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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine; Matthew Lo, University of California, Irvine; Milan Das, University of California, Irvine; Dalton Salvo, University of California, Irvine

Writing Studies from San Diego State Univ., and a MA in English literature from UC Irvine. His current research centers on identifying mental and emotional states generated through human interaction with virtual reality and other virtual artifacts by analyzing physiological data and applying that research to create more effective virtual learning environments. Leveraging this work, he is currently creating a per- sistent and interactive virtual environment for hosting remote learning classes in the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Assessment of Student Engagement in Virtual Reality Clinical Immersion Environments

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Han Kyul Kim, University of Southern California; Aleyeh Roknaldin, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Shriniwas Prakash Nayak, University of Southern California; Xiaoci Zhang, University of Southern California; Marlon Twyman, University of Southern California; Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Cornell University; Stephen Lu, University of Southern California

use traditional natural language processing techniques, such asLatent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) [23], to automatically detect topics from students’ questionsand match suitable answers. However, LDA, by itself, lacks language generation capabilities,limiting its role to that of an automated text pre-processing module within chatbots.Despite the active interest of the existing CSCL community in deploying conversation agents, therole of a large language model with language generation capabilities as a conversation agentremains largely unexplored. While significant technical advancements have been made in naturallanguage processing, their impact on student engagement during CSCL activities requiresthorough investigation to demystify their

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Improving Health Outcomes in Local Medical Developing Nations DoctorWe assessed the impact of the experience using a nationally normed survey for CUREs in STEM[2]. We chose this survey because there is benchmark data available to compare how studentresponses to the CURE compares to results from other types of undergraduate researchexperiences (UREs). We collected survey data over five course offerings: spring 2018, fall 2018,spring 2019, fall 2019, and fall 2023. We found statistically significant pre-post gains on two-thirds of the survey items relating to students’ understanding of the research process andconfidence in their STEM abilities

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Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kennedy Angel Gomez, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aaron Dewey, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

best support students in the labsand later in structural design industry, two pre-project surveys were conducted with upper classstudents and industry practitioners respectively.This led to a 24-chapter document on Python programming topics, including libraries fornumerical and symbolic mathematics (NumPy, SciPy, SymPy) and creation of tabular and plotoutputs for communicating results in technical reports (Pandas, Matplotlib). The manual includesexplanations, graphics, and examples related to structural engineering for students to follow andapply to coursework, along with exposure to industry usage. A complete draft of the manual wasimplemented in the Fall 2023 offering of the first computing lab. Student comments werecollected throughout the

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; John Misasi PhD, Western Washington University

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Diversity

Engineering & Design department at WWU has spent considerableeffort focused on supporting students with the goal of improving student sense of belonging andcreating inclusive and equitable learning environments. Efforts have included updating the firstyear curriculum to incorporate social justice [6], starting a peer mentor program focused onstudent engagement and belonging [7] [8] [9], integrating inclusive practices into thedepartmental makerspace [10] [11], creating a summer bridge program for engineering students[12], hosting events designed to increase belonging and engagement [8] [13], conductingresearch on impacts of curricular and co-curricular changes on belonging and identity [14] [15][16], and offering undergraduate research

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Sunai Kim, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yasser Salem; Tamer Omar, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Deify Law

diverse community. CPP’s student enrollment is about 53% Hispanic, 22% Asian,3% African American, 14% White, with the balance composed of other ethnic minorities. Additionally, 46%of the students are female, 57% are first-generation college students, and approximately 40% of the totalundergraduate population are transfer students. CPP’s educational philosophy is “learn-by-doing,”engaging students in hands-on research, scholarship, and creative activities; our design-build projectembodied this aspect of CPP’s educational philosophy. CPP has a high percentage of STEM majors at 41%. 1 CPP ranks highly as a top performer in upward social mobility, ranking at #6 in the West, propelling low-income

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Claire Rogers, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024The Educational Advantages/Disadvantages of ChatGPT in Relation to Engineering ClassesAbstract This study focused on the integration of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence(AI), into undergraduate education with a focus on its impact on an Embedded Systems DesignProject course at a REDACTED university. Recognizing the rapid evolution of AI, ChatGPTcould potentially empower students in the learning process. ChatGPT has the potential to serveas a resource for clarifying challenging concepts and brainstorming problem-solving strategies.The research questions that guided this

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Mandeep Singh Basson, University of California, Davis; Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis

Basson, Ph.D. 1 and Colleen E. Bronner, Ph.D. 2 1Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis 2Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis Background Cultural Humility in Graduate Civil Engineering Education➢ Engineering students are actively engaging and addressing global

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Matthew Levi Giles, University of Southern California; Bo Jin, University of Southern California; Paul Ronney, University of Southern California; Joy Uehara, University of Southern California

thissection, and it was desirable to communicate these symbols to the student. For this purpose, areverse engraving containing a library of useful symbols was 3D printed and labelled with braillefor the student to review. Images of the reverse engraving are provided in Figure 4. Figure 4: Reverse engraving of several common GD&T symbols.For evaluation, the student was provided with a more traditional homework set featuring sixwritten questions, including both broad questions such as why one would assign a tighter orlooser tolerance to a part, as well as more practical questions testing the student’s ability tounderstand or correctly produce appropriate dimensioning/tolerancing labels on a part drawing.Challenges and Lessons

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Monika Neda, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Matthew Paul Pusko, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn Ph.D., University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Jeehee Lee, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Jacimaria Ramos Batista, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

accompanied by a set of practice exercises. Theseapplications are currently being tested within the co-requisite model employed by XXX andYYY in spring and summer 2024 for pre-calculus I math. Data on students' motivation andknowledge gains will be collected to evaluate the efficacy of these applications in assistingstudents aspiring to STEM majors. The research utilizes a design experiment approach,emphasizing an iterative cycle of development, refinement, and evaluation, with the goal of bothimproving the applications and understanding their impact on students' STEM outcomes.This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant # xxxxxxxReferences:[1] K.G. Ricks, J.A. Richardson, H.P. Stern, R. P. Taylor, and R. A. Taylor. “ An

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Karl Benjamin Ernsberger, Graduation Solutions, LLC

Master’s in Education from Trevecca Nazarene Uni- versity focusing on Mathematics and Physics (2015) and a Bachelor’s in Global Security and Intelligence from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (2009) ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Iterative Research Kit Exchange Program for Remote High School Science (Evaluation) Managing a Montessori-inspired Collaborative Off-campus Secondary ProgramAbstractStudent engagement in science curriculumis dependent on hands-on live labs,rigorous collaboration and studentownership of learning goals. However,remote labs are often over-scripted,restrict student choice, and do not