Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shivani Kundalia, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

print) focusing on form design and team projectsfocusing on functional design and animations using CAD.Diversity interventions in team projectsThe diversity that is increasingly part of American society needs to be reflected in the studentbody, faculty and staff, approaches to teaching, and in the curriculum (Orfield 2001). Recentstudies have also shown that racial diversity can improve educational outcomes such as complexthinking among students in college. In STEM fields such as engineering, encouraging inclusivityamong undergraduate students from different economic, social, or racial and ethnic backgroundscan produce greater perceived learning gains.The impact of diversity on students' self-perceived improvement through multicultural

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida; Joshua Rudaitis, University of Florida

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Reproducible Solution for Implementing Online Laboratory Systems through Inexpensive & Open-source TechnologyAbstractLaboratory experiences are a crucial part of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Withcoursework, college programs, and professional interactions increasingly being performed onlinethe natural evolution of a ‘digital-first’ culture suggests that traditionally hands-on educationalactivities should find themselves represented online as well. Transitioning laboratory-basedexercises online is difficult, time consuming, and sometimes costly. In addition, the efficacy ofan online laboratory experience as a worthwhile educational tool has not been

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Alan Rolf Mickelson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

1984 text [28] is the standard startingpoint for the discussion of learning. As is depicted in the left hand panel of figure1, differentlearners have different comfort zones for learning. Lecture based theory courses are known to favorstudents who are comfortable with abstract conceptualization/refective observation whereas hands-on laboratories are known to favor those who are comfortable with active experimentation/concreteexperience. An ideally balanced curriculum would be one that equally challenges the learners whoare comfortable to the lower right and upper left of that left hand panel of figure 1. Conventionalwisdom of past decades would hold that an ideal engineering would consist of equally amountsof lecture courses and hands on

Conference Session

Computing Technology Applications-I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhen Wu, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher Lynnly Hovey, University of Colorado, Boulder; Leisa D. Thompson, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

ofthe economy, from scientific investigation and engineering to finance, health, and nationalsecurity, demands a high quality professional computing workforce that includes the meaningfulparticipation of diverse perspectives and experiences. These perspectives and experiencesinform how personnel approach and solve a wide variety of difficult problems. Computingoccupations and degree programs, however, struggle with generating gender diversity. In 2015,only 18 percent of computing bachelor’s degree recipients were women, despite womencomprising 57 percent of bachelor’s degree recipients across disciplines [1]. Embeddingevidence-based interventions in a strategic plan is an effective approach to increasingenrollments and ultimately attaining

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Rowena Kay Mascarenhas, TiE Boston; Adam B. Carter, TiE Boston

, communication, and creativity (Benek & Akçay, 2022)[8]. Byengaging in socio-scientific STEM activities, students can enhance their social andintercultural entrepreneurship skills, self-management, and leadership abilities (Benek &Akçay, 2022)[8]. This holistic approach to education prepares students not only for technicalchallenges but also for the broader societal impact of their work. In conclusion,entrepreneurship education is a valuable tool for nurturing STEM students' potential byfostering innovation, building essential skills, promoting financial literacy, encouragingleadership, and addressing socioeconomic disparities.In terms of engineering, entrepreneurship education is essential to instill the necessary skillsand mindset required for

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 26

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University ; Adrie Koehler; Elnara Mammadova, Purdue University ; Shawn Farrington, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

areas.Prof. Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University Nathan Mentzer is a professor in the Purdue Polytechnic with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Hired as a part of the strategic P12 STEM initiative, he prepares Technology and Engineering teachers for state certification.Ms. Adrie Koehler Doctoral Student, Learning Design & TechnologyElnara Mammadova, Purdue University Elnara’s research is centered on advancing inclusivity for students with disabilities in STEM education by developing curriculum and lesson plans in higher education. Her objective is to establish a data-driven proactive approach to improve the digital accessibility of educational materials and course syllabi. Leveraging

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Baumgartner, LeTourneau University; Timothy Hewitt, LeTourneau University; Edgar Licea, LeTourneau University; Nolan Willis, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

aspirations.1 Introduction and BackgroundMany engineering schools are now employing a service-learning approach to globally-basedhumanitarian projects3,4,5. The importance of integrating both globalization and social needs intothe engineering curriculum is acknowledged by the ABET criteria6, and human need is a clearpriority of the engineering profession, as indicated in the NSPE creed*,7. However, the majorityof North American engineering students are not familiar with the contexts in which vast needsexist, such as those among the physically disabled or the estimated 4 billion people living on lessthan $2 a day (PPP)8. These conditions represent a formidable “frontier design environment”, orenvironments outside the experience and expertise of most

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffiny Antionette Butler, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33849Building Social Capital for First Generation Students throughIntentional Multilayered MentoringProf. Tiffiny Antionette Butler , Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Butler joined the faculty at WPI after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2016. Dr. Butler received her masters and doctoral degrees in Kinesiology (Athletic Training, Integrative Exercise Physiology) with her research interests focused on skeletal and bone biomechanics. She combines her love for education, exercise science, and her passion for diversity, and inclusion in her

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alvis Fong, Western Michigan University; Steven Carr, Western Michigan University; Ajay Gupta, Western Michigan University; Shameek Bhattacharjee, Western Michigan University

InterdisciplinaryHuman + AI Research Group at Western Michigan University (WMU), together with public andprivate partners at various US locations and beyond, aim to address a critical shortage in STEMworkforce that understands the anticipated immense technical and societal changes broughtabout by AI. The need for a strong AI-informed workforce is exemplified by the American AIInitiative (https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/accelerating-americas-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence/). Taking a convergent approach, the project primarily aims to integrate core literacyand advanced skills at the intersection of SSR Computing, High Performance Computing (HPC),and AI into the educational curriculum across multiple STEM disciplines. This will preparefaculty

Collection

2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph Belton; Ahmet Zeytinci

opportunity toapply classroom learning to support positive change in the community. The application ofclassroom learning that will help advance the welfare of a community constitutes servicelearning.The flexible syllabi approach provides a basis for students to begin the learning process directedto community assistance. Students’ curiosity and interest is immediately peaked when a studioproject shows relevance to real world problems.Historically senior civil engineering students’ design projects begin with architectural designdrawings, specifications and concepts that form the basis for engineering solutions. Seniorarchitecture students are also expected to synthesize their Architecture Studio VI project todemonstrate facility with principles of

Conference Session

Student Motivation and Faculty Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Keeler, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Jeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 2: Enhancing Energy-Related Education with Student Design Projects

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

of mechanical engineering at two South African universities and a higher education consultant in Switzerland. For the past 25 years, Leon has approached teaching as a craft with his conscious desire for self-expression and by crafting experiences to excite learning. He holds doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Johannesburg, a master’s degree from Imperial College London, and a diploma in advanced mechanical engineering from the University of London.Taylor Tucker (Research Assistant) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com WIP: Implementing Mini-Projects to Build Community and Improve

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

regional campus of Purdue Universitylocated in northwest Indiana. It is primarily a commuter campus, and serves justover 9,000 students. PUC started a program in Computer Graphics Technology(CGT) in the Fall 2000 semester. The course curriculum development wasinfluenced by existing successful course offerings within the Purdue system, bynationally known universities, and by regional job demands, as well asinternational considerations. Figures 1 and 2 show the growth in credit hours andthe increase in students in the CGT program between 2001 and 2004. In the spaceof a few years, laboratories were built, faculty hired, and many new coursesdeveloped to meet this demand. In the face of all this growth, and the number ofchanges that were occurring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Maria A. Reyes, Phoenix College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

interpretation of the STEM-ESS Assessment.Table 4: SWOT DiagramStrengths: Already Have Opportunities: Could do in the future 1. Expanding faculty - hiring 1. Leadership support for Latinx student specific 2. Facilities - New labs efforts 3. Leadership support (from 2. Equity minded approaches administration-president, VPs, Dean, etc.) 3. Faculty support to have more externships 4. Relationship with Academic Advising 4. Continued CIT outreach to K-12 5. Flexible program offerings, online, dual 5. Off campus student computer loans. enrollment, 8 weeks or 16 weeks long 6. Buses that sit in neighborhoods to provide

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

and scheduling, cost estimation and economics,and coordination of efforts between: the Design II and Design III teams, the Design IIIstudents and the customer, and the Design III students and students from the ComputerVisualization and Imaging (CVI) program at Cogswell College in Sunnyvale, CA. AsEngineering Design III becomes fully integrated into our curriculum, the junior-levelstudents will be expected to apply sound engineering principles to their task, as opposedto the intuitive approach that is permitted in Engineering Design and Graphics andEngineering Design II.Course Overview To accomplish the stated goals, an engineering design simulation of a semester-long project is conducted. The methodology is the same as the techniques

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Yang Li, University of Michigan; Richard Redick, University of Michigan; Julie Bellerose, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Bogdan Oaida, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

systems design and fabrication experiencenot readily available through the usual academic curriculum. S3FL’s approach is to enhancespace systems engineering education by coupling classroom knowledge with practicumexperience involving real engineering design, analysis, test, fabrication, integration, andoperation of actual flight vehicles and payloads. Through a continuous learning process and byadapting to new challenges, S3FL has sustained itself despite the difficulties of accommodatingan increasing number of student members. S3FL has also been able to maintain effective projectleadership and technical expertise despite student turnover as well as to secure external support.The paper discusses the methods and strategies adopted by S3FL to

Conference Session

CPDD Session 2 - Professional Development - Where Are We Going?

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

PhD Faculty Advisory Board Figure 3 – Previous Generation Phase I – Phase II Organization ChartIn reviewing the above chart, there are depicted 1…N program managers for numerous programtypes, including, degree, non-degree, doctoral and international. It would be easy to have askedfor additional program managers to pursue additional permutations of existing, or new,programs. From a cost per employee perspective, this approach however, would have resulted ina significant increase in expense, again, against gross revenue; reducing the profit/residual to theparticipating academic departments.The approach pursued relooked at the then organization of work from a knowledge, skills

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Larkin-Hein; Dan Budny

Session 3280 Why Bother Learning about Learning Styles and Psychological Types? Teresa Larkin-Hein/Dan D. Budny American University/University of Pittsburgh Washington, DC/Pittsburgh, PAAbstractA growing body of research suggests that increased learning gains can be achieved with adultlearners when instruction is designed with learning styles in mind 1 - 3. The adoption of any typeof new teaching and/or learning approach has the potential to require a good deal of valuablefaculty time and energy. In this paper, the question of why

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Ihab Ragai, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

outcomes i(lifelong learning) and j (contemporary issues).IntroductionAt East Carolina University, mechanical engineering is a concentration option within a BSEngineering program. Since the greater breadth of a general program requires more “core”engineering classes, it is not possible to include all of the courses that are typically in thecurriculum of a BS Mechanical Engineering program. When designing the curriculum for themechanical concentration, which was introduced in 2008, the intent was to include all of therequired topics that are typical of a mechanical engineering curriculum, combining some courseswhere necessary. The 26 credits of concentration courses are divided as:  thirteen credits of thermal-fluids classes: Thermodynamics I

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

specificallyaddress the problem of students’ declining interest in electromagnetics (EM), while applicationsof EM continue to permeate many areas of electrical engineering both in the industry andacademia. The new approach to teaching introductory course of EM aims to spark students’interest to the subject via offering them several real-world problems. The project has its majoremphasis on increasing students’ motivation for studying electromagnetics by re-developing thecourse flow. The educational concept being explored is based on breaking down the course into4-5 lecture/lab mini-projects, each focused on a particular theme of interest to engineers andresearchers nowadays. As part of this project, a senior capstone research on Wireless ElectricityTransfer

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hancock; John Norton

authority, although this is fairlyunusual.As the middle of the semester approaches, the GSMs advertise to their GSIs that they areavailable to conduct an observation and/or midterm student feedback (MSF). MSFs are Page 9.596.3mechanisms to provide feedback to the GSIs in the middle of their teaching assignments so they Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmay be able to improve their teaching practices. The MSF usually consists of the GSMattending the discussion section or laboratory and

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

preparing them forthe situations they may encounter as officers and as engineers after graduation. Just asany space mission is multi-disciplinary, select students from the Management,Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and PhysicsDepartments; participate with the Astronautical Engineering majors in the program. Thisprogram uses an evolutionary design approach in which cadets employ or refine cutting-edge technologies and procedures developed by their predecessors. Lessons learned arethen captured and help USAFA build a catalog of technical procedures for futuremissions. Because there is almost a 100% turnover every year, documentation is crucialto the success of the program[1].After a brief history of the program, this

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; S. Hossein Cheraghi; Janet Twomey

systems for woven fabric manufacture," Computers & Industrial Engineering, 37745-756.Randhawa, S.U., and West, T.M., 1994, "A Simulation-based Approach to Evaluating Design-Manufacturing Process," European Journal of Engineering Education, 19(1), 31-40.Sutherland, J.W. and Gunter, K.L., 2001, "Environmental Attributes of Manufacturing Processes," in Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, C.N. Madu, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 293-316.Womack, J., and Jones, D., 1996. Lean Thinking, Banish Waste and Create Wealth in your Corporation, Simon & Schuster, New York.Biographical InformationLawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineeringand an Associate

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Amardeep Kaur; Theresa Swift

Structured Redesign of a Circuits Laboratory Amardeep Kaur and Theresa M. Swift Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MOIntroductionLaboratory (lab) experiments are an inherent part of the engineering curriculum. It is a well-established principle that students learn best by hands-on experiences. The lab experiments areused to provide students with practical skills but these courses also play an important role ofproviding necessary engineering skills like teamwork, formal report writing and trouble-shooting(Davies 2008, Al-Bahi 2007, Krivickas and Krivickas 2007, Feisel and Rosa 2013) in addition toproviding best safety practices and

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Nilanjana Raychawdhary, Auburn University; Chaohui Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Sutanu Bhattacharya

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

computing diversity research.Sutanu Bhattacharya ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Empowering Undergraduates with NLP: Integrative Methods for Deepening Understanding through Visualization and Case StudiesAbstractA thorough approach that successfully balances academic understanding and real-world experience is neededto teach undergraduate students Natural Language Processing (NLP). This research emphasizes the synthe-sis of theory and practical application to overcome the significant obstacles in teaching NLP. We suggestemploying interactive tools and technologies, such as Jupyter notebooks and well-known Python libraries(NLTK and SpaCy), to engage students and improve their learning

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Benjamin Hawkins, Cal Poly, SLO; James Eason, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

multidisciplinary fields like Biomedical Engineering, we must find ways to bridgethese “silos” and connect content across fields so that students bring a comprehensive knowledgebase to any problem. Figure 1 shows the conceptual map of prerequisite topics used in BMED310 and which subsequent courses are served by the course.The framework for the development of analytical skills within the course is also broken down interms of the approach to an engineering problem. The problem-solving framework is to (i) froman abstract problem, develop a conceptual description applying background knowledge andgoverning equations, (ii) translate the conceptual problem in to a mathematical form, (iii)perform analysis of the system based on its mathematical representation

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

studies, and the number of candidates will determine - at least to some extent - the budget of academicinstitutions, and therefore the position on the market of academic services.To survive in the new, competitive environment, an institution has to offer an attractive and high-quality system of study. Some ofthe essential features of such a ~stem are:+ flexibility, which means that each student has a lot of freedom in designing his/her education path and can make choices regarding the level of education (degree), specialization, course selection, work load in each term, etc.; + support for interdisciplinary studies; ● adequate presence of skill training activities in the curriculum (this is of critical importance for some disciplines, such as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professional Programs and as a faculty member at College of the Canyons. Dr. Alfano has a Ph.D. from UCLA. Page 23.934.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013ASEE NSF Poster SessionNSF ATE Regional Center CREATENSF ATE grant #1002653Research and Education Activities:1. Executive Summary: Major Accomplishments in 2012-2013 • Submitted and was awarded a NSF supplemental grant (NSF 1239631) to conduct a Renewable Energy faculty Learning Exchange between top U.S. community college faculty and faculty in Australia and New Zealand. A national nominating application process was conducted

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 3

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, SUNY - Farmingdale State College

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

mathematics, many engineering applications require an extensive understanding ofthe geometry (or visual understanding) of the abstract concept. One way of analyzing undergraduate students’conceptual mathematics knowledge can be through the analysis of matching between their concept image andconcept definition correspondences. The concept image and concept definition approach of Dreyfus & Vinner[9] is one of the techniques applied in mathematics education.The concept image and concept definition of functions in mathematical education research is used in severalstudies. Aspinwall et. al [2] investigated on students’ uncontrollable mental imagination as a part of graphicalconnections between a function and its derivative. A geometric approach is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida; Laurie O. Campbell, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Tian Tian, University of Central Florida; Zhongzhou Chen, University of Central Florida; Julie Donnelly, University of Central Florida; Adrian Tatulian, University of Central Florida; Florencio Eloy Hernandez, University of Central Florida; Shadi Sheikhfaal, University of Central Florida; Hossein Pourmeidani, University of Central Florida; Hans Esteves, University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

training in funda- mental physical chemistry and chirality, and scholarship of teaching and learning. Hernandez has the firm dedication to impart knowledge to others, develop their critical thinking, and understand how students from the new generation learn.Ms. Shadi Sheikhfaal, University of Central Florida Shadi Sheikhfaal received her B.Sc. degree in computer engineering from Azad University, Ardebil, Iran, in 2012 and her M.Sc. degree in computer engineering, computer systems architecture from Science and Research Branch of Azad University, Tehran, Iran, in 2014. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019