Conference Session

But I'm a Loner! Expanding capability and creativity by examining effective alliances

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

basic principles of learning and how they impactteaching in general would help them create new and more powerful forms oflearning.(11) In other words, the problem may not be that the instructor lacks theexperience or is a poor lecturer, but rather that lecturing may not be the mostappropriate way of engaging students in the learning process. The principles oflearning focus on fundamental issues such as: how people learn, how students processinformation, how prior knowledge impacts learning, and the varied ways differentindividuals learn. Because students have different learning styles, some teaching (andlearning) methods are effective for some students but ineffective for others. Variousmodels of learning styles preferences have been described

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

be that the instructor lacks theexperience or is a poor lecturer, but rather that lecturing may not be the mostappropriate way of engaging students in the learning process. The principles oflearning focus on fundamental issues such as: how people learn, how students processinformation, how prior knowledge impacts learning, and the varied ways differentindividuals learn. Because students have different learning styles, some teaching (andlearning) methods are effective for some students but ineffective for others. Variousmodels of learning styles preferences have been described (4, 20). The followingstatements, based on the work of Rita Dunn (4, 21) and recast by Finelli, et al, (22)provide explanations and add meanings to the concept of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill S. K. Nakatsu, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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First-Year Programs

introduce a student mentored first semester freshmenengineering design challenge, called the Holmes Hall Freshmen Challenge, with goals toincrease retention from first to second year while building community and support for first yearfreshmen. The challenge is introduced to freshmen at the college orientation, which draws agreater number of students than the previously mentioned programs. Typically over 100incoming engineering freshmen, participate in the college orientation so the program is offered toover half of the incoming freshmen.Research has shown that combinations of programs for first year freshmen such as learningcommunities, peer and faculty mentoring, introductory courses, and team projects.1 have positiveeffects on retention. Engaging

Conference Session

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

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California

students toexperience urgent time through longer-term experiences, such as capstone projects andinternships. In this way, urgent time can serve as a bridge to aspirational time, helping studentsremember “the why” that lead them to engineering in the first place. Additionally, self-reflectiveprograms like the Grand Challenge Scholars Program can help students access the expansivespace and aspirational time of the Engineering Moment chronotope by framing their concreteeducational experiences in broader terms. Even minor interventions, such as the one in thisstudy, can have some impact; this study could be adapted, for instance, by having students attendalumni talks or networking events. Because Engineering Moment is an institutionallyperpetuated

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

ASEE Headquarters

curriculum. Both courses stressed the importanceof teamwork and engaged students in working on design challenges.Students completed a two-part activity: They first identified their own assets and the assets oftheir teammates. They were then guided to map the assets across their team members andcritically evaluate areas of strength and weakness. To aid them on the second portion, weprovided a list of specific skills valued in professional engineering practice. In this paper, wefocus on professional communication, project management, and interpersonal / teamwork skills.We collected all student work related to the activity. We developed a coding scheme to analyzethe qualitative data and conducted basic statistics (correlations and t-tests) to analyze

Conference Session

ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Cyril Okhio, Clark Atlanta University

their course preparation time and the time spent on motivational activities for students to remainengaged with their courses.Some students found themselves in the essential worker category and have had difficulty attendingsome of their online virtual classes, as well as joining online sessions in a timely manner. This hasgreatly impacted their learning in problems that rely heavily on problem solving to emphasizecourse content. Some students have experienced financial difficulties due to the pandemic andhave had to go undertake employment to support themselves or their families.Student illness, or family members getting sick or dying from the pandemic has also exerted atremendous emotional toll on students, severely impacting their schoolwork

Conference Session

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

individual places on enjoyment of doing the task. Lastly, cost isan individual’s perception of the investment of time, effort, and/or psychological impact tosucceed as the task. Therefore, based on theory, we expected a four factor solution to ourexploratory factor analysis. Our supposition is that if we can understand these aspects ofmotivation, we can tailor efforts in a way that will most effectively engage students. METHODSDevelopment of Items and MeasuresItem DevelopmentWe developed items based on a synthesis of the research team’s prior experience, literaturerelated to diversity and inclusion, meetings with practitioners who work in this area, and existingEVT-based surveys. We invited practitioners

Conference Session

WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie G Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Jennifer R Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

experiences provide a window into professionalpractices [2, 3]. In chemical engineering, laboratory experiments play a critical role in shapingstudents’ understanding of the profession [3]. As such, laboratory courses that engage students indecision making can play a role in this process, and students benefit from multiple opportunitiesto practice using their agency in experiments [4]. In the current study, we investigate the role thathaving consequential agency has on students’ perceptions and development. Laboratoryexperiments comprise four domains over which students may have agency: Domain 1 includesexperimental design, Domain 2 includes experimental oversight and data collection, Domain 3includes data analysis and interpretation, and Domain 4

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Student Success

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MacKenzie Reber, Grove City College; Yun Dong, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

significant focus on practical training, more exposure to industry-like environments, and agreater emphasis on soft skills such as technical writing. This study aims to minimize the gapbetween academia’s and industry’s expectations for new engineers’ required knowledge andskills, help prepare engineering students for the potential challenges they will face during thesocialization period, and highlight potential areas of improvement within engineeringorganizations and undergraduate engineering education.Keywords: Proactive behavior, engineering education, organizational socialization, challenges,aerospace engineering2. IntroductionThis study’s motivation is to identify and understand the challenges newly-hired aerospaceengineers face during the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunju Oh, University of Florida; Rui Guo, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida; Sandip Ray, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

‐regulation:Their impact on student engagement in distance education,” British Journal of EducationalTechnology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 191–204, Jan. 2011. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01157.x[13] J. A. Fredricks, P. Blumenfeld, J. Friedel, and A. Paris, “School engagement,” The SearchInstitute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, pp. 305–321.doi:10.1007/0-387-23823-9_19[14] S. Yang, S. D. Paul, and S. Bhunia, “Hands-on learning of hardware and systems security.,”Advances in Engineering Education, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1309224 (accessed May 2, 2025).

Conference Session

Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Ocean and Marine

interviews for those who try out aspects of thetool in their classes, and focus group interviews with their students. Through the tool we willcollect student learning data (Concept Inventories available on the Concept Warehouse) andtraces of instructional use by all participating instructors.Grounded in the model shown in Figure 3, our goal is to understand how instructor decisions,motives and constraints are embedded in the contexts in which they work, and how the strategiesadopted relate to student learning in those settings. We also seek to understand the impact of theConcept Warehouse on student outcomes, including concept learning and engagement, withparticular attention to interactions between context, practice, and outcome. This approach is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

support in time of greater need.Aggregated across community, 2-year, 4-year colleges and universities nontraditional students’(NTS) made up approximately 75% of the undergraduate student population between 1995 and2012, according to data from NCES [1]. There is an inconsistent way in which nontraditionalstudents are defined across the literature, however Horn [2] has put forth a definition thatincludes seven characteristics associated with nontraditional students which focus on enrollmentcriteria, financial and family status, and high school graduation status. The characteristics shownin Table 1 include: (1) Delayed enrollment by a year or more after high school, (2) attended part-time, (3) having dependents, (4) being a single parent, (5

Conference Session

Session 6 - Track 3: The only difference is now it counts: Exploring the Role of a Summer Bridge Program in Shaping Student Expectations of Engineering

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

-in-college students become acclimated with the university setting and community priorto the start of their academic career. Students take non-credit courses in subjects that arehistorically challenging and required for first-year students, such as calculus, chemistry, andengineering fundamentals. Throughout the program, students also participate in informationalseminars presented by various offices on campus to understand the range of opportunities andresources available to them. In light of participation occurring prior to the official start of thesemester, the purpose of this paper is to explore the role of this program in shaping theexpectations that participating students have of the undergraduate engineering program. Toaddress this

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Yujie Wang, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University; Ling Zhu, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

computational thinkingskills. This study first proposes a framework of computational thinking in the contextof engineering (CT-ENG), using qualitative content analysis on industry interviews.The authors then introduce the program of the Robotics Class of Zhejiang Universityin China, providing an integrative approach to teaching computational thinkingeffectively. The Robotics Class engages students in project-based computing-aidedengineering activities throughout the four-year bachelor’s program, and improvestheir computational thinking skills through engineering engagement. The findings inthis study could have some implications for non-CS engineering majors to promotecomputing education and equip students with computational thinking at digital era.Key

Conference Session

Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

institutional and legalstructures that produce a system that does not provide equitable and democratic schooling forchildren based on race. Given that many teachers are White, and that most students of color willreceive their formative education from White teachers, it is important to ask ourselves howissues of racism and color-blindness impact what we teach, how we teach, and why we teach.CRT in Engineering Education ResearchScholars doing engineering education research are beginning to incorporate CRT into their workon diversifying engineering. We did a somewhat systematic review of the literature to assesswhere EER scholars are adopting and applying CRT. We did a full-text search of the Journal ofEngineering Education, the International, European

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Efrén Mora, La Laguna University; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Beatriz Añorbe-Diaz, Universidad de La Laguna; REYES CARRAU MELLADO, Universidad La Laguna; Antonio González Marrero, University of La Laguna

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

increase the flow of information between students and lecturers, givingthe chance to interact with elements or situations that were unavailable otherwise. Theadoption of these methodologies may approach students to their future professionalenvironment, while acquiring knowledge and skills in a more efficient way, improving theirmotivation and the engagement with their own learning process.Active learning ITs in engineering educationThe use of methodologies related to active learning strategies in engineering has beenmentioned in the enquired literature since the end of the 80s. The search for an alternativemodel at universities is the answer to needs like the ones already stated. Perrenet andBouhuijs4 comment the validity of problem based learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

commend faculty’sengagement with industry and curricular revision. Department assessment guidelines andprocedures will also reflect a broader view of student assessment.EvaluationThis project will study the effects of a new program culture on the identities of students andfaculty, and how these enriched identities affect students’ engagement in and commitment toengineering. Results of the study will lead to a clearer understanding of the changes that promoteengineering identities, particularly in women, and how such identities affect students’ sense ofbelonging in a program and their persistence in the major. During this project, changes to theprogram and to student and faculty identities will be evaluated through interviews, surveys,portfolios

Conference Session

Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Ariel Jocelyn Stables-Kennedy, Western University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

seeking behaviors of undergraduate engineering students, initiallyincluding information behaviors of undergraduate students in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Developing a search strategy was a complexprocess that required balancing the need to be as comprehensive as possible with limitingthe noise inherent in a search that includes such wide reaching terminology such as“education” “undergraduate engineering” and “information seeking”. Information wascollected on population, demographics, country of origin, sample size, engineeringdiscipline, communications, experiences, theories, models, and dates.SearchA comprehensive search strategy was built for each database by a practicing engineeringand instructional design

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

assignment in 2016 and 2017 were examined (n=117).When asked to identify the five outcomes that they believed would be the most important in theirfuture civil engineering careers, problem solving, teamwork, communication, and ethics werelisted the most often. The outcomes most commonly identified as the least important werehumanities, social science, and experiments. The frequency that some outcomes were identifiedas the most and least important differed based on the students’ sub-discipline of interest for theirfuture careers and whether they had engaged in an internship or participated in EngineersWithout Borders (EWB). For example, 47% of EWB participants rated sustainability among thetop five most important outcomes, compared to only 19% of non

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

levels of discrimination. Despite the target audience of AiSprogramming being graduate students at UIUC, our team recognized the need to expand theparticipants of our study to encompass the environment graduate students at UIUC will enterafter completing their programs, as well as, to garner input from those who may have beendiscouraged from engaging in or continuing to pursue academic pursuits or careers in STEM dueto discrimination. Therefore, the study allows for anyone to participate if they are over the age of18 years old and currently reside in the United States (US) or one of its territories. The reasonparticipants are required to live in the US or its territories is due to the impact differing laws andregulations have on not only

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.E

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella Marie Haire, University of Florida College of Education; Pavlo Antonenko; Christine Wusylko, University of Florida; STEPHANIE KILLINGSWORTH, University of Florida; Brian Abramowitz, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

accuracy.This study analyzed participants’ project artifacts and self-efficacy for AI through theimplementation of surveys taken before and after the two-week-long program. The surveys inthis course were based on sources of self-efficacy identified in Bandura’s social cognitive theory[5]. Additionally, this study was informed by the expectancy-value theory as identified byWigfield and Eccles [6], hypothesizing that higher self-efficacy beliefs can be associated withbetter-designed and implemented projects, as scholars are more engaged and open to learning.In this study, student self-efficacy was explored relative to how they completed their posters andprojects in the camp. Investigating students' self-efficacy in relation to AI is crucial, as

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne Cowe Falls, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Gord Aker P.Eng. PCC, Logical Leadership

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

.). Led by students, these groupsmanage annual budgets that range from $5,000 (CDN) to $250,000 (CDN) and the total annual budget forall CTAs can be as high as $3.2Million (CDN). Given that leading volunteers can be difficult in its ownright, leadership of student groups is made even more so by youthful naivety and the fact that studentleaders are working with, and trying to lead, their peers and friends without traditionalemployee/employer structures and accountabilities. In addition, a number of the CTAs are engaged inhigh profile international competitions while others represent the University of Calgary in the local andnational media, activities that also demand a high degree of leadership maturity.In 2007, building on this understanding and

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 1: Critical Reflections on Teaching and Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

graduated from community college, which was arecruiting focus of the REU program. Women were a slight majority (14/23, 61%, 1 student did notrespond). 43% identified as students of color (9/21, with 12 White or Asian students, 57%, and 3 studentswho did not respond).We did not expect that participating in an evaluation could influence student learning by encouragingreflection. This observation arose from our experience interviewing students. For example, several of theprogram’s students remarked how interesting the interview questions were, or how the questions madethem think. One student even requested a copy of the interview questions after the pre interview, becausehe wanted to keep thinking about them. So in 2024, we decided to explore this

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith F. Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

, technology, engineering and math(STEM) fields in the U.S., fields critical to the growth and advancement of sustainableindustries, continues to lag behind other industrialized nations1. If the U.S. is to maintain itsglobal economic and technological competitiveness, the educational system must produce moregraduates interested and prepared to enter STEM related careers. To this end, educators mustprovide students with learning experiences that engage and motivate them by tapping into theirnatural creativity, imagination, and desire to solve the big problems of the world such asenvironmental sustainability, while at the same time develop the problem solving and criticalthinking skills needed for lifelong learning. One instructional method capable of

Conference Session

AI, Technology, and Data-Driven Learning in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Viswajith Siruvallur Vasudevan, Cornell University; Shivaun D Archer, Cornell University; Jonathan T. Butcher, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

adopting it for various tasks. ChatGPT may disrupt currentpractices, raising concerns about job displacement [29]. Several situations in a student’s life willrequire them to use AI tools like ChatGPT. In some cases, technology will be helpful; in others, itmay not be appropriate. Therefore, pedagogical shifts are required to educate students on theutilization and ethics of ChatGPT, including highlighting the necessity for cross-checking andequipping them with the knowledge and skills to manage without it when needed.Recently, several works exploring the potential benefits and threats of ChatGPT ineducation [30-36] have been published. The authors of a study on the impact of ChatGPT onassessments in engineering education [37] outline opportunities

Conference Session

Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #21106Encouraging Exploration, Creativity, and Joy through Compressed Engi-neering Immersion (Evaluation)Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas Jenna is a senior at the University of St. Thomas, finishing up her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and STEM Education with a minor in Psychology. Jenna collaborates with the Center for Engineering Education to create outreach curriculum. She works in her university’s Playful Learning Lab which focuses on engaging students of all ages in hands-on, innovative engineering education, especially focusing on reaching the underrepresented within the STEM fields. Jenna

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Fraley, Michigan Technological University; A. J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, spreadsheets, problem solving,statistics, as well as the MATLAB lessons. The pre-lesson activities were incorporated in courseENG1101 in fall 2014. Students were assigned the pre-lesson videos in addition to thetraditional reading assignment (textbook reading to prepare for class) with several levels ofencouragement to prepare for class ranging from no encouragement to required quizzes or shortassignments to be completed before class. At the end of the semester, these students completed asurvey similar to the pilot survey regarding what they did to prepare for lessons and whatadditional support materials they would like to have.This paper will focus on the impact of the pre-lesson activities, including short video tutorialsand on-line quizzes, on

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 25

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ngoc Nhi Nguyen, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma; Jude Okolie, University of Oklahoma; Moses Olayemi, The University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

applications, teamworkassistance, or even skills learned in other games. As advances are made to technology, there arenew releases of varying game genres available in the community for players to choose and explore.Researchers have been investigating the application of various available games that could beincorporated to teach concepts and successfully engage learners in and outside the classroom. Thishas further expanded due to COVID-19 restrictions that saw a push towards more online-basedlearning materials for more comprehensive learning. Students in the classroom mainly strugglewith staying on task due to a lack of interest and the traditional format of lecture, whilecomplaining that learning can be mentally exhausting, especially in a traditional

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 6 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Eunsil Lee, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

defining components relevant to the institutional engagementactivities in the social facet of belongingness among undergraduate students are replaced by thestudents’ academic and professional engagement in their field of academic specialty (e.g.,academic conference, research meeting, etc.) [1].Regarding the academic facet of sense of belonging, student belongingness research is closelyrelated to graduate student socialization in graduate education [4],[13]. Socialization in graduateeducation refers to the process of becoming a member of the academic community throughlearning the knowledge, skills, and values of the academic unit [31]. It has been regarded to beimportant in graduate education literature due to its impact on student persistence and

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Lina H. Kloub, University of Connecticut; Christina Smith, University of Connecticut; Faiyhaa-Sydra Saulat, University of Connecticut

- reshaping the expectations of employers. According to a reportsolving, and teamwork stand out as particularly crucial for by the World Economic Forum, nearly 50% of all employeesengineering students. Effective communication is vital for will need reskilling by 2025 due to the integration of AIengineers who must regularly explain complex technical ideas and digital transformation in the workplace [2]. The growingto both technical and non-technical audiences[15]. Problem- reliance on AI-driven decision-making, virtual collaboration,solving skills are at the core of engineering practice, requiring and real-time data analysis has increased the demand forstudents to think critically and apply