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M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Jennifer L Johrendt, University of Windsor; Jennifer Laura Sears, University of Windsor

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engineering courses and express a desire to mentor students in their firstyear of the undergraduate engineering program. Free semi-weekly walk-in tutoring sessions areheld each semester for first-year students who are seeking assistance in any of their first-yearcourses. During the two-week final examination period, tutoring sessions are held daily. Thehope is that students seeking academic advice will also use the opportunity to engage thementors in conversations about other important topics related to their student experience (e.g. co-operative education, choosing a major, involvement in student clubs, etc.). Care is taken duringthe award application process to ensure that, in addition to academic excellence, representationacross gender and

Conference Session

T1C: Developing Foundations in Mathematics

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Jacquelyn Huff, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Danisha Stern, Texas A&M University; Sonia Garcia, Texas A&M University; Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Design, Technology & Professional Programs. Her research interests center on the transition of students from high school to 4-year engineering programs, especially those from under-represented populations.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University Dr. Kristi J. Shryock is the Associate Department Head and Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She re- ceived her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating preparation in mathematics and physics, incor- porating non-traditional teaching methods into the

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Dewey Burnell Clark Jr

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revamped the summer bridge program to increase student support and retention as well as developed and strengthened partnerships in with local area school districts to aid in the high school to college path- way. In 2009, she founded The Gaskins Foundation, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to educate and empower the African American community. Her foundation recently launched the Cincinnati STEM- ulates year round K-12 program, which is a free of charge program that will introduce more students to Math and Science. She was named the 2017 K12 Champion by the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA).Dewey Burnell Clark Jr 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State

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M3A: Learning in Context 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Xiaohong Wang, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Academic Support Programs to create anacademic cohort experience for first-year engineering students. Our role will focus on integratingsome fundamental engineering hands-on activities related to engineering statics course contentinto these three LLCs. 2. Implement hands-on activities into LLCsLLCs are a high-impact practice where first-year students are placed in a common living areaand are connected by major or interest. LLCs are receiving considerable attention by highereducation scholars and practitioners [1-10]. As described by Gablenick, MacGregor, Matthews,and Smith in their book Learning Communities [1]: Creating Connections Among Students,Faculty, and Disciplines, faculty who are teaching the common courses got involved with theLLC

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Developing a Primer for First-Year Engineering EducatorsAbstract This Work-in-Progress paper lays the foundation for a primer for first-year engineeringeducators. A first-year engineering education primer is an introductory document on thefundamentals of research related to teaching, mentoring, and coordinating the first-yearengineering experience. The motivations for the First-Year Programs Division to develop thisprimer is the transfer of research outcomes and facilitation of informed decision making forpracticing professionals. Primers are often developed in fields of study to assist with thedissemination of evidence-based best practices. New engineering educators, administrators, andadvisors who have little

Conference Session

T1C: Developing Foundations in Mathematics

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Wil Stuckey, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tom Cody, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nicholas Tomlin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nate Eckhart, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hamza Tanzeem, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dan Irby, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Anna Francis, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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and connected to the database. In thiseffort, we aim to investigate academic policies in engineering programs to find the trends andchanges across multiple years. The findings will lead to the development of a complete databaseof American academic policy information that shall be available in the future for otherresearchers to use for academic purposes. By connecting this information to a database likeMIDFIELD, researchers can identify how the graduation rates, retention rates, studentdemographics and other data collected by MIDFIELD is affected by the changes in institutions’academic policies. In this project, we highlight academic policies based on two different aspects:matriculation models and good standing policies among institutions

Conference Session

M2B: Learning in teams

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Siqing Wei, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #28064Comparing Teamwork Peer Evaluations Between Culturally HomogenousTeams and Culturally Diverse TeamsMr. siqing wei, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Siqing Wei received bachelor degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is in the dual program to obtain master degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Ph.D degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. After years of experience of serving a peer teacher and a graduate teaching assistant in first year engineering courses, he is now interested in study of the existence, cause

Conference Session

T2B: GIFTS - Session B

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Brianna L Dorie, Gonzaga University

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GIFTS: MAJOR exposure through engineering innovationsAs a first-year engineering instructor on the first day of class, someone invariably asks whatdiscipline of engineering they should go into. Not knowing the particular background of theseindividuals, it is difficult to give them meaningful advice on the spot. First-year students (andtheir parents) have an expectation that the first-year course will “help” them decide whatdiscipline the student should major in. However, introducing students to various fields ofengineering may not be the main foci of the course, as many first-year programs have evolvedtowards the inclusion of curricular content such as design, entrepreneurship, writing, and/orprogramming. This leaves little

Conference Session

M2B: Learning in teams

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011 and 2015. Dr. Ohland is an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS.Dr. Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Daniel M. Ferguson is CATME Managing Director and the recipient of several NSF awards for research in engineering education and a research associate at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the

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M3C: Mentoring into the profession

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Rosie Sullivan, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Dionne Gordon-Starks, College of Engineering, Drexel University

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career in higher education has included roles in financial aid, admissions, and academic advising. She currently advises Mechanical Engineering students in their first three years, and provides leadership for the administration of UNIV E101 across the college. She also coordinates the Engineering Leader- ship Scholars program, which is a peer mentorship and leadership development program for College of Engineering students.Ms. Dionne Gordon-Starks, College of Engineering, Drexel University Dionne is a Senior Academic Advisor with the College of Engineering at Drexel University. A proven leader with a passion for providing quality academic and career advising for both traditional and non- traditional learners, she

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M3C: Mentoring into the profession

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University

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. Feinauer is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Freshman En- gineering Coordinator at Norwich University. His scholarly work spans a number of areas related to engineering education, including P-12 engineering outreach, the first-year engineering experience, and incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship practice in the engineering classroom. Additionally, he has research experience in the areas of automation and control theory, and system identification. His work has been published through the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE); he is an active member of both organizations. He serves as advisor to

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Rachel L. Bragg, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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happen.Various studies of writing transfer, such as those conducted by Bergman and Zepernick andWardle, have sought answers to questions related to writing skills learned in first-yearcomposition courses and how those skills are applied in other courses, including those specific toa student’s discipline [2]. Studies like those of Bergman and Zepernik have found that “studentsperceived writing in English classes to be very different in kind from the writing they did in othercourses” [3]. Thus, understanding how transfer of writing skills from first year writing coursesto engineering courses occurs for engineers, whose career path includes a wide variety of writingtasks, is an important area to consider. An examination of the writing of first year

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven G. Bilén P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #28018EDSGN 100: A first-year cornerstone engineering design courseDr. Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah C. Ritter, PhD, is an associate teaching professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at the Pennsylvania State University and course chair for EDSGN 100, the cornerstone engineering design course. She received her BS degree from Louisiana Tech University and PhD degree from Texas A&M University, both in Biomedical Engineering. Her research focused on developing an optics-based system for long-term monitoring of relevant blood

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University

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his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught and developed courses in physics and mathematics at SUNY Binghamton, University of Delaware, Missouri Online College, and St. Mark’s High School. Dr. Terranova’s research interests include plasmonics, optical tweezing, photonics, electromagnetism, and engineering education. He received his MS in Physics from SUNY Binghamton, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from Drexel University for

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel

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Full Paper: Hands-On Laboratory Exercises for Engineering Applications of Mathematics CourseIn Fall 2007, the First-Year Engineering Program (FEP) was started with the intent of increasingstudent retention and success. One of the main hindrances to retention at a public universityengineering program with open enrollment is the unpreparedness of students for rigorouscurriculum requirements of the first year. In an effort to help first year engineering students whoare one or two semesters behind Calculus I, FEP offers Engineering Applications of Mathematics(E-Math) course, which was inspired by the Wright State model for Engineering MathematicsEducation [1]. E-Math aims to teach College Algebra

Conference Session

M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Charmane Caldwell; Melodee M Moore, Florida A&M University-Florida State University; Kenneth Tellis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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, and associate dean for student affairs and curriculum at the college from 2004 to 2018. Dr. Perry’s research interests include semiconductor device modeling, embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is an electrical and computer engineering program evaluator for ABET, Inc, a senior member of the IEEE, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Charmane Caldwell, Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell is the Director of Student Access at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (COE). As Director, Charmane leads a comprehensive effort to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate minorities and women in engineering. She has developed and managed several reten- tion programs at the college: Engineering Concepts Institute (ECI

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Hyunjae Park, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

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Discovery 1, is offeredbeen built throughout their engineering courses and related every fall semester for freshman engineering students atactivities. Marquette University – Opus College of Engineering. It The entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) teaching consists of one lecture for a one-hour period (on Monday) andmethod has been advocated by KEEN [7] in order to help two studio classes (on Tuesday and Thursday) for a four-hourengineering

Conference Session

T1B: Developing foundations in Science

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Robert J Prins, James Madison University

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, students gained confidence in relating abstract drawings to physicalmaterials. Students also gained hands-on experience relating basic engineering concepts aboutdensity, materials, statics and dynamics. Students expressed increased confidence in using basictools and relating those tools to engineering science principles. Many students who had noprevious experience with basic tools and shop techniques went on to apply and work asundergraduate teaching assistants in the shop after completing this assignment.BackgroundThe engineering programing at James Madison University was established in 2008.1 Newprograms have many challenges, some of which include unknown characteristics of students anda lack of established norms for both students and faculty

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw P.E., Valparaiso University

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each class period, students are required to watchrobotics projects [10] into their curriculum. To help students approximately 20-30 minutes of online videos. Thedevelop a stronger sense of identity as an engineer and build preparation materials for a class in which students willconnections with their engineering peers and faculty, other complete an in-class exercise consist of a 10-15-minute videoprograms have implemented cohort-style programs and that provides a theoretical overview of the daily topic andexperiences [1, 11]. Such experiences are directly related to several 3-5-minute videos of relevant solved problems.Students work these solved problems in their personalnotebooks. In-class exercises then

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Brianna L Dorie, Gonzaga University

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complexity and “difficulty” of the course materials required to obtain their degree.DiscussionResults from this analysis indicate that students come into engineering with a variety of differentpreconceptions about engineering. These preconceptions are the result of experiences prior toentering post-secondary education and would necessitate additional studies to determine impactsrelative to specific programs. However, with the popularization of STEM programming in P-12environments, this would be a worthy endeavor. This preliminary analysis is part of a largerstudy that will look more deeply into these preconceived notions of engineering. Future workwill delve into comparative analysis looking at differences relating to the concepts defined hereat

Conference Session

T1A: Readiness 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Brian Robert Moore, Rowan University; John Austin Schneider, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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traditional study abroad programs have been difficult forengineering students to participate in, it is imperative that we investigate how we can leverageexisting educational practice to help students develop global perspectives. In doing so, thefollowing research questions will be addressed: 1. How do global perspective levels of first-year engineering students relate to prior educational opportunities? 2. How does global perspective of first-year engineering students relate to desired college educational opportunities?Here we provide preliminary recommendations for engineering educators, including the need toidentify incoming first-year engineering students with lower levels of global perspectives, as wellas how global learning can be

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Maria Jane Evans, Penn State Brandywine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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related to students' culture and the technology. Instructorswho have taught this course have adopted the same course objectives but have used differentapproaches. The paper includes experiences from different instructors who have taught thecourse at our location, the changes that we have introduced and the reasons behind them, as wellas a brief literature review. The paper also discusses challenges associated with offering thecourse from faculty and students prospective.IntroductionMany of today’s engineering educators have recognized the need to develop a first-yearengineering course [1]-[8], which would help students in areas such as: making a successfultransition from high school to college; recognizing the importance of academic performance

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T1A: Readiness 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Nicholas A Meisel, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #27996Creation and Implementation of a Project Framework to Improve Corner-stone Engineering DesignDr. Nicholas A Meisel, The Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Meisel is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) at Penn State and an affiliate faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010 with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 2015. He joined the faculty at Penn State in Fall

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Richard T. Cimino, Rowan University

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economics, and assessment of student learning.Dr. Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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Engaging Escape Rooms in First Year Engineering Courses: A Pilot StudyIntroductionThe use of game-based learning in classrooms as a means to foster motivation, communicationskills, promote problem solving, and to encourage student interaction is well established [1],[2].In game-based learning environments, rules structure the learning, rewards are given when goalsare achieved, and trial and error is promoted [3]. Game-based learning can be particularlybeneficial to those students who are already intrinsically motivated [3]. Games have been usedin engineering classrooms to teach a variety of concepts ranging from programming skills andlogistics engineering to engineering ethics [4]. One type of game that has not been

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Jonathan R. Brown, Ohio State University; Irina Kuznetcova, The Ohio State University; Ethan Kirk Andersen; Nick H Abbott; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Christopher Douglas Porter, The Ohio State University Department of Physics

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fundamentals of engineering at OSU and is interested in the use of VR in engineering education.Ms. Irina Kuznetcova, The Ohio State University I am currently in the 5th year of the doctoral program of Educational Psychology at the Ohio State Uni- versity. My research interests focus on the use of technology in education, including the design, imple- mentation and assessment of technology-integrated curriculum. I have worked with Multi-User Virtual Environments (such as Second Life) and Virtual Reality for my projects, and currently I am pursuing the line of work integrating VR and mobile, desktop and tablet technology to improve students’ visuospatial thinking skills.Ethan Kirk Andersen Ethan Andersen received his

Conference Session

T1B: Developing foundations in Science

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

David Joseph Ewing, University of Texas, Arlington; Catherine Mary Unite, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA); Christina Natasha Miller, University of Texas at Arlington; Cedric Shelby, University of Texas at Arlington

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tutoring, group tutoring, drop-in tutoring clinics, and SupplementalInstruction. These peer-led academic resources provide increased student success withoutsignificant financial demands. Providing opportunities for students to engage in discussion andproblem solving outside of the class is helping to prepare these students for a future inengineering, where programs are increasingly asked to demonstrate competencies of working ingroups and being able to engage in problem solving [5]. “Just-in-time” tutoring techniques,utilized by the Engineering Clinic, focus on addressing student questions as they arise, in a drop-in style group setting. Clinics using this technique require fewer financial resources; however,there are few studies relating to the

Conference Session

M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Jane Petrie

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WIPdescribes the experiences of two veterans, who’s pseudonyms are Jacob and Malcolm, that comefrom two different FYE pathways. We focus on relating how Jacob and Malcolm areexperiencing engineering after serving in the military and examining the similarities betweentheir experiences in the context of understanding how FYE programs and courses affectveterans’ experience in engineering.Our work is guided by Wenger’s approach to Communities of Practice [8][9], an extension ofSituated Learning by Lave and Wenger [10]. This framework is about the social theory oflearning and how the communities of practice evolve around people’s affinities. An importantaspect of these frameworks is the identity component which is linked to the second frameworkwe used

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Todd P. Shuba, Virginia Tech

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have used to overcome these challenges.Key words: evidence-based instructional practices, first-year engineering, engaged studentlearning,IntroductionTeaching and learning of engineering concepts often demand the use of varied instructionalstrategies aimed at encouraging students to engage with the material on a deeper level. In keepingwith the need to actively engage students while facilitating conceptual understanding, faculty areoften encouraged to become creative in their approach to teaching. Numerous studies have beenconducted to highlight the necessity of designing learning environments that encourage studentsto take on active roles in the learning process [1], [2]. To this end, some universities have designedfirst-year programs tasked

Conference Session

M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lauren H. Logan, Ohio Northern University; Louis A DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University

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Paper ID #28042Work-in-Progress: Investigation of a Fall-to-Spring Performance Drop in aFirst-year ExperienceDr. Todd France, Ohio Northern University Todd France is the director of Ohio Northern University’s Engineering Education program, which strives to prepare engineering educators for the 7-12 grade levels. Dr. France is also heavily involved in de- veloping and facilitating the Introduction to Engineering course sequence at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder where his research focused on pre-engineering education and project-based learning.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University