Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

course and bring hands-on experienceto their students.IntroductionLaboratory work has a strong impact on students’ learning and play important role in engineeringeducation. Labs help students to learn the concepts in depth and to gain practical skills, so theycould succeed both academically and in their careers. In the labs students learn how to integratetheory and practice. The labs also teach students hypothesis forming, experimental design andevaluation of results. In most cases, students work as a team in labs which help them with ethics,communications, report writing and team working skills. A survey of student perceptions of thelab work has been published [1]. They found that engineering students see themselves asessentially practical, and

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hillary Hart, University of Texas-Austin; Christy Moore, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

research for a client. Page 12.493.6From that cover page students can begin their navigation of the lesson by clicking on the word“Challenge” at the top of the cycle. Each lesson begins with a Challenge that presents a casestudy or a scenario prompting students to consider some difficulty or dilemma in engineering orprofessional behavior. For instance, in Introduction to Professional Ethics, a module designed tomake students aware of the impact engineers can have on society and the codes of ethics thatguide professionals, the Challenge (see Figure 2) involves an historical

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

is a potential for a shortage of engineers with bachelor’s degrees in theupcoming years and a need to recruit students into engineering disciplines more effectively.The NSB report goes on to state that an engaging and effective science education should developstudent skills to solve complex problems, work in teams, make and recognize evidence-basedarguments, and interpret and communicate complex information. The same principles areapplicable to education in technology and engineering subject areas.1 STEM initiatives are alsonow the focal point for addressing the innovation crisis in the United States.3 The importantlesson that our students need to understand is that they are vital to solving the innovation crisisby trying solve real-world

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

with these groups and build on their expertise. For example,Sheffield [24] identified 12 themes related to safe practice in community engagement / service-learning settings: communication, pre-planning, project familiarity, project appropriateness,student conduct, service impact, student ownership, adult supervision, community partner,administration, parental consent, and transportation. There are also numerous examples of safetyguidelines for study abroad programs (e.g, [25]). If faculty are organizing off-campus activities,they may wish to review advice from both of these areas to assist them with anticipatingpotential safety risks and taking steps to mitigate these hazards. And there are times whenplanned activities must be delayed, such as

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Laia Cari Robichaux, Oregon State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #6680Waves of Engineering: Using a mini-wave flume to foster engineering literacyMs. Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programing at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She also takes the mini-flume ”on the road” to large public events, such as Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Engineering Week Family day

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Danielle L. Watt, Center for Chemistry at the Space Time Limit (CaSTL Center); Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jeremy Alexis Magruder, University of Florida; Chanel Renee Easley, Techbridge; Yael-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, University of Tampa; Makita R. Phillips; Arielle M. Benjamin

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

 out one feature of her identity, students can be comfortable to engage in the ways that feel most natural for them.   Many Black women deal with a strong sense of obligation, but this can be addressed with affirming one’s own individuality. Practicing self­care in realizing that the only person owed is oneself is an exciting proposition that many Black women in STEM struggle with. Departments and institutions cannot and should not place all onus on individuals. Students should always feel  free to participate when comfortable and the outcome fills some self­serving purpose, even if the larger outcome has the opportunity to have a significant impact on others.     Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles  Womanist ways of doing certainly had an

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Lessons Learned Papers and Lightning Talks

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanos Matsumoto, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Zachary Riggins Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jean Huang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Kenechukwu Churchill Mbanisi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paul Ruvolo; Georgia D. Van de Zande, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

actually want to do doesn’t belong in the [previous field] community”. Manyof us were motivated to transition research areas to better adapt to elements of our institutionalcontext, including making more meaningful impact on students, aligning with institutional prior-ities (Sec. 2.1), existing efforts in the new area, and a desire to share impactful practices with thebroader community.The authors encountered a variety of challenges in transitioning to a new research area. Theseincluded limited resources (both time and funding) to pursue a new research area, which was inpart mitigated by the funding (Sec. 2.2) and time spent in ProQual and/or Brain Trusts (Sec. 2.3).Several authors noted the difficulties of finding collaborators in the field

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Most faculty were engaged tosome degree in assessment and supported the goals of systematic improvement, assessment, anddata-based decision making. Student experiences incorporated more transferable skills such asethics, communication, life-long learning, and understanding the larger context of engineering.However at the time the study was done employers did not report the changes had a significantimpact on the preparation of graduates to join the engineering workforce.Nothing is ever one-sided, and as outcomes have become part of the larger culture of engineeringeducation there are some side effects. One common complaint about outcomes-basedassessment is the time needed to assess and evaluate outcomes. This effort is not always sharedequally

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Kreppel; Beverly Swaile

Society for Engineering Education(EET), Construction Management, and Information Engineering Technology (IET). This coursefocuses on topics related to professional responsibility. The course is presented in a way todevelop and strengthen critical thinking and communication skills. Additionally, a team-basedlearning approach expands the students’ abilities to work alongside students from otherdisciplines to strategically problem-solve. Students enrolled in the course are expected to bringwith them an understanding of science and technology. This course builds upon theirpreexisting knowledge to examine social and ethical dimensions of selected topics from theirrespective disciplines as they work through case studies centered around issues important

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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Engineering Ethics

are coming from discussions (as opposed to one-on-one interviews), it is also of interest to qualify the interpersonal dynamics that occur during thediscussions. As such, the researchers will also analyze the video recordings of the discussions toevaluate the behavioral themes present during the discussions with respect to engagement,participation, interest level, and comfort.Research Quality ConsiderationsThe Quality in Qualitative Research (Q3) Framework [16] will be used when preparing to collectand analyze the discussion group data. Procedural validation steps include constructing thediscussion questions in a manner that strives to prevent power dynamics in the data collectionprocess (between the data collector and the student

Conference Session

Student Assessments and Tests

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Viyon Dansu, Florida International University; Yashin Brijmohan, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

course and how their perspectiveof the experience compares with the intent of self-assessments by the course instructor. Thestudy further investigates students’ positive and negative experiences while engaging with theself-assessment process.This investigation is an exploratory study that uses a multi-method qualitative design consistingof phenomenology and phenomenography. Participants are 121 undergraduate students whoenrolled in an engineering class and the course instructor at a R1 public university inSoutheastern USA. Data for the study was collected using a qualitative survey that includedquestions that required students to reflect on their experience and type their responses to promptsthat probe their perception of the purpose, benefits

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Doyle, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Arnold Neville Pears, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); Niall Seery, Athlone Institute of Technology

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

declarative knowledge in bachelors level engineering education far outweigh the competenciesrecognised as important for graduates.Through adopting lessons from the philosophy of technology and the impact this has had on theevolution of K-12 technology education, we first discuss the complicated relationship betweentechnological activity and technological knowledge. Following a brief discussion on the parallelsbetween K-12 technology education and bachelors level engineering education, the importance ofdeveloping an ontological position towards engineering as technological activity is considered.Through situating the engineering professions and disciplines as different contexts fortechnological activity, the need for engineering students to develop a

Conference Session

Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; John Andrew Keith, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Program Director for the Master’s in Sustain- able Engineering, the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability, the John C. Mascaro Faculty Fellows, and the Sustainability Global Engagement grant. He is the faculty lead for the University Honors College Food Ecosystem Scholar Community. His research lab, Sustainable Design Labs, focuses on fusing analytical chemistry, sustainability design principles and data analytics to address Water and Sustainability grand challenges. Current thrusts focus on Smarter Riversheds, Microbial Fuel cells and advanced oxidation and separation processes. Focused on co-creating long term partnerships that synergize community vision

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Becky Carroll, Inverness Research, Inc.; Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

invite public comment, can result in the community being more supportive of public works projects. Partnerships (schools, government agencies, community groups, professional organizations, private companies, etc.) are essential to offering a variety of engaging programs and attracting a diverse set of visitors. Pervasive new technologies (mobile phones, Internet, video games and virtual worlds, etc.) and cyberlearning has changed visitors’ expectation of their experience. Exhibits must speak to multicultural, multilingual, multigenerational audiences. Funding is one of the challenges/barriers to developing public works free choice learning experiences. Funding sources include National Science

Conference Session

ERM: Conceptualizations of Engineering and Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianna Gesun, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Julia Rizzo, University of New Hampshire

. Finally, with larger sample sizes, it would be interesting to explore if and what statisticaldifferences exist between the rankings of research faculty, teaching faculty, staff, and administrators.Furthermore, the critical competencies may be affected by the type of institution, e.g., Research 1,primarily undergraduate, or Community College, where the expert resides.Ultimately, established members of the engineering education community have the responsibility toprovide conditions that promote student thriving. The implication of these conditions has the potential tofoster a positive impact on engineering students while obtaining their degrees as well as beyondgraduation and into the workforce. The significance of creating these conditions has a

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Liberal Education

individually with hostfamilies provides the students with the opportunity to become fully immersed in the culture oftheir placement. These experiences expose the students to alternative, non-traditionaltechnologies that are based on fundamental science and engineering principles while enactingtangible and immediate impacts on improving the lives of those who use them. Such exposureallows students to recognize the far-reaching effects, positive and negative, of engineering andtechnology and thus the responsibilities of being an engineer in a global society. Upon return,students are required to write a formal technical report describing the work that they did, givetwo presentations to the campus community or other appropriate audience and write a

Conference Session

Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Collection

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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Diversity

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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

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

positive, their perceptions of scientists and engineers, and thework they do, are generally inaccurate [4]. Not only are these perceptions inaccurate, in the caseof engineers, they are also generally less than favorable. For example, students ranked engineerseighth among 17 occupations in terms of prestige in a Harris poll [5]. These perceptions caninfluence students’ selection of academic coursework throughout schooling, having a directimpact on student career opportunities [4]. The perceptions that are developed in elementaryschool then, result in fewer citizens selecting engineering careers.The importance of student perceptions of engineering and related sciences is not lost on theeducational community. A component of current K-16 education

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanics

2006-780: THE EFFECT TECHNOLOGY AND A STRUCTURED DESIGNPROBLEM HAS ON STUDENT ATTITUDES ABOUT THEORY IN A DYNAMICSCLASSLouis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso Louis J. Everett is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas and has research interests in the use of technology in the classroom. His technical research interests include robotics, machine design, dynamics and control systems. leverett@utep.edu http://research.utep.edu/pacelabArun Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso Arunkumar Pennathur is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

4000underprivileged children and parents at 80 sites in three cities.We have provided 15,260 student contact hours and 1400 parent contact hours. We have had 20-30 families (40-70 participants) and >85% participant retention for every Family Science Course.We have conducted pre and post tests in each of the 132 workshops and have observed >80%gains in interest, motivation, knowledge of facts and terminology and >40% gains inunderstanding the processes of modeling and testing. We have developed ways of successfullyrecruiting and engaging non-English speaking parents. We have also conducted two largesurveys (n = 361 and n = 943) and one in-depth interview study (n = 9) determining the needs ofparents and the impact of the Family Science Courses

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Rhoads, The Ohio State University; Lynn Hall, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

content, • providing graded and non-graded feedback and support to students, and • reviewing course materials and modifying as needed to strengthen student communications outcomes.This collaborative approach is intended as an innovative and proactive effort to provide studentswith focused instruction on technical/professional communication topics, alongside and integralto their capstone experience. It is further meant to provide additional opportunities for students toiteratively practice and receive feedback on their communication skills throughout the two-semester course sequence.In addition to demonstrating by practice the interdisciplinary nature of course project teams, amulti-year study was developed to explore the impact of

Conference Session

Tools to Enhance Student Learning of Undergraduate Engineering Content

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Ann Gallagher, University of Houston; Jenny Byrd, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Emad Habib P.E., University of Louisiana at Lafayette; David Tarboton, Utah State University; Clinton S. Willson, Louisiana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

to particular rote situations or procedures.Much work on the potential benefits of incorporating authentic, high cognitive demand activitiesin courses has been carried out in the mathematics and general sciences fields [30] - [32];however, little research has been done to assess the impacts of active learning online moduleswith these attributes in upper-level undergraduate engineering courses. Given the potential ofthese types of tasks in supporting student learning, as well as the importance of developing bothconceptual understanding and technical skills in engineering courses, research is needed thatexamines students’ concepts and skills after participating in courses designed around authentictasks.MethodsThis study used a pre/post design

Conference Session

Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wynn Tranfield, University of California, Santa Cruz; Shelby Hallman, University of California, Los Angeles; Emily Halan Dovan, University of California, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Study of Experiences of Women Engineering Students and the Role of Campus LibrariesAbstract Despite decades-long efforts to increase intersectional diversity in STEM fields,engineering lags behind other STEM disciplines in representation of women. In the UnitedStates, women comprise 27.5% of the undergraduate engineering enrollment and 29.1% ofgraduate engineering enrollment. Increasing recruitment, retention, and improving post-graduateoutcomes is an area of deep interest to universities. University libraries are essential for studentsuccess, contributing to both academic achievement and feelings of belonging on campus – keyfactors in retention and post-graduate outcomes. How the library may impact

Collection

2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

Authors

Yuliana Flores; Jennifer A. Turns

understand my teaching experience. I didn'tname individuals, initially avoiding mentioning specific students, though eventually I assignedletter references to students who significantly impacted my experience.Discussion Thus far, this paper has been a narrative account of a PhD student engaging in work thatoccurs in their personal community, with a focus on the work of entree, negotiation, buildingsupport, and finding ethical research inroads. While this paper is such a narrative, it is also morethan that. In keeping with the goals of autoethnography to focus on personal experience AND theconnections of personal conditions to larger cultural conditions, the stories in this paper speak tothe complex tensions faced by researchers working within

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Adam Kowalski; Frank Kowalski

the classroom communication systems on campus serve as the foundationfor our unique K-14 outreach program based on this technology.Pedagogical advantages of using classroom communication systemsWhen teachers, students, educational theorists, and educational psychologists share their insightsand data about the pedagogical benefits of using classroom communication systems, we noticetwo main trends in the advantages they report:• This technology actively engages every student in the classroom with the material being discussed; and• This technology provides real-time feedback to both the instructor and the students about the level of student understanding.There is now a sizeable body of support for the constructivist theory of learning5

Conference Session

For Students to Know and Grow

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily Lauber, Microsoft; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

with or know they will face in theworkforce. Using examples that engineering students know they will experience (e.g.,promotions), will increase their willingness to engage in the discussion and they will be lesslikely to classify unconscious bias as a social science topic they can ignore.ImplementationFor the pilot implementation of the curriculum, the class was an upper division required coursefor civil engineering. The class centered on business practices, so the curriculum wasincorporated as part of professional communication. The authors were not professors of thiscourse, but one of the authors was a teaching assistant for the course in the past and the professorof the course allowed the author to teach the curriculum as a guest

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University College of Engineering; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Kiersten Potter, Student Engineers' Council; Jiacheng Lu; Lori L. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-impacteducational practices, also, and perhaps more commonly, known as high-impact practices orhigh-impact experiences, to refer to active learning experiences that increase student retentionand student engagement in higher education. Kuh (2008), noting that “these practices take manydifferent forms, depending on learner characteristics and on institutional priorities and contexts”(p. 9), identified and described six common characteristics of high-impact experiences: 1. Demand that students devote considerable time and effort to purposeful tasks; most require daily decisions that deepen students’ investment in the activities as well as commitment to their academic program and the college. 2. Put students in circumstances that essentially

Collection

2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

sunil Dehipawala, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Rex Taibu; George Tremberger Jr; Tak Cheung

Dr. Dimitrios Kokkinos is an Associate Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of CUNY since 2017. He Completed his Electrical Engineering degrees (BE, ME, PhD) at CUNY and undergraduate in Physics in Europe. He worked in industry for AT&T Bell Labs and Verizon Commu- nications for 23 years as a telecommunications engineer specialized in fiber optical system research and development. He is teaching pre-Engineering Physics courses, conducts research in fiber sensors and mentors student research projects.Dr. Rex Taibu Dr. Rex Taibu has taught studio physics classes for several years. His teaching experience has shaped his research focus. Currently, Dr. Taibu is actively engaged in 1

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 1: Tech-Forward Teaching - Digital Tools to Enhance Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

ofengineers to be included on each episode to show how a workplace functions and how differentengineering disciplines cooperate.This study focuses on the potential impact of interviews with practicing engineers on studentmotivation and commitment to engineering. The students involved in the study were currentfirst-year students in EGR 1000. The course serves approximately 1100 students a semester andfocuses on lifelong learning as one of its anticipated student learning outcomes. The course has alecture and laboratory component, but this study was conducted only in lecture sections of thecourse to avoid duplication of students. Not every section of the course participated in the study.Students in four sections of EGR 1000 completed an assignment that

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Gabrielle Williamson; Corinne Daprano

oral and written communication, project management,team skills including collaboration and leadership, an appreciation of different cultures andbusiness practices, engineering ethics and understanding the societal, economic andenvironmental impacts of engineering decisions 2-5. Experiential learning as well as the Page 8.75.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationopportunity to work on multi-disciplinary and multi “major” teams can provide an opportunityfor students to develop these