Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Jack Patzer, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

systems design, and renewable energy production. Dr. Kean has done research and published work in the areas of motor vehicle emissions and engineering education.Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota Gillian Roehrig is an Associate Professor of Science Education and Co-Director of the STEM Education Center. Dr. Roehrig is a former high school chemistry teacher with a strong interest in engaging students in inquiry-based activities and integrating technology into science classrooms. Technology Enhanced Communities (TEC) funded by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education is an online learning community developed for middle school science teachers in Minneapolis

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo; Mehdi Pourazady, The University of Toledo; Abdollah Aliakbarkhan Afjeh, The University of Toledo

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Design in Engineering Education

problems relevant to industry. Oral and written communications with participating companies, as well as teamwork, are stressed. Other topics include patents, product liability, safety, ethics, and design for manufacturing.”Class meetings, participation, and role of Course Director and Project Technical Advisor:One faculty member serves as Course Director and is in charge of all administrative aspects ofthe course, including identifying the projects to be conducted by the students. Each group issupervised by a Faculty Advisor (Project Technical Advisor) and a Client Advisor. The ProjectTechnical Advisor and the Client Advisor meet with their groups on a weekly basis.Activities during the class meetings may typically include

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

energyindustries have been on the rising edge as demonstrated in Table 5 and Figure 11. These risingtrends are displayed by dashed lines in Figure 11, while the impact of COVID-19 is alsoobserved. Table 5. Career placement data for NJIT and SAET: Numbers of all graduates reported employment in any industries and those employed in renewable energy industries. SAET NJIT Students Total Students Students Total Students Year Employed in Reported Employed in Reported Renewable Energy Employment Renewable Energy Employment 2017 6 108 55

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Yazdanshenas, University of Texas, Tyler ; Caleb Nathaniel Nehls, The University of Texas, Tyler; Chung-Hyun Goh, University of Texas, Tyler

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

skills and clarify requirements. Encapsulated in these learninginteractions is the enhancement of logistics. Our communication with outside agencies had to beclear and precise in order to reach goals in a timely manner. The team’s overall ability tocommunicate problems and collaborate on solutions with departments, inorganic to the team, hasimproved vastly from day one. To assess the impact of multidisciplinary projects on students, a survey among 100students at UT Tyler was conducted. Our interests were focused on engineering majors, however,seven other majors from the Colleges of Business and Technology, Nursing and Health Sciences,and Education and Psychology as a means of comparison. This allowed a study of the effects ofresearch and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

problems they study authentic and relevantto their personal needs, and when students are engaged in the hands-on use of tools andartifacts. The creation of a “classroom community” in collaborative, team-based settings is alsobelieved to contribute to student motivation.Written reactions to the integrated course block indicated student recognition of the high levelsof freedom and control, an appreciation for the hands-on projects, and a sparking of studentcreativity and interest. The following student quotations from the Paul Revere course evaluationsprovide a sense of these positive responses. I really enjoyed this class. The projects gave me a lot of room to explore and try out things which were interesting to me - and those are the things I

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. They also werelimited to only 8 hours of 3D print time.HumanitiesRequired Courses: RH131, RH330, SV150 or SV152When our EP students graduate from RHIT, we want them to be well-rounded. To helpaccomplish this, the students are required to take 9 courses in the humanities. Three courses arerequired: Rhetoric and Composition (RH131), Technical Communications (RH330) andIntroduction to Micro or Macro Economics (SV150 or SV152). The six other courses need to betaken in a specific focus area. Of the six courses the students need to take to satisfy theirhumanity requirements, two courses must focus on global studies (GS), two courses mustemphasize society and values (SV) and two courses must concentrate on ideas and arts (IA). Thelast course the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carsten Monrad Thue-Bludworth, University of Florida; Jeremiah J Blanchard, University of Florida

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

research tool is just beginning. Following the work done by Alomari, et al, weare designing user-testing scenarios to evaluate the impact that this tool could have on computerengineering education [16]. Initial studies will seek to evaluate the usability of the IDE as definedby ISO 9241-11 [17]; other future studies will seek to use the tool as way to measure theeffectiveness of physical computing and embedded systems on students’ engagement and learningof computer science and engineering topics [5].Current development efforts are focusing on improving the ease-of-use of the IDE, finding andfixing bugs, developing a website to host cohesive and accessible documentation, andstreamlining the process of adding new supported hardware.As the project

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ray Essick, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Emma Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.[5] Bell, P. (2004). On the Theoretical Breadth of Design-Based Research in Education. Educational Psychologist, 39(4), 243–253. doi:10.1207/s15326985ep3904_6[6] Brooks, D., & Solheim, C. (2014). Pedagogy matters, too: The impact of adapting teaching approaches to formal learning environments on student learning. New Directions for Teaching and …, (137), 53-61. doi:10.1002/tl[7] Crowley, L., and Herman, G. L. (2014). “Using faculty communities to drive sustainable reform: Learning from the Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program”. In ASEE 2014: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 121st Annual Conference and Exposition. Paper ID #9052.[8] Cuseo, J. (1992

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cassandra Shriver; Benjamin Seleb, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline Greiner, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Margaret Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nima Jadali, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anika Patka, Georgia Institute of Technology

-scale contributions toward the SDGs arereadily attainable. The most common contributions can be seen in Goal 14, Life Below Water, and Goal 15,Life on Land, in mitigating biodiversity loss, but CT can have immeasurable impacts on other goalsrelating to human health and energy by improving the ways that humanity manages and interacts withwildlife and the environment.MethodsModule 0 - Description of ClassEvery new student that joins the GaTech4Wildlife VIP is assigned to a team within the course. During anaverage semester, this course has 4-6 project teams. In the spring of 2022, these teams were as follows:Human-Elephant Conflict/Zoo Foraging Feeder, Alveus Science Communication Technology, Fox RabiesBiscuit Distribution System, Bumblefoot Early

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wilson Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael Hannigan, University of Colorado - Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lisa Gardiner, UCAR Center for Science Education; Katya Anna Hafich, University of Colorado - Boulder; Ashley Monika Collier, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

,questionnaires administered to other stakeholders (community and local government partners)will help us assess whether or not the program is a benefit to the community. Preliminary resultsfrom student surveys indicate high school students were more confident in their ability to collectair quality data (4.27/5 point scale).K-12 Teacher Professional Development ProgramMany middle and high school science teachers have a strong desire to incorporate cutting-edgeresearch and new scientific results into their classrooms, especially for difficult to teach andsometimes controversial science topics such as the impacts of oil and gas development and theimpact of fossil fuels on climate change. However, teachers also face a number of hurdles whendeveloping new

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Jenna Metera, University of California, San Diego; Sonia Fereidooni, University of California, San Diego; Cham Yang, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

an advancement in educationaltechnology, providing a personalized and categorized record of students' cognitive engagement. Theintegration of Bloom's Taxonomy adds a layer of sophistication, enabling students to meaningfullyreflect on their learning processes. As a work in progress, this paper anticipates further explorationof the application's impact on student outcomes and continuous refinement based on user feedback.Background on Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom's Taxonomy, a widely used framework in education, was originally proposed by BenjaminBloom in 1956 [16]. It classifies educational objectives into six hierarchical levels within thecognitive domain, representing a progression from lower-order thinking skills to higher-orderthinking skills

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture; Tracy Earle, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jurgen Schwarz, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Biological & Agricultural

fieldwork per week. The course is an integralpart of the USDA funded project at UMES titled “Environmentally Conscious PrecisionAgriculture: A Platform for Active Learning and Community Engagement”. CE Students will acquire concrete experiences involving: • Yield monitor calibration, yield data gathering, GPS and mapping of yield data; ‚ Soil data gathering and mapping; ‚ Exposure to combines and variable rate technology equipment (VRT

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

meetings, written and oral communication skills, ethics and professionalism, completion of team project(s). • ECE 362 (Principles of Design): A junior-level course covering conceptual design, scheduling, project management, business plan, market survey, and budgeting that culminates in a written proposal and oral presentation requesting funds for development of a product.We report on the results of our using this method of giving student-generated feedback, whichhas been successfully used by hundreds of engineering students over the course of several yearsat RHIT. The paper and the poster examine CPR™’s approach to implementing peer review andhow these methods measure up to generalized expectations

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

learning, multidisciplinary programs and a dualemphasis on engineering design and student self-reflection. About all the emerging leaders thereport states:“All the leaders showed a forward-thinking vision and strong personal commitment towards anew paradigm of engineering education. They are inclusive, and open to new ideas andfeedback to help achieve excellence. Faculty demonstrate a spirit of collegiality and commonpurpose. This is an important aspect to allow new ideas, practice and experimentation toemerge. All these places show a high level of student engagements. Even though they may havebeen skeptical at the beginning, students are bought into the new paradigm and participate withcommitment and enthusiasm. All of these institutions have

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, Freudenthal Institute, School of Education, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #13107Constructing ”calculus readiness”: Struggling for legitimacy in a diversity-promoting undergraduate engineering programKevin O’Connor, University of Colorado Boulder Kevin O’Connor is assistant professor of educational psychology. His scholarship focuses on human ac- tion, communication, and learning as socioculturally organized phenomena. One major strand of research has explored the varied trajectories taken by students as they attempt to enter professional disciplines such as engineering, and focuses on the dilemmas encountered by students as they move through these institutionalized trajectories

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esme Eleanor Abbot, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Berwin Lan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Luke Raus, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Bill Fan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Zachary del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

and instead promotes student learning through engagement indifficult projects. Studio instruction has been used to achieve various instructional goals, such aspromoting student employability [2], concept transfer [3], use of experimental tools [4], andgenerally improved learning outcomes, e.g., performance on the force concept inventory [5].However, studio courses have unique challenges when compared with a traditionallecture-based approach. Studio pedagogy relies on a tradition of desk critique—spontaneousinteraction between student and instructor in response to student work [1]. Hence, spontaneousand reactive student-instructor communication comprises more of an instructor’s role, comparedwith lecture. Prior work on studio instruction

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the process of designing and creating new devices and systems. Her work considers the intentional and unintentional consequences of durable struc- tures, products, architectures, and standards in engineering education, to pinpoint areas for transformative change.Kevin O’Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder Kevin O’Connor is assistant professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. His scholarship focuses on human action, communication

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Lynn Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

semester, students engage in a group project where they design and make their ownmini golf hole. Students are assigned to groups of 3 by the professor. Groups are chosen to be asdiverse as possible, having both male and female members (when possible) and include adiversity of engineering discipline interest, since students in this course are undecidedengineering majors. Towards the end of the semester, each mini golf hole comprises a MiniGolfcourse that is open to the campus and community to play. This golf course is often a featureduring campus Discovery Days to introduce potential engineering undergraduates to uniqueeducational experiences. The students’ grades are based on several aspects, including theconstruction quality, the design

Conference Session

The Pipeline

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Women in Engineering

gifted high school students in the Baltimore/Washington area with a strong aptitude inmathematics and/or science.The first two years of the program consisted solely of a series of lecture based seminars coveringtopics as diverse and dynamic as plasma physics, stealth astrophysics, and satellitereconnaissance. The 2003 seminar program sparked a soon to be dynamic change in the formatand structure of the program. Two University of Maryland, Baltimore County professors whopresented a lecture entitled “Careers in Engineering and Introduction to Engineering Design”were the impetus for change. Their innovative, engaging, and “hands-on” style lectureimpressed the Board of Directors at the museum and was rated with great enthusiasm by thestudents who

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Case Studies in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lepe, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Jacqueline L. Huynh, University of California, Irvine

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

in their programrequirements. The study assessed the impact on student confidence in using these tools beforeand after the course, aiming to better understand their experiences and create course materialsthat more accurately reflect the challenges of aerospace engineering design. A backwards designapproach was employed in the development of the modules, and a thematic analysis wasconducted on student reflections. The analysis underscored the importance of challengingprojects supplemented with supporting modules in gaining insights into engineering design toolsfor aircraft design.IntroductionWith the fast and ever-changing growth in the aerospace industry, it is necessary to meet thedemands of the industry with individuals who are capable of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Meabh Kelly, University of Connecticut; Ido Davidesco, University of Connecticut; Aaron Kyle, Columbia University in the City of New York

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

STEM education improvement efforts. Using a variety of social theory lenses, she investigates and conceives communal, inclusive, and agentive opportunities for secondary students and their science teachers.Ido Davidesco, University of Connecticut Davidesco is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Connecticut. He is interested in how students engage in authentic science and engineering activities and how computational thinking and data practices can be incorporated into the K-12 science and engineering curricula.Dr. Aaron Kyle, Columbia University in the City of New York ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Integrating Computational

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Minorities in Engineering

toparticipate in the clubs and activities. To receive funding to support their club and activities, theclubs must consist of a minimum of 50% membership from students traditionallyunderrepresented in engineering10. Project monies are used to provide start-up materials to theclubs and an annual stipend of $1500 has been provided to each school for club sponsor(s).The Diversity in Engineering Technology Project is executed by the project PI on the UNCCharlotte campus, a key individual at each of the community college partners and the clubsponsor(s) at each of the high schools. Competition judges, mentors and support personnel havebeen university and community college faculty, staff and student volunteers, in addition to localmembers of industry and

Conference Session

S1B: Workshop II

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Joshua Fagan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Amy Katherine Biegalski PE, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Workshops

engineering concepts.Participants learn how to implement the workshop leaders’ open source toolbox with raspberrypi controlled Sphero RVR robots, allowing instructors and students to program highlycustomizable robots with MATLAB.The workshop leaders developed a toolbox that implements ROS as a bridge between Pythonrunning on a Sphero RVR’s Raspberry Pi and MATLAB running on a student’s computer. Withthis toolbox, the ROS and Python communications are hidden from the user/student, ensuringbeginners in programming are not burdened by extraneous details and complications. Thisimplementation of MATLAB controlled Sphero RVR’s may be a good fit for other classroomsand institutions; the chassis is commercially available and relatively inexpensive, and the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jeffrey J. Yackley, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Software Engineering Division

day on the job. Software Engineering students often do not have enough hands-on experiences to help them retain knowledge on the key software concepts that will allow themto make timely impact on their first job. Many engineering educators regard experiential learningas the best way to train the next generation of software engineers.In this paper the authors discuss the effectiveness of Active Learning and describe ActiveLearning Tools developed to teach Software Engineering content in their Universities. The teamcreated a mix of case studies, role play, trigger videos, prototype creation, and hands on workwith software engineering tools and techniques. The investigators conducted severalassessments of student learning during the course

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Christy Pettis, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.1226.9ResultsPreliminary results from the kindergarten, first, and second grade teachers who have used thecurriculum are very positive. The interview data revealed that both the teachers and the studentsinvolved in the piloting of this unit were enthusiastic about the unit and the content and activitiesinvolved. Students and teachers repeatedly mentioned the engineering design challenge as thepart of unit that was very engaging and motivating. In the words of one teacher, “The studentsjust loved the engineering challenge and they did awesome on it.” Overall, teachers found thatstudents were very engaged in the context of designing a habitat for their pet hamster, and theywere able to use their creativity and imagination to come up with

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

-developed and co- teaches the biomedical engineering capstone design sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles, the statistical evaluation of assess- ment instruments, and increasing student engagement with hands-on activities. He has received an NSF CAREER award and served as a Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute.Dr. Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jameel Ahmed is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Biology and Biomedical Engineer- ing at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He has been teaching at Rose-Hulman since 1999, and his technical interests lie in the areas of quantitative physiology and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Division

, gaining significant traction in the K-12 system is standards-based grading. With standards-based grading, grading is based upon “measuring students’proficiency on well-defined course objectives.” [1] Instead of arbitrary grading scales, studentsare assessed multiple times regarding their performance on course outcomes. By doing this,there is an increase in student engagement and a more thorough comprehension of coursematerials. [2] Standards Based grading focuses on the specific, relevant skills a student shouldlearn and helps instructors to assess how well students are learning and tailor their teaching tomeet areas of concern. [3] By measuring these goals, students continue to learn. By usingrubrics to articulate these goals, students can use

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Weiss, University of Maryland- College Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

]. DVS are a tool that students can use to acknowledge theimportance of diverse citation practice and the process they have undertaken to engage in it.Incorporating DVS into their final published work is a way for students to show what they havebeen able to achieve, the considerations they have made, process undertaken, as well asacknowledgment of areas for improvement in the future.Current GapsThere are several gaps that currently make this undertaking more difficult. One is the scope ofdiverse author lists. Current lists are either broad in coverage, relatively small or both. This canmake diversifying one’s research on any specific research topic difficult through existing listsalone, especially outside of the broader introductory and

Conference Session

Tech Session 6: Transformative Practices in Evolving Learning Environments

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanwei Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Katherine D McMahon, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

analyses to investigate 1) gender-basedperformance difference across various assessments; 2) the influence of the gender composition ofcollaborative learning groups on individual student performance; 3) the impact of academic levelon performance outcomes.Our findings showed that the percentage of female students enrolled in the course increased from25% in 2015 to 51% in 2023. Using grade point average (GPA) as a performance indicator, atwo-sample t-test revealed no significant difference in overall performance between male andfemale students (p = 0.28) across all semesters aggregated. To assess the impact of group gendercomposition, students were categorized as females in single-gender groups, females in mixed-gender groups, males in single-gender

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Louise Bringman, The University of Iowa; Amy L Kimball, The University of Iowa

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

working with the Center of Teaching and Learning at our institution to ensure that ourresearch methods are sound and future research activities will be able to answer our primaryresearch question. We are also reviewing the current scaffolding techniques incorporated intoeach course, the best way to measure the impact, and communicate those results.CONCLUSIONSThis research was designed to determine the effectiveness of project-based learning supported bythe educational concept of scaffolding. The projects were completed in collaboration withphysical therapy as students tend to flourish when solving real problems. Although limited datahas been collected and analyzed at this time, the preliminary findings are encouraging. Theysupport both