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Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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conversation about whether it was more important to have the appropriateresults or to have “good” writing, with one participant stating that the results do not have anymeaning without the appropriate context that can only be provided in written reports. Without the writing, the results have no meaning and no context. So the results by themselves just presented in data tables and graphs and charts and equations I think are insufficient because without context and conclusions drawn from the data the meaning is not successfully communicated.The new faculty stated that they assigned lab reports because they were expected to. They alsounanimously expressed concerns about grading the written portion of the reports because theyhave no

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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applaudedduring the classes and were encouraged to keep up with the good work in the courses. Thebenefits and challenges that new faculty experienced participating in this program are presentedwith the intention of guiding new faculty members who may be interested in implementingsimilar programs. 1. Introduction Engineering graduates remain in demand in the United States workforce and institutes ofhigher education continue to strive to improve educational practice and experience forengineering students. Issues related to student retention, persistence and academic successremain important topics of discussion and research within engineering education communities.Prioritization of diversity, equity and inclusion also prompts us to pay special

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Aaron Heller, University of Miami; Ali Ghahremaninezhad, University of Miami

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]. Despite this support, the path to formally engage in EER on a substantial level isnot trivial. In this paper, the authors present challenges and lessons learned based on their ownexperiences, as well as specific recommendations for prospective engineering educationresearchers. Three of the authors are civil engineering faculty new to EER, while one author isan established social science researcher and mentor to the engineering faculty.2. Research contextIn the sections that follows, the experiences associated with initiating and undertaking EER arediscussed in the context of the authors' recent grant funding in Table 1. Two of the projects arestill gaining traction in Year 1, while one project has entered Year 2.Table 1. Summary of the authors

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuzhang Zang, Western Washington University

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and is foundational to the success of students.At the beginning of each quarter, new faculty should make it a point to discuss the diversity andinclusion statement with students during the first lecture and incorporate it into all course syllabi.Students should be actively encouraged to voice their thoughts or reach out to faculty membersindividually if they encounter any discomfort or concerns. New faculty member can try to engagein their classes to create a more inclusive environment by utilizing the following methods: • Generate a photo roster of all students, incorporating their preferred pronouns to respect individual identities. • Distribute an introductory questionnaire during the initial lecture includes a query about

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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limited teaching resources [2], [3], [4], [5].The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these issues and added more with the need foronline and remote learning experiences that still provide students with the benefits ofexperiential learning [6], [7], [8]. Additionally, teaching a laboratory course for the first time canbe daunting for both new and experienced faculty.In the spring of 2021, we recognized that the pandemic had forced changes in lab and designcourses and that we as faculty had been largely making these changes in isolation. However, wealso know that collaboration increases creativity and outcomes in design. It was discovered thatwe all faced many of the same challenges despite teaching very different courses and labs.Therefore, in

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 4 - Assessments: Grading and deadlines

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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calculating gradesmade them more difficult to understand, not easier. For example, if a student receives one4, two 3's, and one 2 on a four-standard assignment, the average grade is 3, which is a B.However, the percent grade is 4+3+3+2=12, then 12/16=0.75, resulting in a C grade. Thestudent notices a C in the grade book and becomes concerned about their grade, but it isincorrect. Automatic letter grades were turned off in Canvas, but even if students knew the scaleis different than traditional, it did not help that the student’s immediate reaction to seeing a 75 andremembering that they have a B, and not a C. Part of the purpose of the new grading is to make itless stressful not more, so this solution was not utilized. Furthermore, rather than

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy A Wood, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

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example calculations) and less on conceptual understanding (viathe Student Board Notes).Faculty PerspectiveBoth Group Note and Student Board Note reading assignments in upper-level courses largelydepend on the instructor creating prompts to direct student attention to specific content in thetext. While this requires a significant instructor time to prepare, once complete, faculty can re-use the prompts across multiple years so long as they use the same textbook. The process ofprompt creation also supports new faculty familiarizing themselves with the textbook content.Alternatively, new faculty with lecture-level learning objectives may direct students to generatenotes for each learning objective ensuring alignment between notes and class

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 4 - Assessments: Grading and deadlines

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Wellness Days where they could be absent from class. Students taking aWellness Day could make up work from that day with no penalties. During an end-of-the-yeardepartment retreat in Spring 2023, concern was expressed by other faculty that students woulduse the extra time provided by relaxed homework deadlines and Wellness Days to copy from thesolutions or other students. There was also concern that recorded lectures would lead to lowattendance. These concerns prompted the present work.Research Questions and MethodsThis study sought to answer the following questions: 1. Was there a measurable difference in grades between work turned in on time and work turned in late? 2. If so, did the difference indicate an advantage for the students who

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuliana Flores, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Soraya Grace Barar; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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also point out the variation among those who educate in engineering (tenured/tenure-trackfaculty, graduate students, and contingent/adjunct faculty), which is not always acknowledged.By not paying attention to such variation, the impact of work done in engineering educationresearch may be limited. In an effort to illuminate these variations, we report on research thatexplores some details of the educator experience. In this paper we ask: what does it look like tobe an educator working to adapt an existing curriculum for a new term, in our case a curriculumpreviously taught in Autumn 2021 and adapted for use in Winter 2022? Broadly, the curriculumwas a 10-week seminar titled Dear Design: Defining Your Ideal Design Signature where

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Sunzia Sultana, University of Michigan, Flint

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Paper ID #41381Development of a Procedure to Avoid Plagiarism in Scholarly WorkDr. Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint Dr. Quamrul Mazumder is currently a professor of mechanical engineering at University of Michigan-Flint. His areas of research include computational and experimental fluid mechanics, quality in higher education, metacognition, motivation, and engagement of faculty and students, assessment and accreditation. He is actively involved in experimental techniques in multiphase flow using particle image velocimetry (PIV). Dr. Mazumder also served as a Fulbright scholar in developing curriculum and

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meghan Williams, Elizabethtown College; Elizabeth Dolin Dalton; Mark Brinton, Elizabethtown College

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disorder at some point in theirlives; with females affected more than males (about 1.5:1) [1]. In 2017, 61% of college studentsseeking counseling services listed anxiety as the most frequent issue they were facing, and about23% said it was the problem causing them the most concern (Center for College Mental Health atPenn State [2]). Anxiety can impact physical, cognitive and emotional health, impacting howstudents perform in their classes and consequently in their careers.For college students, anxiety is frequently manifested in relation to exams—it is estimated that10-40% of students are affected by test anxiety. Test anxiety can impact motivation andacademic achievement and lead to higher rates of alcohol use and leaving college without adegree

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Mirabolghasemi, Mississippi State University

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pedagogicalpurposes. An important role of lab reports, as a mode of technical communication, is to providean opportunity for students to think and act in a different capacity than just learners. Preparing alab report allows the student to assume the role of a professional engineer, and practice elementssuch as systematically analyzing technical issues and providing different lines of reasoning.However, students’ perception of lab report is rarely a hypothetical professional technicalcommunication; rather, it is just another class assignment with the instructor as the audience(Herrington, 1985). This mindset often manifests itself as what is known as the “informationdump”. When a student practices information dump, they present their experimental findings in

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 4 - Assessments: Grading and deadlines

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Carol Geary, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Associate, primarily teaching first-year engineering and engineering mathematics. She also has both a B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Wright State, where she also worked as a Graduate Teaching Associate for an engineering mathematics course.Dr. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michelle Soledad, Ph.D. is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research and service interests include teaching and learning experiences in fundamental engineering courses, faculty development and support initiatives – including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toluwalase Opanuga, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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. Perry’s current work centers on understandinGrace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2024. Dr. Panther has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences both nationally and internationally, has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Pennsylvania State University

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member with pedagogical and engineering education expertiseutilized participatory design in constructing a meaningful lived teaching experience of the authorfrom which new faculty can benefit. This took the form of semi-structured conversation andquestioning investigating other evidence-based pedagogical practices the instructor hassuccessfully implemented in the classroom.MethodologyThis article can be characterized as an autoethnographic study. In autoethnography, theresearcher relates their lived experiences[4], and provides “highly personalized accounts thatdraw upon the experiences of the author/researcher to extend sociological understanding”[5, p.21]. Autoethnography, otherwise known as critical autobiography, is based on two assumptions

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Wieserman, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Sami Alshurafa; Maher M. Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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modeling, micro-grid design, monitoring of advanced composite designs, and pedagogical methods and strategies.Dr. Sami AlshurafaDr. Maher M. Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Dr. Maher Murad is a faculty member in the Civil Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad served as a visiting professor at Bucknell University. He also has overseas teaching and professional experience. He worked as ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Impact of Communication Styles on Teaching EngineeringAbstractCommunication is an important part of our everyday life. It allows us to share knowledge,information, and skill sets with people around us. Many

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NEE Technical Session 3 - Courses: development, logistics, and impact

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanaz Motamedi, University of Florida; Viktoria Medvedeva Marcus, University of Florida

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Paper ID #42622Impact of Students’ Backgrounds on Online Learning Behavior: GenerationZ Technology Acceptance of E-Learning Technology during COVID-19Dr. Sanaz Motamedi, University of Florida Sanaz Motamedi is faculty member at Industrial and System Engineering, the University of Florida after her postdoctoral fellowship at the California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology program, University of California, Berkeley. Her researchViktoria Medvedeva Marcus, University of Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impact of Students’ Backgrounds on Online Learning Behavior

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Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anu Singh, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Paper ID #37280Pairing Self-Evaluation Activities with Self-Reflection to EngageStudents Deeply in Multiple Metacognition StrategiesAnu Singh, University of Nebraska, LincolnProf. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity. She was an inaugural faculty member of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue