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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Identity & Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph McCusker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

first-year engineering experienceto incoming students in general, and particularly those that have additional challenges for asuccessful transition to college, many of whom have underrepresented or marginalized identities.During the first two years of these improvements, which started in Fall 2022, the maininstructional additions have consisted of (1) inclusion of opportunities for students’ self-reflection, (2) inclusion of training in metacognition, and (3) specific modifications to courseassessments.Literature review on first-year innovationsIn what follows, we present a review of some successful research-based initiatives that havesucceeded in supporting students’ achievement and retention through the first years inengineering.A pilot

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlyn Pope, Utah State University; Cassandra McCall, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

. Grade point average, test scores, and course completion then becomemeasures of success in between these significant milestones. Students may each have their ownperception of acceptable academic performance and achievements, which may contribute to orhinder engineering professional identity.Grades are often viewed as the best measure of a student’s progress, but perceptions ofsuccessful performance vary across students. When asked if grades reflected their potential to bean engineer, each participant explained that grades play only a minor role in their journeys tobecoming successful engineers. Every participant commented that one’s understanding of coursematerial is much more important than test scores or final grades, as Connie explained

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas Harris, National Society of Black Engineers; Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

NSBE SEEK mentors–and capture the synergies acrossboth parts of the REM program.Overall, the REM program has helped to increase the number of Blacks and otherunderrepresented groups in engineering. Reflecting the applicant pool, CISTAR has been able toattract a diverse cohort of engineering students (~75% are Black; ~50% are female) who arecurious about research, but also want to spend part of their summer “giving back” by mentoringkids. Similarly, the partnership has helped NSBE SEEK offer their SEEK mentors, who arepassionate about mentoring kids, an option to spend part of their summer learning research skillsthat will help them grow professionally. Most importantly, the REM program is a win forparticipating students who want to have two

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DSA Technical Session 6

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Nutwell, The Ohio State University; Thomas Bihari, The Ohio State University; Thomas Metzger, The Ohio State University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

curriculum incorporates design and design thinking concepts to emphasizecreative problem-solving skills and the importance of data storytelling.There is a need for educators to understand how to develop a curriculum for workingprofessionals which introduces novice programmers to 1) core data and computational concepts;2) tools and techniques; 3) data-driven problem-solving workflows; and 4) data storytelling. Thispaper presents these four “swim lanes” to define a framework for describing a cohesiveinterdisciplinary curricular experience for an applied master’s program.Through reflection, the authors conclude that learners initially struggle with new concepts, butwith sufficient support, they successfully learn and apply data science and computer

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie Danielle Hooper, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Edward Collins, National Society of Black Engineers; Rochelle L Williams, Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity; Ahlam Alharbi, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

ormilestones. Then we describe how we had applied various theoretical constructs to our project andhow it helped to shape our thinking and propel the project forward. Next, we reflected on lessonslearned and presented a roadmap of the steps we took to achieve our project milestones. Wedemonstrate the realities and practicality of conducting our collaborative research process andbridging gaps between theory and practice, and this is a common principle communicatedthroughout the paper.BackgroundThis paper represents a derivative exploration within the broader context of a comprehensivelongitudinal study examining the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK), an initiativedelivered by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). NSBE has

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Aileen Reid, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ayesha Sherita Sherita Boyce; Chaturved Janaki, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

six kinds of validation that must be considered in boththe making and handling of qualitative data. Table 1 defines these dimensions in greater detail. Table 1: An overview of the Q3 framework for qualitative research quality Form of Key Concern in Making Data Key Concerns in Handling Data Validation Theoretical Does the research process Do researchers’ interpretations fully Validation wholly capture everything the reflect the coherence and complexity researchers want to learn about of the social reality under the social reality under investigation? investigation? Procedural Do the research procedures

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Homer's Epiphany: Making STEM Elementary Woo-hoo!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diallo Wallace, Purdue University; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

students throughthe use of the EDP provides evidence of its viability as a framework for learning science. MethodologyIntroductionThis section presents the methods and procedures to answer the question, “How well can theengineering design process facilitate learning of science by middle school students?”. This is acase study of two teams from a middle school classroom that use the engineering design processas a framework for learning scientific principles. The students’ goals are to plan, design, andevaluate a decision tree process to recover, sort, and identify minerals from a lake following atrain derailment spilling the cargo of minerals. Students’ solutions reflect the increase of theirteam’s

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NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jessica R TerBush, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Katie Ansell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; David Mussulman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Chandrasekhar Radhakrishnan; Ilalee Harrison James, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

. Lab instructors prefer to pre-assign groups to make sure that women are not isolated and to represent the skill sets of both majors in each group.Know your capacityThe choices instructors make are limited by their personal capacity and the capacity of anycourse staff. It is more manageable for instructors of smaller classes to organize group formation,monitor team functioning, and respond to group member concerns. Instructors of larger courses,or courses with multiple course staff members, may find it useful to utilize tools to ease thegroup assignment and/or feedback process. CATME [16] is a useful, if long, survey tool that cansort students into groups. There also exist other reflective surveys and writing exercises thatserve a

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NEE Technical Session 4 - Assessments: Grading and deadlines

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

benefits, traditional grading faces significant challengesthat warrant attention. One of its shortcomings lies in misrepresenting learning, as gradesoften reflect only the maximum points available, creating a disconnection between gradesand actual growth. False positives and negatives are common occurrences, leading to aninaccurate portrayal of a student's learning level. The use of numerical points to evaluatestudent work is also a limitation, as grades are categorical data representing quality ratherthan the result of a measurement. This poses challenges when attempting to applymathematical calculations, rendering grades less useful than more conventional data sets.[2]Furthermore, traditional grading systems are criticized for their inequitable

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Bart's Big Plan: Engaging High Schoolers in Engineering Adventures ... Ay Caramba!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org; Monica McGill, Institute for Advanced Engineering

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

the ever-increasing role of computing reflects those disparities. One facet of thesolution is to broaden the computing education research corpus to include experiences of allstudents, particularly those from marginalized groups, and to adopt best practices for high-qualityresearch.Research Question: What gaps related to participants in computing education research studiesexist? How might these contribute to the lack of equity in high school computing?Methodology: Using a curated data set of research articles focused on K-12 computing education,we analyzed articles that included high school students as study participants (n = 231) todetermine which dimensions of high quality and/or equity-enabling research were included.Results: The yearly

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

lasted between twenty minutes and an hour long and wereconducted in-person. The questions explored how the students found out about the SEL position,why they decided to apply, and questions about their experiences, including what they thoughtwas going well and what they would like to change. Interviews were designed and conducted inaccordance with internal review board policies and researchers ensured the confidentiality of theparticipants. The interviews were recorded and transcribed.The journal entries were designed to gather insight on the mentor experience over the course ofthe academic year. Mentors were asked to summarize the work they completed and reflect ontheir experience of being a mentor. Questions were open-ended and prompted the

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University; Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei, Penn State University, Behrend College; Jiawei Gong, Penn State University, Behrend College

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

intertwined with the cultural wealthframework, which is situated with transnational framework, to explore the experiences ofinternational faculty in U.S. higher education institutions, particularly in the fields of science andengineering. Auto-ethnography[14], [15], as a method, allows researchers to use their ownexperiences as primary data, offering a deep, introspective understanding of the culturalphenomena under investigation. This approach is particularly suited to our study as it enables eachco-author to draw upon their personal narratives, reflecting their journey as international facultyin the U.S., thereby providing an authentic, first-person perspective on the challenges andopportunities they encounter. We did not use any prompts while

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

elements that Latinas,as women and engineering students, face in their search for a place in engineering. There aremultiple socio-emotional, economic, cultural, and academic aspects to consider in facilitatingLatina engineering students to develop interest, persist throughout, and gain confidence.MethodsThis is a qualitative one-shot case longitudinal study that explores a phenomenon in depth withinits real-world context. There was no control group to compare the effectiveness of the ROLEprogram. Women participants pursuing engineering degrees reflected on the importance ofprograms like ROLE that helped them reinforce their self-confidence as students interested inengineering. Participants took part in a set of interviews, in the first month of

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MECH - Technical Session 3: Advancements in Teaching Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Joan Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

discussion in [3]). The demographics of those earning Bachelor’s degrees mayhave been skewed by COVID. Further, there are inconsistencies in the timing of the AASHEratings, course counts, and graduates. The data don’t reflect students’ processes of selectinginstitutions and persisting to graduation (e.g., students graduating in 2020-2021 likely wereselecting colleges in ~2016, but the information available and actual sustainability content incourses can vary over time).Results and DiscussionThe results of correlation tests with the 2019-2020 demographics of ME undergraduate degreerecipients are shown in Table 3, across all institutions, public institutions, and private institutions.The dark tan color highlights correlations that meet the

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kramer, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

ofwhich features her engineering skills. In The Expanse, Naomi Nagata is in every episode of thefirst season, but I focused my analysis on the pilot as well as episode 2, episode 7, and episode10 because they more heavily showcase Naomi’s problem-solving and engineering skills.While viewing the selected episodes, I crafted detailed analytic memos (Miles et al., 2018)reflecting on questions related to the depictions of each engineer as well as how they interactwith the elements of plot, genre, and narrative worlds around them. I drew heavily on theelements of feminist narrative theory according to Herman et al. (2012) to inform my reflectionquestions. Reflection questions included, for example: • What are the key aspects of genre, plot and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Identity & Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Francine Usinski, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica E. S. Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Emma Treadway, Trinity University; Alyndra Mary Plagge, Trinity University; Shea E. Lape

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

and asked to reflect on theirexperiences in classes and involvement in engineering related activities. These interviews tend tobe about an hour to two hours long, depending on how much the student enjoys reflecting. Someof the interview questions were geared towards engineering identity. Some were geared towardsaffect, global affect, and affective pathways [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]. Most of the otherquestions surrounded the information the student provided in the survey, confirming that all ofthe boxes they checked match how they truly feel about their attitudes, demographics, andoutside identities. We examined evidence from the participants’ first and second post-semesterinterviews with facts from the preliminary survey as contextual

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Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Nicole Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Chloe Faith Mann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jessica R Deters, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

approach to research on first-generation students, reflecting a focus on what thesestudents can add to engineering rather than focusing on what they lack [10]. We pose thefollowing research question: How do two first-generation students, one a first-year and one a fourth-year, describe their journeys through engineering?By comparing the perspectives of a first-year and fourth-year student, we can identifyopportunities for better supporting our first-year, first-generation students. Identifying thespecific challenges endured by both students in their first years, and the stories of how thosechallenges were navigated, allows educators to adjust existing practices to be more supportiveand inclusive of first-generation students.MethodsIn

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Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal Colon, University of Puerto Rico; Andrea Karola Rivera Castro, University of Puerto Rico; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico; Kaishmarie Alicea Romero, University of Puerto Rico

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

reflected on the implications of unsustainable practices such as pollution, deforestation, and overconsumption, recognizing the need for individual and collective action to mitigate environmental degradation and promote sustainability. (A)(3) Recognition of Societal Responsibilities: Students acknowledged their role in creating awareness and promoting societal sustainability. They discussed the importance of raising awareness about environmental issues and advocating for sustainable practices. Students highlighted the significance of collective action and community engagement in addressing global challenges such as climate change and resource depletion. They expressed a commitment to positively changing their lifestyles and

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Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Lauren Thomas Quigley, IBM Research

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

; Paper StyleThe team of authors was formed through a shared interest in exploring life as engineeringeducators outside academia. The call for collaboration was extended via LinkedIn, which yieldeda diverse group of participants, though perhaps not uncoincidentally – all women. Our team,initially intended as a panel for the ASEE 2023 conference, evolved into this collaborative paperafter the panel's rejection, emphasizing the importance and relevance of our stories in the broaderdiscourse of engineering education.Thus for the paper, each author was invited to respond to a set of six questions crafted by thelead author, reflecting on their individual journeys outside academia. This panel-style approachallowed for both personal reflection and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

engineers face when trying to earn their professional engineering license. Her MASc research focuses on understanding how Canadian engineers reflect on the impact that their social location has had on their career.Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Are Hardhats Required for Engineering Identity Construction? Gendered and Racialized Patterns in Canadian Engineering Graduates’ Professional IdentitiesAbstractDespite ongoing efforts to increase diversity in engineering, women continue to beunderrepresented in the field, making up only 15% of licensed professional engineers in Canada[1]. This persistent

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Allison Miles, Utah State University; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Samuel Shaw, Utah State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; B Grant Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Oscar Barton, Jr. P.E., Morgan State University; Catherine Kime, Utah State University; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Colorado School of Mines

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

took the list of labelsand worked independently to group the labels together into categories. After these independentcategorizations were complete, a single researcher synthesized the four categorizations into asingle set of categorizations that best reflected the individual categorizations. Once thecategorization synthesis was complete, the researchers met again as a group to review, verify,and modify the categorization synthesis and concurrently develop the labels into a refined list of71 initial codes that described one or more excerpts and comprised the categories.Once consensus was reached, the categories were given descriptive names to becomesubordinate themes, or sub-themes [21]. Table 2 presents the sub-themes derived from

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 28

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Amy Bilton, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

graduate attribute definitionsoften miss crucial aspects of what this looks like for engineering practice. The authorsrecommend team- and project-based educational activities to foster lifelong learning orientations.It will be important to attend to alumni reflections on these types of learning activities and anyconnections to their lifelong learning orientations.Ford et al. [28] investigated the effects of capstone design project experiences on lifelonglearning during workplace transitions. They examined alumni from four institutions, focusing ontheir initial three months at work. Challenges often related to self-directed learning, which wasless emphasized in undergrad programs, as well as interpersonal interactions with colleaguesfrom different

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Student-Centered Approaches in Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

classroom, moving lower cognitive loading activities outside of classto become a foundation for building in-class content. Prelab materials are generally sourced fromalready-existing content and thus do not need to be created by student-teachers; they maycomprise readings, online videos & tutorials, or configuration prompts such as softwaredownload and setup. Evidence of learning is checked via a low-point value quiz with no timelimit to ensure everyone comes to class prepared. The teaching team utilizes varying questiontypes with questions phrased to emphasize key learning goals for the week and prompt personalmeaning-making and reflection. These quizzes are instrumental to the learning process; theycheck that learners did the reading and

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Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto; Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Emily Macdonald-Roach is an MASc student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering identity formation, engineering culture, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering career paths.Ms. Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto Saskia van Beers (she/her) is a MASc. student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She holds a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on understanding how Canadian engineers reflect on the impact that their social location has had on their career.Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Why would

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Engineering Futures: Navigating the Pathways of Education, Inclusion, and Professional Growth

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sara Jordan-Bloch, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

descriptions of stretch assignments, theirlearning experiences around stretch assignments, and the insights they have gleaned aboutadvancement, placing their words in conversation with previous sociological research on workassignments and workplace inequality. Our findings show how the dimensions of these types ofassignments are not at all clear and unified, with participants’ descriptions reflecting a mixture ofoften inconsistent and contradictory understandings, such as: random, meritocratic, ad hoc,sought on one’s own, given by top leaders, exploitative, beneficial, enjoyable, and scary. Suchassignments are conceived as important for advancement or even “secretly” required forpromotion, but there is no consensus on how to access them or connect

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Empathy, Psychological Safety, and Leadership in Engineering Design

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tara Esfahani, University of California, Irvine; Isra Malabeh, University of California, Irvine; Mark E. Walter, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

disrespected and the issuewas never addressed following the incident.Student D reflects on the constraints of decision-making within certain limitations andacknowledges the importance of working with diverse perspectives. Despite differing decisions,she said her team recognized the value of collective decision-making for the overall success of theproject.Contrary to the other students’ approach, Student E describes a time when there was conflictregarding her team members being unable to attend their project competition due to limited funds.The conflict was resolved through management’s decision to require members to fund their travelexpenses if they wanted to attend, which demonstrated a hierarchical resolution approach. Shesaid: “The way it was

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autumn R. Deitrick, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, resources, positive supervisor relations) can influencecreativity [35]. Hunter et al. [35] derived 14 creative climate dimensions (i.e., positive peergroup, positive supervisor relations, resources, challenge, mission clarity, autonomy, positiveinterpersonal exchange, intellectual stimulation, top management support, reward orientation,flexibility and risk-taking, product emphasis, participation, and organizational integration) fortraditional workplaces. Because engineering graduate programs are dynamic environments withcomplex interpersonal relationships and structural influences that exist in both academic andresearch settings, we modified the definitions of these dimensions to reflect research group andclassroom climates. Additionally, we

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

addressintrinsic bias, including methods during application decisions such as using partiallyde-identified application materials used in admissions decisions.PositionalityThis work is presented from the positionality of the researchers at Stanford University,examining outreach programs situated in the United States and in Lebanon, from the authorperspectives of the program designers and staff. The authors have a focus on supporting accessand equity in engineering, and approach this from a practical perspective of finding practices thatcan be integrated into current educational outreach efforts. As a result, we briefly reflect on ourpersonal experiences in relation to the topics we address in this work in this brief positionalitystatement [16]. Aya

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Mr. Burns' Brainchild: AI in the Springfield STEM Classroom, Release the Hounds!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alvin Talmadge Hughes IV, University of Florida; Jacob Casey Yarick, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Hajymyrat Serdarovich Geldimuradov, University of Florida; Sarah Louise Langham, University of Florida; Katherine Miller, University of Florida

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

lesson to students’previous knowledge and “building up” to the material before new connections are made.Elicitation also serves to inform the instructor as to what the students understand about the topicbefore it is taught. This is best done with an introductory activity that has students discuss anopen-ended question or scenario that results in them explaining their current understanding ofconcepts and definitions in their own words. Instructors can actively participate in this section byencouraging students to reflect on past experiences or previous related topics, allowing studentsto create their own relationships and models for real world concepts, establishing a concretefoundation for the lesson.In the pedagogical model employed

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Engineering Inclusivity: Challenging Disparities and Cultivating Resilience in Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio; M. Sidury Christiansen, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

-standard English speaker) as powerless, inadequate, or deficient.Theoretical FrameworkIn this paper, we draw from Flores and Rosa [26] conceptualization of raciolinguistics to analyzehow engineering is portrayed and communicated in social media memes, and the potential ofthese in influencing how discourses around engineering identity are constructed.We pay particular attention to raciolinguistics because memes are not just humorous orentertaining images; they often reflect and reinforce societal norms, values and power dynamics,including those related to race and language. Flores and Rosa [26] introduced the concept ofraciolinguistics, which indicates that language – in all of its forms – is used to construct race, andtherefore influences how