Conference Session

Professional Formation and Career Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Milan Maljkovic, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading innovation and technology development efforts in a major engineering firm. She is now an Associate Professor conducting research and teaching on engineering leadership.Dr. Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto Dr. Reeve was the founding Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) (2010-2018) at the University of Toronto. After a lengthy career as a consulting engineer he made development of personal capability central to his work with engineering students, undergraduate and graduate. In 2002 he established Leaders of Tomorrow, a student leadership development program that led to the

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

TomHenry J. Reagan, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Eric Lyne

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Electrical and Computer

inengineering education research [1]. Like all established research methods, the best practices forcompleting systematic literature reviews have been extensively discussed elsewhere [2].SLR is a research method with a variety of applications. An SLR can be used to broaden orstrengthen the conclusions within a field of research by combining the findings from multiplestudies. An SLR can also be used to inform researchers about the current state of a field andidentify opportunities for future research [1].Research into effective methods for teaching introductory electrical circuits has been takingplace for over fifty years. It is difficult for engineering faculty to stay abreast of the high volumeof research in the field, making introductory circuits

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 7 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Crystal R. Emery, URU The Right to Be, Inc.; Valeria Sinclair Chapman

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, Emery’s film ”Black Women in Medicine” cleared all Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requirements necessary to qualify for an Academy Award nomination in the ”Best Documentary” category. ”Black Women in Medicine” went on to international screenings in Ethiopia and Germany in 2018 as part of the American Film Showcase, which is considered the premier American film diplomacy program in the world. In 2015, Emery conceived, designed and launched Changing the Face of STEM, an innovative national educational and workforce development initiative. In 2017, Emery, in conjunction with the National American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-1165: INCORPORATING ETHICS DISCUSSION INTO ANENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSETimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Page 14.720.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Session 2533 Incorporating Incorporating Ethics Discussion into an Engineering Technology Course Timothy L. Skvarenina College of Technology, Purdue UniversityAbstractTAC-ABET accreditation requires that each program develop program outcomes that embraceABET criteria 2a to k. Several of those, such as diversity

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M. Bastiaan, Kettering University; Roger Bastiaan, ENWIN Utilities

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

autonomousvehicles activity. All of the materials for both activities are provided as educational resources,such that pre-college educators can take advantage of these activities in their own classrooms andoutreach events with little to no modification. Furthermore, the results of student surveys from theactivities are analyzed and presented. The conclusion is that modern topics such as autonomousvehicles are well worth the activity development effort, as students are more engaged in theseactivities than in derivative exercises such as the circuits activity, which they may have beenexposed to previously.IntroductionFor the past 20 years, less than 20% of engineering degrees in the United States and Canada havebeen awarded to women students, and this

Conference Session

Technology-Related Educational Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swaroop Joshi, Ohio State University; Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

exploits the power of on-line technologies to enable engineering –more generally, STEM– students to develop thoroughunderstanding of technical topics through collaborative learning. Our approach, as we show, has anumber of important advantages over most approaches to face-to-face collaborative learning. Wehave implemented a prototype web app, CONSIDER, based on our approach and used it in twoComputer Science and Engineering courses: a graduate level theory of programming languagescourse, and an undergrad principles of programming languages course. It was very well received,with 15 out of 22 students in the grad course, and 13 out of 21 students in the undergrad courseindicating, in a post-discussion survey, that the approach provided them a better

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven C. Zemke, Whitworth University; Diane L Zemke

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Mechanics

]. Part of being alife-long learner is the ability to effectively read engineering texts and other types of technicalmaterial and retain it in some way for future reference. Yet it is not uncommon for students toassert, “The lectures were great; I didn’t have to read the book,” thus losing an importantopportunity to acquire skills needed for life-long learning. Although faculty recognize that theability to effectively read and learn from technical material is vital, several factors can drivestudents away from “reading the book.”For instructors, helping students learn effective reading or learning strategies can take a back seatto teaching content. Instructors focus on creating good lectures, knowing they will be evaluatedon how well they teach

Conference Session

Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Reeping, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

professional identity development in medical and engineering students, and formative joint display analysis on dissonance in a cultural competency study of first-year engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Exemplars of Integration in Engineering Education’s Use of Mixed Methods Research AbstractThis theory paper explores ways in which the engineering education community can achievemore comprehensive integration in mixed methods designs. We searched for exemplars in theJournal of Engineering Education, the European Journal of Engineering Education, and theAustralasian Journal of Engineering Education using “mixed-method” and “mixed

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Nasr, Boston University; Steven Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Garik, Boston University

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Educational Research and Methods

in small gains in student understanding2, 3 In fact, an effective meansfor improving student understanding is through the implementation of active learning methods.4Such methods are most effective when designed based on an understanding of the nature ofstudent understanding and the difficulties they encounter in their study of a particular discipline.There have been few studies on student conceptual understandings in signals and systems with thenotable exception of the research conducted by Wage, Buck, Welch and Wright5–7 who developed Page 12.1317.2the Signals and Systems Concept Inventory (SSCI) to measure student understanding of

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3972: TO RAISE THE BAR OR NOT: ADDRESSING THE OPPO-SITIONDr. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a master’s of science in civil engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 19 years, teaching courses in engi- neering mechanics, structural engineering, construction, and CE professional practice. He is a registered

Conference Session

Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford Univeristy; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

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Mechanics

her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a focus in engineering education. Brunhaver completed a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University in 2008 and a M.S. in mechanical engineering with a focus in design for manufacturing from Stanford in 2010. Page 25.1129.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Revamping Delta Design for Introductory Solid MechanicsAbstractThe Delta Design game was developed by MIT Professor Louis Bucciarelli for college-levelengineering education. The game’s main goal is to demonstrate that designing in teams is asmuch a social

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Nihad Awartani, University of Cincinnati; Iman Shayegani, University of Cincinnati; David Allen Evenhouse, University of Cincinnati; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

University in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and graduated from Calvin College in 2015 with a B.S.E. concentrating in Mechanical Engineering. Beyond instruction, he continues to pursue research on workforce development, student outcomes, and student experience in context with innovative instructional technologies and practices.Dr. So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati Dr. So Yoon Yoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. Dr. Yoon received her Ph.D. in Gifted Education, and an M.S.Ed. in Research Methods and Measurement with a specialization in Educational Psychology, both from Purdue

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Kathleen Atwood, University of Wisconsin - Madison; L. Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, PhD, is professor of Educational Psychology, with affiliate appointments in Curriculum & Instruction and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a faculty fel- low at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Center on Education and Work. Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in STEM reasoning, learn- ing and teaching, especially in mathematics and engineering classrooms and in laboratory settings, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Dr. Nathan has secured over $20M in external re- search funds and has over 80 peer-reviewed publications in education and Learning Sciences research, as well as over 100 scholarly

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youyi Bi, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University; Tahira N. Reid, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Mechanical Engineering at Pur- due University and is the director of the Research in Engineering and Interdisciplinary Design (REID) Lab. Her research interests include: developing methods to enhance the design process and that support the decision-making of engineers and designers in the design process. Prior to Purdue, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Mechanical Engineering department at Iowa State working in the Interdisci- plinary Research in Sustainable (IRIS) Design Lab. In 2010, she received her PhD from the University of Michigan in Design Science, with Mechanical Engineering and Psychology as her focus areas. Dr. Reid received both her BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer

Conference Session

Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia; Christoph Johannes Sielmann P.Eng., University of British Columbia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Paper ID #43795Pedagogy of Engagement: Exploring Three Methods in an Engineering Ethicsand Professionalism CourseJessica Wolf, University of British Columbia Jessica Wolf is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. Her research focuses on equity issues in engineering education, particularly looking at the impacts of engineering outreach programs on historically marginalized groups in STEM.Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia Gayatri Gopalan is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Her research

Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Alan Smith, Wichita State University; Roy Y. Myose, Wichita State University; Syed J Raza, Wichita State University; Elizabeth Rollins

Paper ID #32147Correlating Mechanics of Materials Student Performance with Scores of aTest over Prerequisite MaterialDr. Nicholas Alan Smith, Wichita State University Nick Smith is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Wichita State University.Dr. Roy Y. Myose, Wichita State University Roy Myose is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Wichita State University.Prof. Syed J Raza, Wichita State University Retired Air Force Air Vice Marshal. Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Air Force Institute of Tech- nology, Dec 1980. Joined faculty of the department of Aerospace Engineering at Wichita State University in

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

Paper ID #40816Alternative Modality of Delivery for the Exponential and LogarithmicFunctionsMr. Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus I’m a faculty member at the Penn State Wilkes Barre campus. I’m a civil and chemical engineer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Alternative Modality of Delivery for the Exponential and Logarithmic FunctionsMaking engineering education more understandable to students can be difficult dueto the demanding mathematical requirements that the major requires. One specificarea of great difficulty for students is understanding the exponential

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

process.Having well-written learning objectives also helps the teachers to align the assessment tools andteaching methodologies with the topics of the courses [1]. These learning objectives shouldfollow Bloom’s Taxonomy, which defines a hierarchy of six levels in the cognitive domainwhere the objectives focus on recognizing knowledge and developing intellectual skills [2, 3].The author of [4] presents a study about the students’ motivation and how it can influence onlearning outcomes of the courses. Having a good environment, engaged and motivated studentsand positive relations between the teachers and students helps them to achieve learning outcomesmore easily and productively. The author states some reasons why having well-designed learningoutcomes is

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #38935Understanding the sin, cos, and tan calculator buttonsMr. Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus I’m a faculty member at the Penn State Wilkes Barre campus. I’m a civil and chemical engineer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Understanding the sin, cos, and tan Calculator ButtonsAbstractMaking engineering education accessible to under prepared students enteringcollege from high school and students transitioning from the community collegelevel is sometimes difficult due to the demanding mathematical requirements themajor demands. One specific

Conference Session

Technical Session 4 - Paper 5: Broadening Participation through Information: A Synthesis of Resources for Research and Practice in Computing and Computer Science

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Anu Tuladhar, Medtronic; Carin Queener, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

engineering in the workplace.Ms. Carin Queener, University of Michigan Carin Queener has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering, and is now working in industry.Dr. Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan Joi Mondisa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering and an Engineering Education Faculty Member at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. Dr. Mondisa earned a PhD in Engineering Education, an MS in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, and a BS in General Engineering. She researches STEM mentoring experiences and mentoring intervention programs in higher education.Dr. Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College Dr. Kinnis Gosha (Go-Shay) is an Assistant Professor in the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Deepyaman Maiti, University of Virginia; Farzad Shafiei Dizaji

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics Division (MATH)

trends and to identify strategies to support students during times of crisis.IntroductionWe have expanded our analysis by incorporating data from our undergraduate registrar's office, whichincludes information about students who participated in our Engineering school survey. Our goal is toidentify correlations and patterns between the survey results and the academic data, such as attitudestoward the engineering program, study habits, and participation in extracurricular activities.We used the registrar's data to determine differences in academic performance between different majorsand demographic groups. Moreover, we can identify students struggling academically or facingchallenges and develop targeted programs and resources to help them achieve

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 9: Online Learning Environments

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Han, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

students with only 2.7% completely rejecting itas a preferred online learning mode [9].During 2021 and 2022, as the world put its best efforts to bring back normalcy in life and inengineering education, many faculty were faced yet another transition from online to in-personinstruction. In particular, for those courses flipped during the pandemic, it is important toidentify critical elements for successful adaptation to in-person teaching. This paper investigateschanges in student participation in flipped classrooms as the university went through the phasedre-opening over the course of 2 years. The impact of the course modality change was analyzedfor both pre-class and in-class student participation in a Fluid Mechanics course offered as aflipped

Conference Session

WIED: Analysis, Challenges, Success, and Impacts

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Conrad, University of Detroit Mercy; Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; Lauren Ross

] suggesting the STEM environment is still less conducive to women’s persistence inSTEM education.Factors identified as barriers for women and underrepresented populations’ success in STEMinclude feeling excluded in male dominated environments [4], facing stereotypes ordiscrimination [5], lacking the ability to apply course material in real world scenarios[6], andlacking a sense of belonging [7]. Recent initiatives in the United States have focused onattracting and retaining women in STEM and identified best practices for combating the abovechallenges. Specifically, efforts proven to enhance female persistence in college includeestablished learning communities fostering strong peer groups, availability of female faculty ormentors and the availability

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Cheyu Lin, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Flanigan, Carnegie Mellon University

projects: a construction or build project; a sensing and dataanalysis project; and a sustainability-focused environmental project. Students complete projects in groups. They are tasked with navigating uncertainty aroundthe definition of the project in the planning phase. They complete the task, and the projectculminates with a demonstration or a presentation where they communicate what they have doneand why. This was the first year we used our “smart cities” project. The project was possiblebecause a faculty member with sensing expertise engaged with the teaching professor who wasleading the project. A master’s student who had worked with the sensing expert then workedwith the teaching professor to identify specific supplies required

Conference Session

Student Division Technical 1: Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity (DEI)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuliana Flores, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

since their creation. These norms and values harm the belonging ofstudents/staff/faculty with underrepresented identities. Students specifically, tend to slip intothinking themselves as victims and objects rather than agents (Tuck and Yang, 2018). Lastly, it isimportant to acknowledge the scholarship of social justice in education is vast and diverse. As aresult of the different projects in this space, the term “justice” takes on varying and sometimescontradictory meanings (Tuck and Yang, 2016). For the purpose of this paper, I will not define“justice” but instead draw on Tuck and Yang’s (2018) suggestion of “justice” being a signal toother scholars, therefore I align my project to justice in higher education to signal the inequityPaper: Lesson

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #8

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Felipe Calderon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Pablo Schwarzenberg, Universidad Andres Bello

the bachelor’s in computer science and MSc and PhD degrees in engineering sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. He is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile. His research and teaching is focused on software engineering, software design, distributed systems and computer-supported collaborative learning, and new strategies for computer science teaching. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comA comparison between flipped classroom, traditional, online andemergency response teaching in SARS-COV-2 PandemicAbstract In the last years

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Kidd, State University of New York, Maritime College; Martin S. Lawless, State University of New York, Maritime College; Kathryn R. Gosselin, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

engineering courses and found that first-time freshmen performed betterthan transfer students, and additionally, that this trend persisted across multiple instructors andsemesters of the same course [5]. A number of possible causes for this have been examined;Laanan et al. found in a survey of transfer students that many felt less comfortable interactingwith faculty at their new institution, and some felt increased stress and received lower grades [3].Concannon and Barrow found that engineering transfer students have lower self-efficacy thanfirst-time freshman, which was theorized to be due to transfer shock [4].A systematic literature review [6] was unable to locate research on transfer students after theirfirst post-transfer year, although the same

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Konstantinos Apostolou, McMaster University; Amin Rajabzadeh, McMaster University

of the project (end of Summer 2021) and some unforeseen obstacles, thetextbook development has been lagging compared to the course content coverage. Besides time-availability constraints, a major challenge that has now been somewhat overcome was how toincorporate into the text the necessary volume of physical data without infringing copyright ofpublished commercial textbooks. Because of these delays, the work has not been yet shared withstudents for feedback, comments, or their assistant in content creation. It is anticipated that aworking version of the OER will be ready by the end of summer 2022 for use in our Fall 2022courses with two cohorts of approximately 150 students in total.At that point, pending clearance by our institution’s

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2005 GSW

Authors

Jorge E. Navarro; Apolinar Zapata

, “Research as Guide for Curriculum Development: an Example from Introductory Electricity. Part 1: Investigation of Student Understanding,” Am. J. Phys., 60 (11), pp. 994-1013.5. Linder, C. J., Hillhouse, G., 1996, “Teaching by Conceptual Exploration,” Phys. Teach., 34, pp. 332-338.6. Laws, P. W., 1997, “Millikan Lecture 1996: Promoting Active Learning Based on Physics Education Research in Introductory Physics Courses,” Am. J. Phys. 65 (1), pp. 14-21. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education7. Thacker, B., Kim, E., Trefz, K., Lea, S. M., 1994, “Comparing

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nian Zhang; Wagdy H Mahmoud P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Tewodros Mekbib Mamo, University of the District of Columbia

Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Task Force on ”Interdisciplinary Emergent Technologies” and the Vice Chair of the IEEE CIS Adaptive Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning Technical Committee. She regularly serves as the Program Chair, Publications Chair, and Special Sessions Chair of the IEEE technically co-sponsored conferences such as ICACI, ICICIP, ICIST, and ISNN. Dr. Zhang received the UDC’s faculty recognition awards for Excellence in Research Award, Excellence in Teaching Award, and Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award in three consecutive years.Dr. Wagdy H Mahmoud P.E., University of the District of Columbia Wagdy H. Mahmoud is a Professor of electrical engineering at the Electrical