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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

online instruction to enhance studentengagement, comprehension, and scholarship abilities. The need for such modifications is toovercome two types of challenges: 1) student’s lack of accessibility to academic resources andcampus practices, and 2) retention rates in engineering education (e.g., not the focus of this paper).According to research studies, the effectiveness of conventional practices depends on two majoraspects: 1) classroom environment, and 2) students being able to access campus resources such asstudy spaces, books, outdoor recreation programs, advising programs, computer labs, and internetservices [11], [12], [13], [19].From these conventional practices, though Problem-based learning (PBL) [17], Project-basedlearning [27], [28

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Jose Eric Chavez Jr., University of the Incarnate Word; Alyssa Mabry, University of the Incarnate Word; christian andon, University of the Incarnate Word; Selena R Salas, University of the Incarnate Word; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; James Christopher Collins, University of the Incarnate Word

height of his career, he was the lead for Cyber Warrior training program for the 90th Cyberspace Opera- tions Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio. Dr. Collins teaches cyber security courses at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. His current research activities utilize FPGA developed systems to implement high speed cryptographic and steganographic algorithms for real-time network analysis. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Integrated Multi-Sensor Remote System Design for Real-Time Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Jose Chavez, Alyssa Mabry

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Tori Nichole Gardner, Department of Engineering at St. Mary's University; Ozgur Aktunc, St. Mary's University

San Antonio through summer programs for middle and high school students. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session 2022Integrating Usability into the Agile Software Development Life Cycle Using User Experience Practices Tori N. Gardner and Ozgur Aktunc Department of Engineering St. Mary’s University One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX, 78228

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M Hines, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Fellow and received the Al Dye award for co-editing the special issue, Group Work with African Americans Children and Adolescents published in the Journal for Specialist in Group Work. Dr. Hines received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park in Counselor Education with a concentration in Urban School Counseling. Finally, he has worked as a counselor in various K-12 settings and for the Ronald E McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University - Kingsville

used in our chemical engineering program for instruction of thenon-technical traits of leadership and ethics at both the undergraduate and graduate level, make acase for this instructional effectiveness in our program at our majority Hispanic populationuniversity, and to invite feedback on this approach for our Hispanic majority university. Instruction in LeadershipAt TAMUK, aspects of leadership and ethics are explored in both the undergraduate and graduatelevel programs. Table 1 presents a tabular overview of where and how these traits are presentedin courses in our programs. Since these facets of engineering professional growth are not typicalquantitative math or engineering topics that constitute the

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Xishuang Dong, Prairie View A&M University; Xavier Alexander Dukes; Joshua Littleton, Prairie View A&M University; Tri'Heem Neville; Christopher Rollerson; Arthur L Quinney

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these applications, where object detection is an imperative task in this field that is to recognizecategories of objects and label their locations. This paper presents a senior design project that implemented object detection on Raspberry Pi byrunning deep learning models, where the edge devices include Raspberry Pi 3 and 4, Model B+ (Plus)Complete Starter Kit1 and a web camera. It consists of three steps: 1) hardware configuration: it is toconfigure the Raspberry Pi and mount the web-camera on the Raspberry Pi; 2) software installation:it is to install necessary software such as TensorFlow and OpenCV; 3) deploying mobile deep learningmodels on Raspberry Pi to run object detection. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness ofthis

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MERLYN XAVIER PULIKKATHARA, Physics Department, Prairie View A&M University; Kelvin K. Kirby, Prairie View A&M University; Richard T. Wilkins, Prairie View A&M University

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NASA, NSF, Department of Education, and Central Intelligence Agency. Current research interests include First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE), Engineering Education, and Artificial Intelligence Assisted Learning.Prof. Richard T. Wilkins, Prairie View A&M University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Online Nuclear Power Summer Institute and Day of Science: A two-pronged approach to increasing girls and under-represented minorities towards STEM

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Olubunmi Gregory Adekanmbi, Prairie View A&M University

library, Python may achieve both high productivity andhigh performance in physical simulations.KeywordsPhysical simulation, Python, Parallel computing, Performance. 1. IntroductionPython as a high-level programming language, it has become the most popular programming languagesince 2018 according to the PYPL Index. Python has been widely used in data science, machinelearning, Web development, and other software development due to its high productivity. However,Python has not been widely accepted by the scientific computing community, especially for large scalescientific simulation and modeling. The main reason is that Python does not provide high performanceto allow researchers to fully utilize the sophisticated resources in supercomputers. In

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Bernice Hoedzoade, Prairie View A&M University

Paper ID #35849Performance Evaluation of Spectrum Sensing Implementation using EnergyDetection MethodMs. Bernice Hoedzoade, Prairie View A&M University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Performance Evaluation of Spectrum Sensing Implementation Using Energy Detection Method Bernice Hoedzoade Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Shan Jiang, Iowa State University; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Qing Li, Iowa State University; Rebecca Mort, Iowa State University

Critical Thinking, Project & Time Management, andStatistics Analysis (Figure 1). A significant finding was that Project & Time Management(PTM) was rated among the highest in both categories. Students were not mistaken. Majorcompanies such as GE, DuPont, Boeing, and Dow also recognize this critical skill and have theirown PTM training for new hires. Though students understand that professional skills are crucialfor working in industry and desire to prepare themselves, professional skill training is oftensidelined due to a lack of resources and faculty buy-in. The training is not commonly embeddedin STEM graduate curriculum either. Figure 1. Survey results: skills ranked by ISU graduate students from four departments.There are many

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Katherine Gisi, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Phillip H Jones III, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

CyBot (named after the Iowa State Cyclones) and is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: CyBot robotics platform in the Introduction to Embedded Systems course.In the final project, teams program the microcontroller to move the robot through a test field andavoid obstacles to reach a destination. Teams have the option to select a design problem for aMars rover autonomous vehicle application, in which the primary task of the rover is to navigatethrough hazardous terrain to a retrieval zone where it will send data to mission control. Thedesign criteria for the Mars rover application are predefined as shown in Table I. TABLE I. Design Criteria for the Mars Rover Application Criterion Description Reach goal Find and stop

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Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

fromconceptualizing design concepts, to manufacturing those designs, and finally presenting results tokey shareholders.Keywords: Design teaching, critical thinking, creativity 1. Background Creativity can be defined as “the ability to produce work that is both novel and appropriate”(Sternberg & Lubart, 1999). Natural creative ability is thought to be influenced by many factors,including personality, motivation, and training. In this study, the extent to which systematiccreativity training can enhance students’ creative design solutions is investigated. Unlike othersimilar studies, the emphasis in this investigation is on the impacts of formal learning andinternship (industrial) experiences. To inform the study design, a literature review was

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Nicholas Alan Smith, Wichita State University; Roy Y. Myose, Wichita State University; Syed J Raza, Wichita State University; Elizabeth Rollins

Knowledge and Skills Associated with Mechanics of MaterialsThe Mechanics of Materials pre-test developed at Wichita State consists of five problems overmaterial covered in the prerequisite Statics and Calculus courses. The chosen problems, theyhave direct applications to Engineering Mechanics, and are in a simpler basic form. Thetopical areas covered by the six problems are: (1) polynomial integration, (2) moment (torque)calculation, (3) equilibrium, (4) distributed loading, and (5) moments of inertia. Many of theproblems involve multiple parts where the answer for part (b) depends on the answer from part(a). The exceptions are those for polynomial integration which have two independent parts(i.e., effectively two separate questions “rolled” into

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Filipe Santos Araujo, Pittsburg State University; Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University

quality engineering work and have been valued members of our team over the years. It has been an honor to work with Erik and Filipe on developing course content for substation design. This content will help graduates be effective from Day 1, and it will help us provide reliable power around the world for years to come.” Garrett Johnson, Substation Designer, Black & Veatch.In the fall semester of 2019, a graduate assistant was hired to work with faculty in developing anew curriculum on substation design for EET majors. The graduate assistant had recentlycompleted a degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis in power systems. The substationdesign curriculum at PSU was

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Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., Marquette University; Margaret L McNamara P.E., Marquette University; Richard J. Povinelli P.E., Marquette University; Daniela Castillo-Perez, Marquette University; L. Noelle Brigham, Marquette University

interactive learning described by the ICAP framework.Design/Method. Faculty members used Microsoft Teams (Teams) and Marquette University’sLearning Management System Desire2Learn (D2L) for their courses. Each instructor developedstudent groups to promote peer and instructor engagement via the Teams channel function.Results. Initial results from Likert 5-point scale responses support three positive findings to thisapproach:  Finding 1 (Instructor Engagement and Student Confidence): Students had a positive reaction to the instructor engagement (4.67 ± 0.6) and student confidence (4.07 ± 1.1).  Finding 2 (Consistent Coursework): Students reported the amount of work in courses with the interactive tools was consistent (3.90 ± 1.2) with

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Allegra Frickel, Iowa State University

their final work. This project was conceived and stood upin about a month.As background, three of the authors direct the Iowa State University Electrical, Computer, andSoftware Engineers as Leaders (ECSEL) program, funded by a grant from NSF S-STEM, whichprovides financial support to help low-income, academically talented students obtain STEMdegrees and enter the workforce or graduate study [1], [2]. ECSEL is a partnership between theDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State, the Program for Women inScience and Engineering, Des Moines Area Community College, and Kirkwood CommunityCollege. Over five years, grants at all three institutions will fund hundreds of scholarship awardsfor students majoring or preparing to transfer

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

-local. Among these critical competencies is thesuite of written and in-person communication skills that the American Society of Civil Engineersincludes in the most recent revision of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (ASCE BOK3)[1]. “Excellent written and oral communication skills” have been recognized as critical toengineering since the 1990s and are included in nearly every engineering-related job vacancytoday [2]. Communication and interpersonal skills become even more important forprogressively higher leadership and management responsibilities in the workplace. Accreditationorganizations such as ABET clearly recognize the need for students to be able to demonstratecommunication skills as part of Student Outcome 3, and undergraduate

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Doug Kim, Farmingdale State College

engineering industry [1]. This influence now reaches beyondthe military and cellular communications sectors, including connected cars, remote sensing, andRFID. However, implementing an RF engineering curriculum presents many difficulties forengineering technology programs such as limitations on the number of available course credits touse, a higher level of math and physics, and a high cost of equipping the lab. In this paper, apractical approach to RF engineering curriculum is discussed that could lower the entrancebarriers to having an RF engineering curriculum.Curriculum Design - LimitationsIn general, curriculums at the undergraduate level in RF engineering are based on an approachthat primarily emphasizes theoretical backgrounds first and then

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Michael V. Gangone, The University of Texas at Tyler

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Creating a Hands on Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory Experience at Home Michael V. Gangone, Michael J. McGinnis Department of Civil Engineering University of Texas at Tyler AbstractThe academic world turned upside down in March 2020 with the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.In person classes suddenly transitioned from face-to-face to a

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Salvatore Enrico Paolo Indiogine, Texas A&M University; Brandon Chi-Thien Le, Texas A&M University; Sidharth Dhaneshkumar Shah

Instruction and Learning for over two years as a Production Assistant, and focuses his work on using technology to enable course development and innovation. Brandon is from Austin, Texas, and plans on going into a career in financial technology.Sidharth Dhaneshkumar Shah American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session 2022 Creating Course Material through Automation of Lecture Caption S. Enrico P. Indiogine, Brandon Chi-Tien Le Engineering Studio for Advanced Instruction

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Yazmine Berenice Rincon, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation; Sheena M. Reeves, Prairie View A&M University

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. Reeves is an associate professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Prairie View A&M University and has been a faculty member at PVAMU for ten years. She serves as freshmen advisor and the primary advisor of Omega Chi Epsilon honor society. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Design of 3D Printed Molds for Tablet Formation Yazmine Berenice Rincon Department of Chemical Engineering Prairie View A&M University Sheena M. Reeves, Ph.D

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Lisa Joanne Retzlaff; Savannah Mae Richards, Baylor University

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Ms. Lisa Joanne RetzlaffMs. Savannah Mae Richards, Baylor University Ms. Richards is a senior mechanical engineering major at Baylor University and prospective graduate student in mechanical engineering. She has experience working in the Baylor Additive Manufacturing Lab as a lab assistant, focused on operating 16 fused filament fabrication 3D printers and a BossLaser laser cutter. She also serves as the president of Baylor’s Engineers with a Mission organization that focuses on using engineering in a way that serves people. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1

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Prashanta Kumar Acharjee, University of Texas at Tyler; Mena Souliman, The University of Texas at Tyler

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. In 2017, his research work on pavement engineering- related projects earned recognition as his college’s recipient of the Crystal Talon Award, sponsored by the Robert R. Muntz Library, recognizing outstanding scholarship and creativity of faculty from each college as determined by their dean. He also was awarded with the Crystal Quill award in 2018 by the University of Texas at Tyler for his research efforts and achievements. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Development of Dynamic Modulus

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Darius Miles Gatson, Houston Baptist University; Ryan Duane Barnes, Houston Baptist University

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Paper ID #35826DRIVING GPIO PINS WITH RISC-V INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITEC-TUREDarius Miles Gatson, Houston Baptist UniversityMr. Ryan Duane Barnes, Houston Baptist University Ryan Barnes is a Junior student pursuing a BSc in Computer Science at Houston Baptist University with a strong foundation of object-oriented programming in python, java and javascript. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Driving GPIO

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Md Shahriar Jahan Hossain, Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

applications in power and control systems. His areas of interest include automation and control, alternative energy systems, cellular and PCS phones, microwave and satellite systems, fiber optics, wireline and wireless LANs and WANs, biomedical engineering technology. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Effect of Recorded Video Instructions on Students Performance and Learning Experience in Engineering Technology Education Md Shahriar J. Hossain

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Toriano Armèl Thomas, Norfolk State University; Bini Ben; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Sunday Adeyinka Ajala, Norfolk State University; Matthew Edward Bickett; Ryan David Shahan, Old Dominion University; Puspita Panigrahi, Norfolk State University

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University.Prof. Puspita Panigrahi , Norfolk State University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Smart City REU/RET - Effective Index of Silicon Nanowires on Silicon Substrates Toriano A. Thomas1, Sunday Ajala1, Bini Ben1, Puspita Panigrahi1, Matthew E. Bickett2, Alberto Rivera3, Ryan D. Shahan4, Sacharia Albin1 1 Norfolk State University, 2Minnesota State University, 3Universidad Ana G. Méndez, 4Old Dominion UniversityAbstractAs the demand for renewable energy increases, developing a cost-effective method ofmanufacturing renewable energy systems can facilitate the growth

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Engineers and Accountability Kenneth Van Treuren Mechanical Engineering

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University; Qing Li, Iowa State University; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Rebecca Mort

sectionsoutline some of our key findings from 10 articles most closely related to our topic. A summary ofthe articles are providing in Table 1.Populations Studied The articles reviewed examined project management and soft skills from a variety ofperspectives. Articles that focused on students included undergraduates in information sciencemajors (Smith & Smarkusky, 2008), chemical engineering undergraduates (Gilbuena et al.,2015), students in information systems and business (Poston & Richarson, 2011), and graduatestudents in engineering (Zwikael et al., 2014). Studies collected information from engineeringfaculty members (Zwikael et al., 2014; Taylor,2011), technical writing faculty members (Taylor,2011), project managers (Joslin &

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑏 𝑥 1and will show the transition to the inverse logarithmic functions.The inverse (logarithmic) notation will be represented in the following form: 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑦) = log 𝑏 𝑦The traditional inverse notation form will not be used which is the following: 𝑦 = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = log 𝑏 𝑥In addition, the base will only be represented with the variable “b”. It will not bereplaced with x or any other variable when solving exponential or logarithmicequations. This supplemental chapter aims to reinforce the identity of the variablesx, y, and b and not to interchange them.Both the exponential function with base e, 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 , and

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Shohana Iffat, Farmingdale State College (SUNY), NY, USA

effectively. Active learning engages students to learn through taking theresponsibility of their own learning experience [1]. This process requires meaningful andthorough learning activities [2] which increases students’ involvement [3]. Though some of thestudents like to learn actively, most students study by themselves [4] through solving theassignments and preparing for exams. They are called as reflective learners. Active learners likeexperiments and team works, while reflective learners like theories and individual workspaces[5]. Though both learning techniques are acceptable, reflective learners require more study timewhich takes their co-curricular activity, leisure, and family time. There are different activelearning techniques utilized by