Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Gurcan Comert; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis; Balaji Iyangar; Esmail M Abuhdima, Benedict college; Negash Begashaw, Benedict College

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Diversity, Labs and experiential learning

, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 351621.0 IntroductionLike many Research Experience for Undergraduates programs around the country, in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the REUs at this historically Black college in the Southeast transitioned its programsto a virtual format in the summer of 2020. This paper reviews and reflects upon data we collected from theREU undergraduate participants, and participants in a broader summer research program, the SummerResearch Institute (SURI).Our STEM faculty have been hosting undergraduate research about 10 years. Since the summer of 2017,we have been working to adopt critical pedagogy into our undergraduate student research experiencesthrough carefully

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Julie Mendez, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

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Classroom methodologies

, affordances within a learning managementsystem (LMS) were used to highlight student learning outcomes, require foundational coursecontent to be completed before attempting more complex topics, provide mastery-orientedfeedback, allow students to track their progress, and promote metacognitive reflection. Thispaper describes the use of these options within the Canvas LMS. Additionally, this studyinvestigated whether student self-regulatory behaviors changed during the course. Students wereasked to complete a survey about their metacognitive self-regulatory activities related to studyingfor this course. The first survey was completed during the fifth week of the course, after moststudents had completed two reflection assignments. The same survey

Conference Session

Posters and Workshops

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Workshops and Posters

students to participate in thesecollaborative practices as they work on the project. The facilitators will engage participants insmall-group activities to promote first-hand experience and reflection on this methodology. Bythe end of this workshop, participants should have an informed, systematic approach to properlyconstruct a problem statement for a design project that encourages and fosters collaborationamong students while providing a sense of guidance to the problem-solving process. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021

Conference Session

Posters and Workshops

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis; Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis; David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Tyler J Nolan, University of Indianapolis; Teangelo Rayner, University of Indianapolis; Tyson Burton; Jacob Michael Rohrig

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Workshops and Posters

R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of In- dianapolis (UIndy). Saqib received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines (CSM), focusing on ”Optical Diagnostics of Lithium-Sulfur and Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy”. He likes to use innovative pedagogical techniques to facilitate student learning.Dr. David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis Dr. David Olawale is a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the R. B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis. He has diverse experience in research and development, as well as technology commercialization and

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis; James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Labs and experiential learning

meeting the low-cost requirements in such markets. The project was a part of thecourse requirements for a manufacturing processes course. The paper highlights how the studentssuccessfully worked in a virtual environment, engaged the client, designed the part and had the designedparts fabricated and shipped to the clients. In addition, the critical role of technical staff in providinghands-on learning experiences as well as in completing a project, particularly in a pandemic, ishighlighted. Key lessons learned from the perspectives of students, instructor, technical staff, and clientwere gathered through reflections and interviews.Key words: pandemic, projects, design, online, virtual environment, manufacturing processes, onlinelearning

Conference Session

Outreach and K-12

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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Mary Elizabeth Foltz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Outreach and K-12

attend an in-personcamp. Therefore, we believe it is worth reflecting on the benefits and challenges of thisreformatted summer camp and suggest ways online student experience can be improved in thefuture.In this paper, we specifically focus on the water quality module, which was reformatted for onlinedelivery. The module originally used multiple techniques (i.e., probes and test strips) to test thequality of various water sources, including a creek running through campus. The virtual modulealso tested water quality, but each student chose a water source near them and results werecompiled and compared for different samples across the country. While both versions (in-personand virtual) included an interactive lesson on water quality and treatment

Conference Session

Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Samuel Darko; Gurcan Comert; Jessica Furrer, Benedict College; Andress Carter-Sims, Benedict College; Balaji Iyangar, Benedict College

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Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35163Benedict College Scientific Village), fused with critical pedagogy and hands-on laboratoryresearch, on the collegiate success and retention of minority students in the STEM disciplines.In the next section, we summarized our results. Faculty mentor and student reflections were notincluded. We compared the participants’ performance with control group and participants’placements up on completion of their study.2.0 Summary of Quantitative Data Analysis on SV Participants’ Academic Achievement,Scientific Engagement, and OutcomesWe collected data at all stages of the program including pre and post annual interviews, surveys,graduation, and retention rates on the BC Scientific Village cohort and

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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Susan C. Brooks, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities

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Classroom methodologies

process.Student ShortcomingsMathematics is an ancient discipline dating back to before the early Greek and Babyloniandynasties. Although math has been studied for centuries, there is great hesitation from studentswhen it comes to utilizing their skills outside of the math classrooms. From a mathematicalperspective, one way to explain this is that students are severely lacking in critical thinkingskills. As Stevenson and Stigler put it, “In mathematics, the weakness is not limited toinadequate mastery of routine operations, but reflects a poor understanding of how to use © American Society for Engineering Education, 20212021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35347mathematics in solving meaningful problems

Conference Session

Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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Casey Lynn Haney, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brenden Christopher Drinkard-McFarland, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

individuals was incomplete or otherwise coded in a way that led tomissing data. To account for this, several steps were taken to recode variables andimpute data. First, all data for individuals under the age of six was eliminated, for theydid not complete the numeracy test. Several variables such as grade and school typedid not account for individuals who were not in school. A grade variable for those inschool and a last grade completed variable for dropout students were combined into asingle variable that reflected the last grade completed for all students. Additionally,those individuals who had never attended school were coded as a “-1” in grade. Forschool type, those who had never enrolled or dropped out were coded into a “‘noschool’” factor. Once

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University; Kenneth M Parson, Thor Motor Coach; Matthew Stein, Roger Williams University

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Labs and experiential learning

, students will: o Construct an optical encoder using reflective photosensors and a circular disc o Program a microcontroller to count rotations of an optical encoder6. Lab 5: Hall Effect Encoder Learning Outcomes: By the completion of this lab exercise, students will: • Count rotations using a hall effect encoder6. Lab 6: Interrupt task execution Learning Outcomes: By the completion of this lab exercise, students will: • Program a microcontroller to manage robotic platform tasks using interrupts7. Lab 7: IMU with filtering Learning Outcomes: By the completion of this lab exercise, students will: • Program a microcontroller to read and filter IMU data8

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brenda Morrow, IUPUI- School of Engineering and Technology

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Classroom methodologies

challengebecame when one of the learning community’s faculty members was removed from teaching thiscourse to teach another course outside of the learning community based on other program needsfor that semester. This difficulty was managed by bringing in another faculty member from theprogram who effectively delivered the course for the learning community’s initial offering.After the first year of implementing the themed-learning community (TLC), “Designers in theMaking,” the initial faculty team reviewed course content and reflected on goals and outcomes.All concurred that the format would remain as originally developed to be used again for fall of2019 and 2020. For the second offering, again one of the learning community faculty membersneeded to be

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tiffany Wenting Li; Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Michael L. Philpott, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Classroom methodologies, Diversity

for the week.The rest of the time was spent with the students performing introductory tasks in the online sketchingenvironment. They took turns sharing their screens and assisting each other with the virtual sketching tasks.These class interactions accounted for a small amount of the course grade. The majority of the grade wasassociated with completing the online training modules described previously. Short reflections were alsoa required part of the course. The students read articles or watched videos related to visualization orvisualization training, and then wrote 200 – 300 words about their reactions. Three of these assignments © American Society of Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Abdussalam Alawini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Peilin Rao, UIUC; Leyao Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lujia Kang; PING-CHE HO, PureStorage

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Labs and experiential learning

aggregation.Using the TriQL QB interface, students can immediately query the database without any priorknowledge of any database programming language.TriQL lab 2, which will succeed all SQL, MongoDB, and Neo4J labs, will include open-endedquestions that encourage students to use TriQL to solve problems and reflect on the differencesbetween the relational, graph, and document-oriented models and their query languages. We willdesign this lab to showcase the advantages and disadvantages of each data model. For example,students can work on a scenario in which data entities are highly connected. Cypher (graph) and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 9 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section