. He is currently Chair of the Board of EPIC, a new, ”non-stuffy” chamber music program. Dr. Jones

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Caroline Murrie Clevenger P.E.; Rui Zhang, University of Colorado Denver

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

one to four years of workexperience, and 25% to 30% of students do not have any experience. The differences are morestudents in KSU had five to ten years of work experience and only CU Denver students who hadworked for more than ten years. Most of the students do not have any experience in sustainabledesign and construction area at both universities. Just a few students had specific experiences inthe sustainable design area, including working on a LEED project. Table 1: Demographics Data KSU CU Denver Construction Major 94.4% 41.4% Non-Construction Major 6.9% 58.6

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Arna Erega, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

-recorded for verbatim transcriptionlater.Data Analysis Data analysis was initially carried out by the project assessment team to generate a yearlyevaluation report. After reviewing the yearly data set (i.e., survey results, journal entries,observations, and interview transcripts), the assessment team developed a set of open codes toidentify key aspects of meaningful learning experiences as elaborated by all students each year.This paper is based on the complied collection of the five years’ evaluation reports and a furtherretrospective analysis of some thematic findings noted in those reports. The research teamnoticed some converging and diverging points between male and female students throughout theyears and decided to interrogate the

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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Douglas E. Melton, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network; Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University; Mary Murphy

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

have people from very different •That they developed familiarity backgrounds to generate well rounded with common makerspace projects processes and technologies.Q2 - Did EM assist the faculty facilitators with the COVID transition? Was there adifference in the facets of EM that helped with this transition?Each facilitation team tackled the remote transition in different ways. Many innovations indelivery were developed by the teams, and several best practices emerged. The focus on creatingvalue for each of the workshop participants was

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Supporting Biomedical Engineering Students in Holistic Development

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Allison Lukas, Western New England University; Devina Jaiswal, Western New England University

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Biomedical Engineering

work/discussion because its good practice for jobs that require teamwork” shows thatmodule participation helped students to recognize the importance of EM skills, influencing theirfuture endeavors.3.3 Social ImpactConceptualizing future technology and services that create value for society is an importantaspect of the entrepreneurial mindset [13]. Societal and environmental motivation leads tocognitive awareness which is about finding the needs, exploring ideas, and applying availableresources to create a business model. This module was able to connect the students to a socialissue as evidenced by their comments: “relevance to college students, many of my friends eithersmoke or vape so this issue of quitting smoking connected” and “project

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Regina Palero Aleman, University of San Diego; Mireya Becker Roberto; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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Student

in Educa- tion Conference, President of the IEEE Education Society, and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education (ToE) and the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). She and her coauthors received the 2011 Wickenden Award for the best paper in JEE and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Awards for the IEEE ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award.Dr. Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas Laura Gelles is

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #33181On the Development of a Next-Generation Sensor/Actuator Module forAutomation LabsMr. Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program Chair of Pre-Engineering. Since 2015

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 2

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Cole Hatfield Joslyn, University of Texas at El Paso

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Design in Engineering Education

approaches that share these commonvalues.Although HCD has no agreed upon definition, it has broadly been described by the InternationalOrganization for Standardization (ISO) in standard 13407 as: “the active involvement of users for a clear understanding of their behaviour and experiences; the search for an appropriate allocation of functions between people and technology; the organisation of iterations, within a project, of conducting research and generating and evaluating solutions; and the organisation of multidisciplinary teamwork.” (as cited in [23], p. 44)However, that broad description contains many nuanced conceptions of HCD with variousguiding philosophies and underlying assumptions, as well as, the principles

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation; Amy L. Freeland, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Pre-College Engineering Education

national technology education nonprofits including the Computer Science for All and Nation of Makers. Andrew was also the lead author on the Maryland Access Task Force report to Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan. His work has been recognized by Baltimore Business Journal, The Daily Record, Forbes Magazine, Baltimore Sun, Education Week, and K12 Magazine.Ms. Amy L. Freeland, University of Maryland Baltimore County Ms. Freeland’s areas of interest include HCI, Assistive Technology, Inclusive Practices, Everyday Com- puting, Ethical and Legal Practices Pertaining to Computing. In the past, she has worked on projects that include (1) the study of assistive technology as it pertains to individuals with multiple disabilities

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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ShaKayla Moran, Boise State University; Leslie Atkins Elliott, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

emergence of scientific practices, including design, from disciplinary engagement with those ideas. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Tinkering with theoretical objects: Designing theories in scientific inquiry ShaKayla Moran, Leslie Atkins ElliottAbstractThe EDISIn Project (Engineering Design in Scientific Inquiry), taught in an undergraduate teacherpreparation program, is investigating where engineering design opportunities emerge withincontexts of scientific inquiry, with implications for how science teachers might productivelyengage in engineering design in their science

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Design Methodologies 2

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J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, Ohio State University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University; Sherri Youssef, Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education

educators for grades 7-12. Dr. France also helps coordinate the first-year engi- neering experience at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Architectural Engineering, and conducted research in K-12 engineering education and project-based learning.Sherri Youssef, Ohio State University Sherri Youssef is pursuing her Masters of Science degree in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and is involved in the Department of Engineering Education as a Graduate Teaching and Research Associate at The Ohio State University. She completed her Bachelors of Science in Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University as well in May of 2018. American

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University; Paul Gannon, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

OverviewThe overall goal of this three year project is to increase awareness and preparedness of rural andindigenous youth to pursue engineering and engineering-related careers. To reach this goal, weare working with elementary pre and in-service teachers in rural and reservation communities touse ethnographic methods to connect local funds of knowledge with classroom curriculum. Morespecifically, the first phase (current phase) is on training participating teachers, whereas thesecond phase will be on supporting their implementation of the engineering curricula. This paperdescribes the first summer professional development, which focused on two items: (1) trainingelementary teachers and pre-service teachers in ethnographic methods and photo

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ada Barach, Ohio State University; Connor Jenkins, Ohio State University; Serendipity S. Gunawardena, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

AnalysisPrior High School Programming ExperienceThis subsection focuses on student responses to the following question: What has been yourprevious programming or computer science experience(s)? (CS course in high school, CS coursein college, workshop or professional development session, programming utility tools, Java Scriptfor web design, Java Script for projects other than web design, self-taught, other). For thisquestion, there were 1022 prior programming experiences reported by the 672 participants. Thestudent responses are shown in Table 1 and Fig. 1. Table 1: Prior Programming Experience Responses by Type Type of Experience Count % A computer science course at

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Rachel F. Perlman, Stony Brook University; Kimberly Bell, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Graduate Studies

projects with a focus on STEM student success and is a published author. She holds a PhD in Higher Education Leadership.Ms. Rachel F. Perlman, Stony Brook University Rachel is a PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at Stony Brook University. Outside of her research, she is devoted to accessibility in STEM higher education. She has experience working with several diversity and inclusion initiatives at her university, and served as the graduate student assistant for this paper’s virtual orientation program for graduate students.Dr. Kimberly Bell, Stony Brook University Kimberly is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT). She leads

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Aroba Saleem, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

positively affect the university climate, and challengesthat need to be overcome to create a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment. Finally, the survey alsoyielded valuable suggestions from students to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic andsocial environment at the university. The findings from this study also support the idea that students withdifferent ethnic and social identities can have different views and experiences regarding diversity, inclusion,and equity in their campus. I. IntroductionOver the last few decades, the demographic makeup of the United States has changed significantly. Today,the United States is more racially and ethnically diverse than ever before - a trend that is projected tocontinue over

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Computers in Education 5 - Online and Distributed Learning 2

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Tiffanie R. Smith, Lincoln University; Susan Ellen Safford, Lincoln University; Chidera Iguwe; Mofoluwasho Akinlade

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

difficultto navigate through the app and complained about designs and other minor issues. Ultimately, theproject was temporarily halted and a new application is currently being designed and developedwith the same objectives. It will only have a different framework and personnel on theproject.The new path for the project includes switching to React Native for cross-platform mobiledevelopment and a goal to create a functional product for evaluation for final exam review.Thischange also follows best practices in app development as described by Wardynski1 and wouldserve all students with a mobile phone 1 . Future plans would include creating a Professorfunctionality that helps the professor see the efforts made by the students and assign grades basedon

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University; Ehtesham Shareef, New Mexico State University; Rachel Boren, New Mexico State University; Germain Degardin, New Mexico State University; Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University; Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Research (SOAR) Center as Senior Project Specialist evaluating and assessing the impact of educational outreach programs and other education-related projects.Dr. Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University I am a cognitive psychologist with a primary research interest in human memory.Dr. Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University As past Writing Program Administrator and current Interdisciplinary Studies Department Head, I have worked closely with academic departments interested in supporting the writing, communication, and aca- demic abilities of students. For many years, I worked with Integrated Learning Communities for at-risk, entry-level engineering majors, overseeing development and use of a curriculum adapted

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2: VR, AR, and CAD

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Ashayla Williams; Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

, New Zealand, 2016, pp. 571-571.Brandão, J., P. Cunha, José Vasconcelos, V. Carvalho and F. Soares.(2015). An Augmented Reality GameBook for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders,ICELW, New York, NY.Chandramouli, M., & Heffron, J. (2015). A desktop VR-based HCI framework for programming instruction. In 2015 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (pp. 129-134). IEEE.Chandramouli, M., Takahashi, G., & Bertoline, G. R. (2014). Desktop VR centered project based learning in ET courses using a low-cost portable VR system. In Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Southeast

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware

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Women in Engineering

- equality. Her current research includes a qualitative study of corporate diversity management strategies and a series of mixed-methods projects on diversity in the academic workforce.Dr. Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware Robin O. Andreasen (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor of Cognitive Science. She earned her PhD in philosophy and specializes in philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, and in science and policy. A race and gender scholar, Dr. Andreasen is research director and co-PI for UD’s ADVANCE-IT grant.Dr. Heather Doty, University of Delaware Heather Doty is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). Dr. Doty teaches undergraduate

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International Division Technical Session 2

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bianey Cristina Ruiz Ulloa, National University of Tachira; Francisco Gamboa, Universidad del Táchira; Johnny C. Woods Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; MiguelAndres Andres Guerra P.E., Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; Karen Dinora Martinez Soto; Reema Helen Azar, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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International

College of Science and Engineering at Uni- versidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from USFQ, an M.Sc. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Iowa State University as a Fulbright Scholar, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech in Engi- neering Education and Future Professoriate. MiguelAndr´es’s research includes sustainable infrastructure design and planning, smart and resilient cities, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global humanitarian, environmental, and social justice challenges. For him, social justice

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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Bekir Mugayitoglu, University of Wyoming ; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Continuing Professional Development

content developer of immersive video games for computational thinking, robotics, and STEM-based investigations. Dr. Mugayitoglu has also taught programming languages such as Python, Alice, Scratch, and ROBOTC at the undergraduate level. While working for Robomatter, Inc., an educational robotics company, he developed STEM educational solutions that emphasized computa- tional thinking and age-appropriate programming skills, and conducted professional learning for educators online and face-to-face on how to value and integrate computational thinking practices into classrooms. He is currently a postdoctoral research associate and the project leader of a cybersecurity micro-credential at the University of Wyoming. Dr

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College ; Susan Herring, Bucks County Community College; Tracy Timby, Bucks County Community College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

and laboratory curricula including online course platforms, and integrated technologies. She has been involved in both private and government grants as author and project director, and is currently PI of an NSF ATE grant, ”Increasing the Number of Engineering Technicians in Southeastern Pennsylvania.” A major goal of this collaborative effort with Drexel University is to connect for-credit, occupational technician education to workforce development certification programs. She was the faculty advisor to two student teams that made the final round of the NSF AACC Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) in 2016 and 2017. She and her students have been involved in STEM related outreach to local community groups

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First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Universidad Andres Bello; Esmeralda Campos, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Mexican chapter of the American Association of Physics Teachers in 2018. She has participated in projects with a common interest in gender studies in STEM education.Prof. Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey Carlos Martinez-Torteya is the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs at the School of Engineer- ing and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey, where he teaches undergraduate Physics ranging from freshmen courses to upper-level electives in Particle Physics and General Relativity. Carlos holds a B.Sc. in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey, and a M.A. in Physics from SUNY Stony Brook, where he focused in Theoretical Particle Physics. Currently, his research interests are in

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Supporting Biomedical Engineering Students in Holistic Development

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Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Nozomi Nishimura, Cornell University; Isaac Smith, Brigham Young University; David M. Small, Cornell University

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Biomedical Engineering

almost evenly split between White and Asian students. In addition to race, theREU group had more students with both parents with lower education levels and at lower socio-economic standing. Even with this increase in diversity, 50% of the students in the REU programhad a moderate amount (six months to two years) of previous research experience. Approximatelyhalf of the students in each cohort reported having previous ethics training.Research DesignA major part of the project was developing an ethical survey tool specific to biomedicalengineering. First, we developed survey materials to measure respondents’ situational ethics bycreating five short scenarios, each of which presents an ethical situation relevant to biomedicalengineering research

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Mechanics & Mechanics Related

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Brian Lani, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Campus; Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Mechanical Engineering

2019Hoover [1] reported that there was a 20% enrollment drop since 2010 at state-owned universitiesin PA and forecasts another 15% drop to come. With a declining number of high schoolgraduates entering the system, the School of Engineering has made student retention a priority.Justification for RecitationIn order to effectively engage engineering students, improve passing rates, and increase retentionin their programs, universities have looked to innovative teaching pedagogies. Active learning[2], increased class time [3], recitation [4], project-based learning [5], and peer tutoring [6] arejust a few of the methods chosen to enhance traditional lecture-based courses. However, studiesfor some of these methods point to mixed results when integrated

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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Esmeralda Campos, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

committee of the annual meeting of the Mexican chapter of the American Association of Physics Teachers in 2018. She has participated in projects with a common interest in gender studies in STEM education.Prof. Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Carlos Martinez-Torteya is the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs at the School of Engineer- ing and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey, where he teaches undergraduate Physics ranging from freshmen courses to upper-level electives in Particle Physics and General Relativity. Carlos holds a B.Sc. in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey, and a M.A. in Physics from SUNY Stony Brook, where he focused in Theoretical Particle