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- Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Janille A. Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University; Baris Salman, Syracuse University; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University
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instructors can enhance the module for future offerings.Findings from the module's implementation demonstrate increased knowledge and understandingof the impacts of COVID-19 on different transportation systems from various stakeholderperspectives. SMU students' mean scores showed high post-evaluation scores, and NMTstudents’ scores increased from pre to post evaluation. Additionally, the reflective writingassignment revealed students' awareness of various issues, including operational and economicimpacts on operators and users. This paper offers contributions to our engineering community byfocusing on lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience while providing recommendationsfor improving this co-create module.Keywords: COVID-19, Infrastructure
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- Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University
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scales. As they progress through the Figure 1: General system setup showing half-roundsactivity, students are required to use results they supported on the scales and the ruler supported at the zero and 12 inch marks.observed in the previous beams to estimate the next beam’s support reactions before measuringthe reactions using the ruler, weights andscales. Each load case is followed by a thoughtquestion to encourage students to reflect ondifferent behaviors or mathematical patterns.The first load case is very simple with 10grams added at the ruler mid span (Figure 1).The students are not asked to solve the staticsequations for this
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- Pamela K. Judge, Roger Williams University
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, changing racial and ethnic demographics, national security, andglobalization have all fueled the push to increase and diversify the science and engineeringworkforce [6]. Further, expanding racial (and gender) representation of engineering faculty hasbecome a top priority in many engineering colleges and departments across the country. Despitethe best intentions, many organizations have failed to reflect societal demographics within theirfaculty ranks. Techniques and strategies exist to recruit candidates from traditionallyunderrepresented groups, yet the full participation of these groups has not been achieved [6].It is clear that the engineering programs within higher education must improve their teachingapproaches to address issues of diversity
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- Vikash V. Gayah, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University
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4 knowledge task Relevance Applying theoretical knowledge 4 Self-control and self- Encouraging students to reflect on their learning 4 reflection and behavior Epistemological Teaching students to identify complexity and 3 understanding uncertainty related to domain-specific knowledge Teaching for understanding Helping students develop interconnected 7 knowledge and apply to tasks Supporting learning for Understanding what concepts and information is 4 understanding needed to solve
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- Kun Zhang P.E., California State University-Chico; Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University-Chico; Chris Fosen, California State University-Chico
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allowedstudents to reflect on experimentation and interpretation of results. Future work will explorecurriculum planning and design at the departmental level to continuously improve technicalwriting for civil engineering undergraduate students from their first-year courses to their seniorcapstone design projects.IntroductionCompetent technical writing is an essential communication skill for civil engineering students toimprove in undergraduate programs. Engineering students with strong technical writing skills arecompetitive in engineering job searches and career promotion [1]. Engineering educators haverecognized the importance of technical writing for decades and various approaches have beenimplemented to redesign the writing curriculum and improve
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- Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering
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- Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alec C. Derks, Saint Louis University
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smallstructural engineering laboratory. The room is equipped with flattop tables and is arranged in atraditional lecture format: chalkboard at the front of the room and tables in rows. The back ofthe room is equipped with a small load frame and tensile testing machine. The instructor usesactive learning techniques during class lectures. Each class meeting includes a short lectureintroduction to the content for the day supported by skeleton notes, then students work exampleproblems, engage in group reflections, or participate in a demonstration. While both institutionsincorporated some demonstrations in their classroom activities, prior to the 2019-2020 academicyear, neither institution was equipped with large-scale testing equipment. The
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- Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University
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’ experiences with the project-based pedagogy and open-source QGISsoftware through the lens of CLT. In the Geomatics course, students’ QGIS project was a majorcomponent of their third regular-semester exam. Using the rigorously-developed NASA TaskLoad Index (TLX), students reflected on perceived workload (an indicator of cognitive load)experienced in their face-to-face engineering courses (through midterms), their emergency onlineengineering courses (midterms through finals), and their third exam. Based on our data, weexplore the following questions: (1) How did cognitive load related to the project compare tostudents’ face-to-face and online classes? (2) How did test/exam performance compare toprevious years? We seek to provide insights for improving
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- Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Dubro, Stevens Institute of Technology; Viraj Vasudev Rokade, Stevens Institute of Technology
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; Leadership – Students collaborate and self-reflect on strengths and weaknesses as leaders and teammates while understanding how sustainability influences decision-making. 4. Deliverables (Written & Oral Reports) – Students write about and present their research, designs, and sustainability analysis (e.g. meaningfully, concisely, scientifically).Although the SIS was originally developed for the SM capstone project requirement, it wasapplied, modified and updated to the Sustainability Components Assessment (SCA) to focus onsustainability research and analysis and communication of sustainability findings. The SCA wasrecently used as a case study within a civil engineering Senior Design capstone course at StevensInstitute of
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- Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Jesse M. Kinder, Oregon Institute of Technology; Ben S. Bunting Jr, Oregon Institute of Technology
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more useableand useful to instructors. Of equal importance, though, was that through the process ofgenerating the list, it became clear to us that some of the ITM’s best practices were written insuch a way that the three of us working on the document did not even agree on what they meant.This discovery helped us make a final set of revisions to the wording of the ITM’s best practicesthat both better aligned with the Model-Antithesis-Exemplar table and better reflected ouroriginal intentions for an ITM. The ITM we designed as a result of the process described here ispresented in Figure 3. Figure 3. The Institutional Teaching Model as presented to participants of the 2020 Teaching Workshop and promoted to faculty.In the summer of 2019, as
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- Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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influence that CIT-Ehas had on him. But we were still left with unanswered questions related to the demographics ofCIT-E and its impact. For example: 1. Who makes up the CIT-E CoP, and how does it reflect the demographics of CEE faculty? 2. To what extent is the model course being used, and by whom? Why? Which lessons are being accessed the most? 3. What skills have faculty members gained from their association with CIT-E, and has it made a meaningful impact on faculty professional networks? 4. What else do faculty members want out of CIT-E, and what are the next steps for CIT-E as a CoP? 5. Which aspects of the CIT-E CoP reflect the characteristics of a CoP as found in the literature?Finding answers to these questions
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- Gustavo O. Maldonado, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University
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recognizedin the AEC industry. It has the capacity to scan existing spatial conditions and generate densepoint-cloud models. They include ground topography, rock formations, landscapes, forest canopiesand the built environment in general.T-LiDAR scanning devices emit narrow laser beams/pulses that hit, and capture reflected lightintensity, spatial coordinates (x, y, z) and color coordinates (read, green, blue) from distant points.That is, seven quantities are captured per hit point. The laser-based scanners were firstcommercially available in the mid-1990s and they evolved considerably in the last 25 years.Today, modern rotating T-LiDAR scanners may capture one million points per second within a1000-meter range with 5mm accuracy. LiDAR applications
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- Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel
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video can be used to facilitate self-reflection and training,just as athletes and coaches watch videos of themselves [2, 10]. Wearing masks obviouslycomplicates interaction over Swivl, though this can be mitigated by the increased salience of thevisual cues that remain: eye contact, facial expression, gesture. Additionally, some faculty canopt to wear face shields while teaching.Prompting self-reflection, the same reasons that make the Swivl so effective can also make ituncomfortable to use. Studies report an increased self-awareness and self-consciousness on thepart of instructors who rewatch their lecture captures [2, 6]. At the same time, teachersacknowledge that Swivl lecture capture has prompted important changes to the way they teach
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- Supporting Successful Progression From First-year Studies
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- Rubab Saher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Haroon Stephen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jee Woong Park, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Cristian David Arteaga Sanchez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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preparedness group, compared with the other groups?A Statics course (CEE 241), one of the most fundamental civil engineering courses, was used tocollect data. The sample size of the study includes 129 students. Both qualitative and quantitativeanalysis were conducted to understand students’ prior knowledge. Data were collected in variousways, including a qualitative survey reflecting students’ confidence levels on prerequisitematerials (qualitative preparedness) and quantitative measurements from a quiz (quantitativepreparedness), as well as final grades (course performance).The rest of the paper is organized into three main sections. Section 2 discusses the objective andscope of the study; Section 3 illustrates data collection and processing for the
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- Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE
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- Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Wayne R. Bergstrom, Bechtel Infrastructure
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Infrastructure and Power Corporation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Preparing the Future Civil Engineer: Review and Update of the ABET Civil Engineering Program CriteriaPurpose and ScopeThis paper summarizes the ongoing process by which the ABET Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC) Civil Engineering Program Criteria (CEPC) are being considered forrevision to reflect the most recent edition of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge.The scope of this paper includes: • an overview of the drivers for this process; • a description of the task committee that has been charged with performing the update
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- Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Saint Louis University; J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University
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orientation of the foundation throughout the test and visual displacement ofthe soil. The foundation was exhumed and the soil beneath the foundation disturbed to get itback to the pre-test condition. The foundation was then re-set into the box and the test was runagain with a different embedment condition. Photographs of the failed foundation condition areshown in Figure 8. (a) (b)Figure 8—Shallow foundation failure condition for (a) an embedded foundation at RHIT and (b) a non-embedded foundation at SLU. Following the second test, students were asked to reflect and then discuss the followingquestions: 1. Did your load-deflection curve accurately predict
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- Daniel Erian Armanios; Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Andrea Francioni Rooney, Carnegie Mellon University; Millard L. McElwee, Exponent; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University; Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University
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multiplecourses in different ways, including class discussions, team projects, problem sets, and writingassignments. These efforts include discussions of how civil engineering projects are linked toinequitable pollution concentrations, lack of access, mass incarceration, and displacement of lowincome communities. We have used readings to investigate the social cost of not consideringsocial justice in investment decisions and have engaged in design and build projects to contributeto the revitalization of historically-underserved communities. To reflect the diversity that weseek to encourage, we have placed particular emphasis on assigning readings from scholars whoare Black, Indigneous, People of Color (BIPOC). This is especially important given
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- Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Tessa Gail Gallagher, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Claire Katherine Anovick, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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University, San Luis Obispo Claire Anovick is a fourth-year civil engineering undergraduate at the [Institution] with interests in geotechnical engineering and geology. She currently serves as the co-founder of the SBSC, an organiza- tion comprised of civil and environmental students engaged in critical reflection on justice in engineering initiatives within engineering academia. Additionally, Claire serves as President of Cal Poly CalGeo and as a geotechnical engineering research assistant, developing course modules infusing social justice, sus- tainability, and equity within geotechnical engineering curricula. She is involved in the community as an intern at Earth Systems Pacific and as an amateur runner and rock
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- Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
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platformcreated for each project team. The teaching modality change for these courses presented anopportunity to improve the learning experience and the impact in these specific courses isparticularly relevant as these present many fundamental skills necessary to be transferred to newlearning experiences in later coursework. A summary of the teaching modifications for these threefamilies of courses is presented herein; motivation for changes, implementation of the changes,and some reflective observations made by the faculty are shared.IntroductionTeaching civil and environmental engineering courses through a pandemic offered manyopportunities for reinvention in the hybrid course delivery approach. While the transition throughthe coronavirus pandemic
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- Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eleftheria Kontou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Christopher W. Tessum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lei Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hadi Meidani, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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. The middle survey was focused on student reactions toward the newmaterials we prepared to accommodate the student-centered learning model. The final surveywas focused on student perceptions about how much they know and reflection of their ownapproach to learning.3.1. Cognitive outcomesIn this section, we summarize cognitive assessment by reviewing formative and summativeassessment grades. As we shifted to student-centered learning, we were wondering if this willhave an effect on student performance. In the following, when available, we use data fromprevious semesters for comparison. Because instructors used slightly differentiated classmanagement and surveys, we present outcomes for each course separately.3.1.1. SEE courseIn Figure 3, the
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- Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Ayodeji B. Wemida; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University
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theexperiment. All the students in civil engineering (100%) agree that the use of the device reflectedtheir course content, reflected real practice, reflected their academic area, practice and coursecontent, while slightly more than 50% of the students in other STEM disciplines agree the same.All the civil engineering students (100%) agree that using the device helped them developinterest in the subject area while 60% agree that they have become motivated to learn the coursecontent because of using the device. Most of the civil engineering students (80%) agree that theirknowledge in the subject area increases after they used the device, while 60% agree that usingthe device has increased their confidence in the subject area. The percentage change
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- Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University
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Research uses 2 or 3 Research uses and cites sources and barely cites sources and generally 3 or more sources. them. cites them. Ideas generated are one2b) Define the person’s or are missing. Ideas generated reflect Ideas generated reflect Ideas generated reflectproblem, review
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- Jes Barron P.E., United States Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; James E. Bluman, United States Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy
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) formulated a teaching model which guided the training of new faculty.The model served faculty well as they provided instruction and developed learning activities.The model remained unchanged for about 15 years until a team of faculty conducted amethodical review of the literature, reflected on desired outcomes, and deliberated about the rolethat this model played in achieving the institution and department’s mission and vision. Theresult was an updated teaching and learning model which was presented at the ASEE NationalConvention in 2017. As was emphasized in a previous paper, the faculty believed strongly thatthe teaching and learning model be viewed as a living document that must be applied andregularly challenged, discussed, and updated to ensure
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- Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut
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. Frequent stretch breaks, screen breaks, anda one-time 3-minute transition break were used during online meetings. In addition to this,students had opportunities to reflect on their efforts and performance in class using self-reflection surveys (after two midterm exams). Smaller student tutor sessions were provided forunder-performing students based on their choices. Table 1. UD Principles and Implementation in Statics UD Principles Implementation in Statics Course Equitable Use ▪ Course website on Blackboard is pre-designed to be accessible to everyone ▪ Digital textbook is adopted for text-to-speech functionality
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- Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Eakalak Khan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Amit Gajurel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Neil Christian Ledesma Tugadi
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play games such as Jenga. During spring 2020, a ‘DepartmentMeet and Greet’ was held over two days in which the participants met with the CEEC facultiesand learned about ‘Engineering for People Design Challenge’. Another activity was ‘Geowall’ inwhich students created a retaining wall using as little amount of paper as possible. Students andmentors also discussed study tips and reflected on their experience working on the group projectin the last meeting of the semester.In fall 2020, four cohort activities were held virtually since the in-person interactions werelimited because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During one activity, the cohort participated in the‘Fun with Professors’ event and played a virtual game ‘Skribbl’ [7] with faculties, GAs
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- Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute; Christopher R. Shearer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Wakeel Ishola Anthony Idewu, Virginia Military Institute
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andstyles, but there was no attempt to unify any of the classes. The primary point of similarity wasthat all the surveys and exam questions administered in this study were the same and were madetogether. All the exam questions were presented in a multiple-choice format to reflect the mostcommon method of questioning on the FE exam.University A required students to take the FE exam and students were reimbursed for the examcost if they passed. At University A, most senior students (approximately 75% or more per year)in civil engineering take the FE review course and depend on it as their sole source ofpreparation for the exam. Universities B and C strongly encouraged students to attempt the FEexam prior to graduation. At University B, review sessions
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- Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Claire P. Chouinard, University of Pittsburgh
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acombination of Likert scale questions and open-ended essay questions with a focus oncontrasting student opinion between online and in-person course delivery. Throughout thesurvey, students are asked to self-reflect about topics such as understanding of concepts, courserigor and level of retention in an online environment as compared to a traditional in-person class.The questionnaire data has provided the team with a valuable combination of quantitative andqualitative data with which to draw meaningful conclusions. One of the major takeaways fromthis research is that although students are highly adaptable and can adjust to the remote aspectsof a flex model, their perceived ability to engage with their professor and peers in an onlineenvironment is
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- Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Yiqi Liang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Bora Cetin
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-structured problems are perceived byengineering students, less work has been conducted on engineering faculty’s perceptions ofteaching and solving ill-structured problems. In one study, Mason [15] explored faculty’sperceptions and approaches to problem solving and found that while teaching problems, facultydecomposed the problem into smaller pieces implicitly with a variety of details. Faculty alsoused reflection as a way of understanding students’ problem solving processes as an informalway of assessment. They felt that having students collaborate with each other to solve a problemresulted in informal rather than structured social learning, although they recognized theimportance of collaboration in the workforce. In another study, Phang et al. [16
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- Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When?
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- Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri - St. Louis
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learning environment- The development of technology and the internet have promoteda rapid change in instructional and pedagogical approaches used to engage digital learners (Chyret al., 2017). Online instruction (i.e., fully online or hybrid) has been used to effectively servedifferent types of learning needs (e.g., distance learning, active learning, collaborative learning,etc.), and to promote students’ continuous development, reflection, discovery, and innovation(Chyr et al., 2017; Tsa et al., 2015; Wei et al., 2015;). Nonetheless, while there is a lot ofevidence of the advantages to online pedagogy, it has been reported that online learning canpromote student segregation, which could negatively affect the learning experience and
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sicknesses, as we saw in the US and Italy COVID-19 data from the previousproblem set. When does the growth fall off the exponential curve? What is the reason for thisbehavior?5 Professional writing is an area of emphasis in our department, and all students receive extensive instruction in avariety of writing formats before taking this course.6 Students were allowed to self-select teams. Of the three “large” teams (four students or more) that formed for thisassignment, all three featured diversity in gender and two featured diversity in race, roughly reflecting the level ofgender and race diversity in our department.NB: To set a sense of expectations, you should plan to spend ~4-6 hours of earnest effort perperson on formulating questions
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- Amanda Y Bao P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology
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Engineering Education, 2021An Insight into Students’ Feedback on Synchronous Distance Learning during COVID-19 LockdownAbstractThe fast growth of technology and internet in the last decade has built the necessaryinfrastructure for distance learning, and made the rapid transition to online teaching possibleduring the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are still a lot of uncertainties about the impactof distance learning on students’ learning effectiveness in engineering education. This paperpresents the survey results about distance learning in a Civil Engineering course during theCOVID-19 lockdown period and is aimed at understanding students’ challenges and preferencesin distance learning. The survey results reflect the students’ perspective