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Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Edgar Reyes

Paper ID #35108Simulated Laboratory-Based Learning In A Thermal Fluid Laboratory CourseDr. Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Rafe Biswas is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His expertise and interests include process dynamics and control, fuel cell systems and thermal fluid engineering education. He teaches courses in system dynamics and control, process control, energy conversion, and thermal fluids laboratory at the Houston Engineering Center. He also has been advisor and mentor to several senior design project groups.Mr

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas; Roopa Vinay, The University of Texas at Dallas

. Additional work is ongoing to assess the efficacy of theteaching modalities in individual courses and will be subject of future publications. IntroductionMost engineering and computer science faculty members at our public university prefer teaching in aface-to-face format in the classroom instead of teaching virtually. However, during the COVID-19pandemic, the faculty are asked to choose among five teaching modalities that cope with the pandemic.The teaching modalities offered by the university are ‘Traditional Classroom/Laboratory,’ ‘BlendedHybrid,’ ‘Flexible mode,’ ‘Remote Virtual,’ and ‘Online.’It is important to note that a complete learning management system [1] is widely implemented acrossthe

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Michael S Rugh, Texas A&M University; Mary Margaret Capraro; Robert M Capraro, Texas A&M University

the Aggie STEM Summer Camp.Dr. Mary Margaret Capraro, Dr. Mary Margaret Capraro is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture and Co-Director of Aggie STEM. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi and joined Texas A & M University in 2000 as a clinical professor in Mathematics Education. She earned a position as an Assistant Professor in 2007 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2016. Her research interests include student understanding of mathematical concepts especially in the area of problem solving and problem posing. She was previously employed with the Miami Dade County Schools as both a teacher and an assistant principal. She

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Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

Paper ID #35143Personal Experiences from Teaching Virtually Online During the COVID-19PandemicProf. Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico Khraishi currently serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His general research interests are in theoretical, computational and experimental solid mechanics and mate- rials science. He has taught classes in Dynamics, Materials Science, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Elasticity and Numerical Methods. For many years now, he has engaged himself in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and published several papers in the engineering education

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

Paper ID #35087Analysis of undergraduate students’ learning experience regarding handson laboratory courses using new innovated techniques of hybrid deliveryDr. MD Shahriar Jahan Hossain, Northwestern State University Dr. Hossain is currently serving as an endowed Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Northwestern State University, LA. He earned his PhD degree in the industrial engineer- ing area, from Louisiana State University, under a fellowship funded by EDA Program. He has 11 years of teaching, research and consultation experience in industrial and production engineering. His current

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

be conducted on the first day of scheduledon-site visit. The TC also informed the programs that the PEVs might also request live, on-camerawalkthrough of the facilities on the first day of on-site virtual visit. The TC requested that the recordedtours should focus on facilities used for teaching, to include laboratories, examples of typicalclassrooms and faculty offices, library and computing services, and other relevant facilities. Annotatedphotographs of equipment items available in each undergraduate laboratory as discussed in the Self-Study Report will aid the lab tours. The ABET-EAC Criterion 7-Facilities8 requires that classrooms,offices, laboratories, and associated equipment must be adequate to support attainment of the

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering Education 6period. In-person lecture meetings and laboratories were not possible back then. For faculty, it wasrequested to teach their courses remotely. Students had their own MSP432 Launchpad boards.However, they could not access the BH EDU kit (as shown in Figure 1) in Spring 2020. It varies bysections; however, there are up to 16 to 18 students in one laboratory section. In Spring 2020, weoffered seven laboratory sections. The total number of students in Spring 2020 was about 99. Therewere enough BH EDU kits for one laboratory section and extra BH EDU kits that are available forstudents to borrow. However, the

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Lorena Isabel Velásquez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

tocommunicate with each other and to the teaching assistants (TA’s).[2]Laboratory StructureMethod of DeliveryWith a total of one hundred and nineteen students, alterations to weekly laboratory sessionsrevolved around minimizing exposure and keeping students safe by broadcasting the lab sessionlive in a Zoom conference meeting while still holding an in-class session. The in-person sectionwas properly socially distanced based on New Mexico COVID restrictions. There were two TA'savailable in the physical classroom to guide students, one undergraduate, and one graduate TA.The Zoom call was hosted by additional graduate and undergraduate TA's to ensure that studentshad the opportunity to receive support at any time throughout the lab session. All students

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Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University; George Tan, Texas Tech University

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, less than 5% of the undergraduate degrees awarded in the US are in engineering,compared to 13% in European countries and nearly 25% in Asia [1]. It is becoming increasingly clearthat universities in the United States must adapt their teaching and retention practices to adequatelyprepare students to fill critical roles in a technology focused, multi-disciplinary workplace [2]. Thedesire for a more interdisciplinary approach to undergraduate engineering education is evident as thetransition to more geographically disparate teams is driving the need for engineering professionals todemonstrate that they possess not only the requisite technical acumen, but skills like communication,teamwork and conflict resolution that are not typically taught in

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Ahmed Ali HASAN, University of New Mexico; Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

of some ra- dionuclides of environmental interests with different types of soils and rocks. Research interests included Low- and high-level radioactive waste disposal, conditioning of radioactive waste, radiation protection, and subsurface contaminant transport. Other research program includes hazardous and mixed waste; per- formance assessment of the high-level radioactive waste repositories; colloidal transport of contaminants and; disposal of Greater-than-Class C radioactive waste. His research area of Contaminant Transport encompassed the physics and chemistry of the fate and transport of contaminants in aquifers. He has ac- cumulated laboratory experience in purchasing, installing, and operating analytical

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Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

Paper ID #35144Broad faculty participation in course-level evaluation of studentoutcomes supporting continuous improvement of an undergraduateengineering programDr. Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Randall Manteufel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He has won several teaching awards, including the 2012 University of Texas Sys- tem Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2013 UTSA President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence, the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2019 College of Engineering Student Council

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Yasser Mahgoub, Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

in online classPBL was integrated in the EENG 3306 Electronics I curriculum in the Fall of 2020 to teach theconcepts of diode circuit models, voltage regulation, and rectifier circuits. The course wascomposed of three lecture hours and three contact hours of laboratory. The lectures were taughtassuming that students enrolled in the class have prior knowledge of circuit analysis methods andgeneral chemistry through the prerequisites. The proposed PBL method replaced the secondmidterm examination in the course. As the course was taught online, students were encouraged todesign their proposed solutions as simulation files. The deliverables also included a comprehensiveproject report with a presentation followed by a short question and answer

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

, image and video coding, and artificial intelligence.Dr. Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate professor of science and engineering education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Prior to his current position, he worked as a learning scientist for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s research is in STEM education, 21st century skills, and design and evaluation of learning environments informed by the How People Learn framework.Dr. Byul Hur, Texas A&M University Dr. B. Hur

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Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

2011. Currently, she is working with a diverse multi-disciplinary research group of Graduates, Undergraduates, and High Schoolers as the Director of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) at UT Tyler. As a Faculty at the University of Texas at Tyler, she has been involved in outreach activities in East Texas to broaden participation in STEM. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integrating Computational Thinking in an Interdisciplinary Programming Course for Engineering Undergraduates Prabha Sundaravadivel Assistant Professor

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Cyrus K Hagigat, The University of Toledo

Paper ID #35083Using MUTISIM software to reinforce use and application of Norton’stheory in electrical circuitsDr. Cyrus K Hagigat, The University of Toledo Dr. Hagigat is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology department of the College of Engi- neering of the University of Toledo. Dr. Hagigat has an extensive industrial background, and his teaching technique is based on practical aspects of engineering. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Cindy Rojas

: Reflections of STEM Teachers on the Use of Teaching and Learning Tools. Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health. https://doi.org/10.21891/jeseh.711779Zhang, M., Zhang, Z., Chang, Y., Aziz, E. S., Esche, S., & Chassapis, C. (2018). Recent developments in game-based virtual reality educational laboratories using the microsoft kinect. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 13(1), 138–159. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i01.7773 Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 15

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Ron D. Cooper, University of the Incarnate Word; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word

from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The scope of his research ranges from developing new techniques in the areas of digital signal processing with pattern recognition applications to building innovative Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics frameworks to be implemented in real-time. Prior to joining UIW, Dr. Caglayan worked as an engineering consultant in the Applied Power Division at Southwest Research Institute. In addition, he was a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio teaching Engineering Physics with emphasis on electromagnetism, mechanics and optical science. American c

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

. Aucoin has per- formed research and teaching in academia and has worked in large and small organizations, including General Electric. He served on a Mishap Investigation Board with the NASA Johnson Space Center, and projects he has led have received the Outstanding Engineering Achievement and R&D 100 Awards. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and has earned the Project Management Professional Certification.Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University I am currently a Masters student in Engineering Technology, concurrently researching machine learning with applications in cyber security. I completed my Bachelors at Texas A&M in Electronic Systems Engineering Technology with a minor in Mathematics. Outside of

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Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin

Paper ID #35073REU: A Balancing ActMs. Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin Ms. Cousins leads the academic advising team for Biomedical Engineering (BME) bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs since 2011. She oversees programming and advising activities aimed at improv- ing student success and professional development for all BME students. In addition to advising students individually, Ms. Cousins: teaches professional development workshops; facilitates first-year student in- terest groups; facilitates the department’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site BME

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Peter D. Rogers P.E., University of Southern Mississippi

reconstruction program. Pete’s interests are in The Scholarship of Teaching of Learning (SoTL), water and sanitation systems, hydraulics, water resources, public works management, developing country water issues, and and design build delivery systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Blended Learning to the Rescue: How one Construction Management Program is Mitigating the Risk of COVID-19 in the Classroom Peter D. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E. University of Southern MississippiAbstractAs universities struggle to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic, they find themselves havingto balance many

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Brett Dekker Bennett, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Sciences at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom and returned to the USAF Academy to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches 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, 2021 1 Paper #35078 Creation

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Matilda Ho, University of Texas at Dallas; Casey Hatfield; Jieun Kim

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topics directly covered in laboratory sections 8. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 3Other research groups and universities have embarked on similar projects to create education toolsfor control systems education; but are mostly outdated. A publication in ASME from 1998, similarlydiscussed a multimedia learning tool tailored for the Georgia Tech curriculum 9. It usedrepresentations of real-world applications with simple videos and diagrams to support the learningmaterial. Another publication in

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Ronald E. Barr P.E., University of Texas at Austin

replaced by 3-D modeling software. Faculty started transitioning to solidmodeling as the core topic in the graphics curriculum in the late 1990’s and beyond2,3,4,5,6. A logoshown in Figure 1 was developed in the early 1990’s to express the author’s ideas at that time, andover time has had an international influence7. Full implementation of the paradigm was not fullyrealized until 20 years after the logo was first published. Now, as we enter the third decade of the21st century, the 3-D computer model is firmly entrenched as the epicenter of the modern digitaldesign and manufacturing enterprise. It is time that our teaching methodologies and spaces reflectthis modern design reality.A second motivation for the proposed Design Graphics Collaboratory

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Edgar Reyes, University of Texas at Tyler; Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Andres C Garcia, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Jongin Aaron Sithideth, The University of Texas at Tyler; Christian Puckett; Christopher Nobinger, University of Texas at Tyler; Cassandra Ellis

thermal fluid sciences and alternative energy systems.DR. MOHAMMAD ABU RAFE BISWASDr. Rafe Biswas is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler in the Department of MechanicalEngineering. His expertise and interests include process dynamics and control, fuel cell systems and thermal fluidengineering education. He teaches courses in system dynamics and control, process control, energy conversion, andthermal fluids laboratory at the Houston Engineering Center. He also has been advisor and mentor to several seniordesign project groups.DR. ANDRES C GARCIABENJAMIN LEE STILWELLJONGIN AARON SITHIDETHGraduating Mechanical Engineering candidate from the University of Texas at Tyler with ambitious leadership anddynamic interpersonal skills

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Celena Miller, University of Texas Austin - Center for Space Research ; Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin

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our excellence in science teaching. She was the national recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2014. Since that time, Celena was also recognized as the 2014 HEB Excellence in Education ”Rising Star” Recipient, 2014 University of Texas - RGV Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2015 ATPE Educator of the Year, 2015 Texas Academy of Science - Outstanding Texas Educator, and the 2019 HEB Excellence in Education ”Leadership” Recipient. She is a NASA Solar System Ambassador, NASA MAVEN Ambassador, a SCH Space Education Educator Crew Member, a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, and a Rio Grande Valley Science Association Board Member. Additionally, she also participated in

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Andres Enriquez Fernandez; Louis J Everett P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Miguel Cedeno, The University of Texas at El Paso

degree, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2020 to work full-time at a motorcycle’s company development center as a CAE Engineer.Dr. Louis J Everett P.E., University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Everett is the MacGuire Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett’s current research is in the areas of Mechatronics, Freshman Programs and Student Engagement. Having multiple years of experience in several National Laboratories and Industries large and small, his teaching brings real world experiences to students. As a former NSF Program Director he works regularly helping faculty develop strong education proposals.Dr. Miguel Cedeno, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Jovany Avila, University of the Incarnate Word; Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word; Nick Julian Castillo IV; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

Engineering at the University of the Incar- nate Word (UIW). He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The scope of his research ranges from developing new techniques in the areas of digital signal processing with pattern recognition applications to building innovative Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics frameworks to be implemented in real-time. Prior to joining UIW, Dr. Caglayan worked as an engineering consultant in the Applied Power Division at Southwest Research Institute. In addition, he was a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio teaching Engineering Physics with emphasis on electromagnetism

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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methods. He teaches courses in water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste, surveying, and programming fundamentals.Dr. Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University Dr. Unnikrishnan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at the West Texas A&M Uni- versity. He was previously a faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2007. Dr. Unnikrishnan’s research interests are in the development of multiscale methods for the mechanical and thermal charac- teristics of carbon-nanotube and polymeric based composite systems for use in advanced bio-medical and industrial applications. He has