, Florida Gulf Coast University Ahmed S. Elshall (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8200-5064) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University, with a joint appointment at The Water School. His research focuses on sustainable groundwater management under uncertainty. He teaches courses in groundwater hydrology and environmental data science. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Data Science in Environmental Engineering CurriculumAbstractData science is increasingly integral to various STEM domains, offering promising careeropportunities across diverse engineering applications. Several
participants in the project were ableto realize their new curriculum modules using existing software or classroom technology, here wefocus on those teachers whose designs required a novel digital artifact, such as a new webapplication with specific functionality, customized content to work with an existing tool, or a newpiece of standalone software. By providing the developer support to produce these digitalartifacts, we empower teacher participants to embed CS content into potentially challengingclassroom contexts that are resistant to drop-in, ”one-size-fits-all” integration solutions. Usingthis approach, teachers can create more thoughtful and robust CS curriculum modules that bettercomplement their particular needs.This initiative promotes
beensignificantly influenced and inspired by the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework sinceits inception. While we have made several efforts to integrate EOP principles throughout theentire curriculum during the first two years of the program, this paper specifically focuses ontheir integration within an Engineering Design course developed for second-year students. In thispaper, we will describe the curriculum design, highlight insights from the teaching team, andprovide a thorough analysis of the learning outcomes associated with this integration.Parallel to the EOP framework, at the core of our design courses is a foundation in systemsthinking, which empowers students to tackle challenges from a holistic perspective. They werenot only encouraged to
STEM learning, enabling them to analyze and solve real-worldproblems effectively.Future directions While introducing smart farming into education, several challenges were identified. Bothteachers and students pointed out issues with coding and circuit design. Although the teacherssuccessfully managed to resolve these problems, minimizing obstacles, optimizing circuits, andreducing time wasted will be essential for smooth implementation and clear learning objectives.These efforts could also contribute to lowering the kit’s production costs. Additionally, challenges related to curriculum integration were evident. Prerequisiteknowledge was an issue, as students individually varied in their physical computing skills andfamiliarity
Paper ID #46992Pre-College Microelectronics Curriculum Units Developed Using an IntegratedMicroelectronics Framework (Resource Exchange)Prof. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is a Professor of Engineering Education and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University, as well as the Executive Co-Director of the INSPIRE Research Institute for Precollege Engineering. Dr. Moore’s research is focused on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding
-centered pedagogies, where students are more active inthe learning process [6.7]. These methods have shown more promising student engagement and learningoutcomes [8].Despite these advances in pedagogical approaches, challenges remain in effectively reaching and engagingmore diverse student populations. A critical aspect often overlooked in these efforts is the integration ofstudents' cultural resources in their classroom teaching. The influence of culture on an individual’sengagement with new ideas is substantial, as it shapes both their exposure to and preparation for newinformation [9]. Additionally, culture is pivotal in determining the relatability of information presented tostudents [10,11]. For instance, a student’s willingness to engage or
instructing in the Biomedical Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. His academic and industrial experiences include academic positions with the Mendoza College of Business a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Building and Integrating an Undergraduate Clinical Immersion Experience to Expand Impact1 AbstractExposure to the clinical environment – where the eventual results of student’s engineering effortsare utilized – is a powerful educational experience. It provides real-world context for learningefforts and a hands-on opportunity for developing students to learn how to communicateeffectively with their key
Paper ID #47080BOARD # 381: Integrating Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) competenciesand approaches across a Teacher Preparation Program through a NSF NoyceprogramDr. Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Katherine C. Chen is the Executive Director of the STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college education, culturally responsive pedagogy, and equity.Theresa Fs Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc. Theresa Bruckerhoff is the Principal
, stayingconsistent and repetitive with feedback and grading was also a concern.This course is also designated in the core curriculum in the social and behavioral science core atthe university, which requires that assessment takes place on course learning outcomes. Oneoutcome that requires assessment is that “Students will demonstrate an understanding of differentcultural perspectives.” In the course, this requirement is met by measuring how students applyprofessional ethics in engineering economic decision making. The assignment evaluated is anethical dilemma case study, where students must choose from one of four predefined cases andprovide their perspective on the ethical dilemmas presented in the case. The assignment promptsstudents to the type of
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Making Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Resonate with Students: An NSF-IUSE Project that Aims to Integrate NMR into the Undergraduate CurriculumMotivationQuantum science and engineering will play a huge role in the 21st-century STEM workforce, asevidenced by national investments in quantum industries [1] - [2] and the many interdisciplinaryquantum information science and engineering (QISE) programs that have emerged in recentyears. Science and engineering educators will play an important role in researching the best waysto prepare a thriving and diverse quantum workforce [3]. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) isone quantum technology that historically has
Assistant Professor in the Integrated Design Engineering program. She earned a PhD in Civil Engineering with a focus on Civil Systems and a certificate in Global Engineering from the Univeristy of Colorado Boulder. She holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. Her research centers on integrating sustainability into engineering curricula, aligning with her commitment to fostering holistic engineering education. Before transitioning to academia, Joany worked for over five years as an engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where she contributed to advancing renewable energy technologies
Paper ID #45868Can AI Develop Curriculum? Integrated Computer Science As a Test Case(Research to Practice)Dr. Julie M. Smith, Institute for Advancing Computing Education Dr. Julie M. Smith is a senior education researcher at the Institute for Advancing Computing Education. She holds degrees in Software Development, Curriculum & Instruction, and Learning Technologies. Her research focus is computer science education, particularly the intersection of learning analytics, learning theory, and equity and excellence. She was a research assistant at MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, working on a program aimed at improving equity
integration of analytics tools fostered the engineering students the ability to forecast require-ments and create new methods critical to their engineering design.Data analytics was also added to a core course on product manufacturing in the industrial engi-neering curriculum [7]. The pedagogical method was developed by first analyzing and compar-ing product manufacturing processes and data analytics techniques. Then the result of this anal-ogy was used to develop a teaching and learning method for data analytics. For implementationand validation purposes, a Project Based Learning (ProjBL) approach was adopted, in which stu-dents used the methodology to complete real-world data analytics projects. Data from students'grades shows that this approach
across institutions.As an example, the 8-semester degree plan below illustrates a specific articulation agreementbetween North Arkansas College (NorthArk), a 2-year institution, and the UA, a 4-year institution.Students complete their first four semesters at NorthArk, fulfilling foundational data science,mathematics, programming, and general education requirements, before transferring to UA for thefinal four semesters to complete advanced coursework and capstone experiences.To support seamless integration, instructors at participating 2-year colleges can utilize existing UAteaching materials, ensuring consistency in course delivery. Additionally, faculty trainingworkshops are conducted to close knowledge gaps among instructors at 2-year colleges
Paper ID #46264Academic habits that drive student success - an XAI approach to action-statemodelingProf. Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida Dr. Ismail Uysal has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida. He is an Associate Professor and the Undergraduate Director at the University of South Florida’s Electrical Engineering Department. His research focuses on theory and applications of machine learning and AI for sensors and data analytics for engineering education.Rifatul Islam, University of South FloridaPaul E Spector, University of South Florida ©American
for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) at theProf. Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh Susan Fullerton is an Associate Professor, Bicentennial Board of Visitors Faculty Fellow, and Vice Chair for Graduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Penn State in 2009, and joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame as a Research Assistant Professor. In 2015 she established the Nanoionics and Electronics Lab at Pitt as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2020. Fullerton’s work has been recognized
students to learn howto engage with stakeholders can be challenging with only a few case studies published in thisarea. In Fall 2023, a novel student-stakeholder interaction model was implemented as theBiomedical Stakeholder Café, with a successful second iteration in Fall 2024. The paper presents(1) an overview of key improvements to the stakeholder café interaction model and (2) ananalysis of student and stakeholder perspectives of the café experience in Fall 2024 compared toFall 2023.Key improvements implemented in Fall 2024 include changes to timing and number ofconversations, increased communication of expectations to stakeholders, and integrating a noveladaptation to the Relevance, Authority, Date, Appearance, and Reason (RADAR) framework
engagement and learning outcomes. To mitigate suchissues, future iterations of the curriculum should focus on integrating it into the actual coursetaught by regular STEM teachers. Furthermore, providing professional developmentopportunities for STEM educators will equip them with the necessary skills and resources toimplement the BSEE curriculum effectively and consistently.Lastly, the evaluation of the BSEE curriculum was limited to self and peer assessments becauseno data were collected directly from the students. Such a decision was intentional, given that thiswas the first exposure of these students to an integrated STEM curriculum. Our team also soughtto avoid adding additional workload, such as completing surveys or participating in
Paper ID #49047Assessment of FE ethics performance and experiences integrating ethics intothe curriculum in a Civil Engineering department at a military institution[Research Paper]Dr. Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Martin completed her bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University and her PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is currently an assistant professor at VMI teaching fluids, environmental engineering and water resources courses. Her research focuses on drinking water quality and public health. She also co-advises the newly formed Society of Women Engineers at
Paper ID #45775BOARD # 26: Work in Progress: Integration of Medical School and BiomedicalEngineering Curriculum through the Physician Innovator Training Program(PITP)Prof. Christine E King, University of California, Irvine Dr. Christine King is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine. She received her BS and MS from Manhattan College in Mechanical Engineering and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UC Irvine, where she developed brain-computer interface systems for neurorehabilitation. She was a post-doctorate in the Wireless Health Institute at the University of
-ciency. Initially, we followed Gradescope’s recommended method 9 by creating a separate assign-ment for revised submissions. We instead suggest allowing students to upload a link to their revisedfile via a regrade request for only the problems they got wrong as a solution. This would ensure wedon’t regrade the entire assignment if they only missed one problem and also eliminate the need tomanually consolidate grades via an external spreadsheet, which is prone to human error. Not onlywill this simplify the process and reduce administrative burden, it will also ease the integration ofGradescope with our Learning Management System (LMS). By tying one question to each learn-ing objective (LO) as earlier discussed in conjunction with applying the
of the lived experiences of students and their families in urban settings, and 4) ability to implement culturally responsive teaching strategies.Open-ended prompts follow each survey statement to explain their response. This same surveywas designed to be administered at other points in time along the TPP curriculum (e.g., start ofTPP, before and after student teaching practicum). Our Noyce program evaluator collected thesurvey data and held a focus group with the students at the end of the pilot course.Upon enrollment in the pilot foundational course, TPP students shared that they werecomfortable with teaching in an urban environment that includes a wide range of diversity,verifying that they have had previous experience working with
Paper ID #49033Developing and Evaluating a High School Summer Research Program in anUrban District Through a University-School Partnership (Evaluation)Nidaa Makki, The University of Akron Dr. Nidaa Makki is a Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education at The University of Akron. Her work focuses on STEM curriculum integration and teacher professional development.Dr. Katrina B Halasa Halasa Science and Health Learning Specialist k-12 since July 2006 for Akron Public Schools. She is in charge of professional development, curriculum and assessment development. She taught biology, chemistry, human anatomy
offer opportunities for local high schoolstudents, particularly underrepresented and first-generation students, to take college-equivalentcourses that are otherwise not available to them. The study will focus on five main themes thatwere integral to the course design: strategies used to create a cohesive and engaging learningcommunity, methods employed to help students manage their learning in an online environment,building students' self-efficacy in their engineering abilities, approaches used to maintain studentengagement, learning and motivation in a virtual setting, and the implementation of onlinehands-on laboratory sessions that students completed at home. By examining these themes, thepaper aims to provide insights into the effectiveness
and preserviceteachers alike have had little training in this topic [7].To help teachers integrate AI into their curriculum, developers and educational researchers arecreating AI educational innovations for young people, many of which introduce AI using largelanguage models (LLMs) and chatbots (e.g. [8], [9]) in afterschool settings (e.g. [10], [11]).While these endeavors have been successfully implemented, there remains a gap for introducingAI technologies beyond LLMs and chatbots in the formal K-12 setting. Specifically, computervision is an underutilized and accessible way to introduce young people to CS and AI, and haspotential to be integrated into core middle school science standards.To address this gap, our interdisciplinary team of
participation of diverse perspectives in building a sustainable future. This paperdescribes the theoretical support and work in progress for our Engineering for One Planet (EOP)mini-grant. The objective of our mini-grant is to design an undergraduate course and assignmentthat integrates systems thinking, engineering ethics, design justice, and the EOP sustainabilityframework through the lens of ethnographic design. This assignment, and the course it is situatedwithin, are co-designed by an anthropologist who directs several design initiatives in the schoolof engineering and an associate professor of systems engineering at the authors’ home institution.Our process includes implementation and evaluation of our assignment in the Spring Semester2025. This
Paper ID #46142360 Degrees of Collaboration: An Autoethnographic Approach to DevelopingVR-Based Aviation Maintenance TrainingNathanael Kloeppel, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate ProgramsMr. Denis Uebiyev, Purdue University Ph.D. student in the Learning Design and Technology Program, focused on integrating and developing VR programs for training and adult education.Dr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research interests include entrepreneurially minded learning, energy education, interdisciplinary education, and faculty professional development.Mr. Joshua
environments that support diverse learners.Dr. Swarup BhuniaDr. Pavlo Antonenko Pavlo ”Pasha” Antonenko is an Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida. His interests focus on the design of technology-enhanced learning environments and rigorous mixed-method research on the effective conditions for tecWoorin Hwang, University of Florida Woorin Hwang is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. Her research is focused on assisting learners’ career choices by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning, with ongoing projects related to AI literacy, Edge AI, and recommender system in engineering education. Prior to joining the
Paper ID #46129BOARD # 379: IMPROVING TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICSBY INTEGRATING MUSIC IN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT. AN ITEST STUDY.Dr. Victor Hugo Minces*, University of California, San Diego Corresponding Author. Dr. Minces studied physics at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and obtained his Ph.D. in Computational Neurobiology at the University of California, San Diego. His interests are very diverse, including sensory and neural processing in animals and humans. He is the creator of Listening to Waves, a program creating online tools and curriculum for children to learn about science and computing
University Bryan Van Scoy is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Miami University whose research focuses on algorithms in optimization and control. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Results and Evaluation of an Early LLM Benchmarking of our ECE Undergraduate CurriculumsAbstractThe rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into engineering practice necessitatescritically examining our educational approaches. This paper presents an investigation into theperformance of Large Language Models (LLMs) within the context of our Electrical Engineering(EE) and Computer Engineering (CpE) undergraduate curricula at Miami