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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manish Roy, University of Connecticut; Christa L. Taylor, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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such as this. Instead, students were encouraged to reflect ontheir own strengths and challenges and make choices based on their understanding of theirabilities. Following every exam and the group project, the students were asked to respond toreflection questions, encouraging them to take ownership of their learning. For example, after themidterm II exam, the students were asked to answer the following questions among others: a)What was/were the most important factor/s behind your performance in Midterm-II exam? b)“How well do you expect to perform in Midterm-III exam? What is/are your plan(s) to achievethat?”The term group project was part of the Project-Based Learning implementation in the course andhad specific milestones for deliverables

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Speight P.E., United States Military Academy; Brett Rocha P.E., United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy

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freshman engineering sequence. The design of thespace was to place the ownership and maintenance of the “laboratory” into the hands of thestudents. This space also enabled a significant increase in the number of hands-on activitiesreported by each of the students during the quarter and a boost in the amount of experientiallearning.In 2013, Harvard University created a more experimental atmosphere with its Scibox, a 2,500-square-foot-space where walls are covered in blackboard paint and tables are on wheels [6]. Thespace is half-classroom and half-lab that instructors intended to feel more like a workshop or agarage. It was done as part of Harvard’s broader interest in testing new ways of teaching andlearning and reflects a departure from the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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will be able to understand how equity can be considered in community resilience-basedinfrastructure decision-making. 4) Students will be able to assess the potential impact of differentdecisions on various stakeholders in the community, including marginalized groups. 5) Studentswill be able to collaborate effectively with their peers to make informed and equitable decisionsbased on multiple criteria and perspectives. 6) Students will be able to reflect on their learningexperience and apply the knowledge and skills gained from the game to real-world situations.The concepts stemming from these objectives drive the entire game design and motivate choicefor game structure, components, actions, special roles, and scoring system. Additionally

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xi Wang, Drexel University; Hans M. Tritico, University of Mount Union; Kathleen M. Short; Vahraz Honary

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. Since then, there have beennumerous adapted definitions proposed and used by various researchers and educators [1]. Thedefinition used in this paper was proposed by Bringle, et al. in 2006: Service learning is a credit-bearing educational experience in which students (a) participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and (b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibilityThis definition of service learning works well for engineering classes because it explicitlydescribes the goal of students both identifying and working

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Patrizia Bethania Santaniello, Florida International University; Ioannis Zisis; Amal Elawady; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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design to collect and analyzeboth quantitative and qualitative data from faculty and students. The recorded data included adiverse group of individuals, including females, males, and multiple races. The demographics arepresented in Figure 4. This research surveyed all Ph.D. students and faculty within the disciplineof WE working at the natural hazards engineering research infrastructure (NHERI) Wall of Wind(WOW) Experimental Facility. This facility, which is funded by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), is one of the largest ABL wind tunnels worldwide and the only one that cansimulate hurricane wind speeds up to and including Category 5 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpsonscale [33], [34]. Thus, rendering and reflecting the sample to be

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Committee on Professional Practice Presents: Topics in the Academic-Industry Zone

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yufeng Hu, Western Michigan University; Elise DeCamp, Western Michigan University; Osama Abudayyeh, Western Michigan University

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given to assessstudent learning. Pre-module and post-module voluntary climate literacy surveys were conducted.The surveys had a good participation rate, and the preliminary results are presented in this paper.The surveys provided a general picture of civil engineering students’ perception/engagementwith climate change and identified areas needing to be strengthened in teaching and learning ofclimate change. Survey data, learning assessments, and teaching reflections will guide futureimprovements to integrating the topic of climate change into the university’s civil engineeringprogram, including other courses, such as Capstone senior design, in the curriculum.IntroductionAnthropogenic climate change is affecting the planet in an irreversible way

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Lanning, University of California, Irvine; Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Brandon K Wiggins, Southern Utah University

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engineering, but other disciplines including civilengineering were also impacted.In the 1960s, Malcolm Gregory, in [3] and [4], described the lack of “engineering attitude” inengineering education. He reflected on the 19th century apprenticeship model and early 20thcentury practical application training that nurtured an engineering mindset through personalcontact and hands-on learning. Gregory believed past approaches better instilled design intuitionand real-world know-how, developing design proficiency by imitation, learned rules-of-thumb,and learned the practical rules of design and construction.Gregory described a problem with overly theoretical training. He argued the growing emphasison analytical skills came at the expense of teaching

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Momanyi, William Paterson University; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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faculty member of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is currently a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Her role in the College of Engineering at UNL is to lead the disciplinary-based education research initiative, establishing a cadre of engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Tanya Kunberger P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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learning in engineering coursesAbstractFaculty traditionally have used a variety of individual and group-based learning activitiesincluding homework assignments, exams, projects, reflection papers, and presentations in aneffort to promote, enhance, assess, and evaluate students’ knowledge and learning. More currentresearch has suggested modifications to some of the historic assessment methodologies andtechnological advances that have potentially influenced the use of various assessmentapproaches. The authors pose the following question in this paper: How are faculty currentlyevaluating student learning and encouraging student success in engineering courses?This paper provides a summary of research into grading practices and then shares the results

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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make can reveal their interests. For example, rational choice theory indicates thatchoices are based on a cost : benefit analysis of alternatives [47], [48]. So choices may reflectperceived costs like requiring more time or difficulty, rather than intrinsic interest in the topic.However, students’ choices can also reflect other factors such as primacy bias, which results inpreferential selection of options listed first [49], [50].For local context, over the past ten years the overall number of undergraduate students majoringin civil engineering at CU has declined from a high of 294 in 2012, making up 8.8% ofundergraduates in the College of Engineering, to a low of 219 in 2022, making up only 3.8% ofthe undergraduates in the College of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salvatore Marsico, Penn State University; Henrique Oliveira, University of Campinas; Débora Paula Simões, University of Campinas

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success.In the proposed approach, students engage in projects that not only address real-world problemsor challenges but also contribute to serving the needs of a community or organization - when adeliverable is created and shared with the community. These projects typically involveidentifying community needs (Step 2), designing and implementing solutions (Step 1), collectingand processing data (Steps 3 and 4), and reflecting on the impact of their work on both learningoutcomes and community well-being (Step 5).The set of sensors used in the proposed approach can be seen in Figure 2, where the cameras areshown in detail (Figure 2.a), and also the system assembled on top of a vehicle is presented(Figure 2.b). It used five GoPro cameras (three

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Kevin Han, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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tointegrate the software.Literature ReviewIntuition helps professionals make quick and accurate predictions and decisions. It has beendefined in many fields, but it has only recently been defined in engineering as “subconsciouslyleveraging experience to assess a present situation or predict a future outcome[1]. Intuitiondevelops in engineering learners and is often reflected in the speed, automaticity, andengagement of information when problem-solving. Humans have a visual intuition for materialsand structures we interact with on day-to-day basis and an intuition for shapes and materials thathelps to negate flawed designs[2]. Yet, construction and building engineering learners mustinteract with materials and structures from abehavioral design

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Olin College of Engineering; Usama El Shamy, P.E., Southern Methodist University; Binod Tiwari, University of Michigan; Anirban De, P.E., Manhattan College; Xenia Wirth; Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Surya Sarat Chandra Congress; Anthony Tessari; Mehdi Omidvar; Ashly Cabas

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) experience.Though in the early stages of the data analysis, we believe that tools such as this are incrediblyimportant in times of online learning and decreasing retention rates. Anecdotally, students areciting lack of engagement as a reason for leaving higher education. We believe that a mixedreality gaming educational model may help mitigate the impact of COVID-19-like crises.Student and instructor reflections captured quantitatively and qualitatively through mixed modes 8revealed confirmation of this belief. GeoExplorer is a tool that is still under development toinclude more practical experience and opportunities for students to develop

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L Solnosky, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Gonzalez O'Halloran

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PowerPoints and light board writing videos resulting in 105 videos (2 to 13min each; M=6.75min.).For the AE 530 flip, videos were mostly PowerPoints due to the graphical complexity with a total of 115videos (2.5 to 13.25min each; M=6.75min.). Flipping each class freed up a total of 12hrs for AE 401 and16hrs for AE 530 across a 15 week duration. Examples were still done in class. It was debated early onwhether to flip examples but it was not done so that real-time engagement and reflective questioningopportunities remained. Having shifted 12 or 16hrs to pre-class time allowed for more interactive examples/ scenarios, as well as, time to work on assignments. Here, examples were increased by approximately 10%.Table 4 provides a larger perspective of the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra C. Muscalus

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; Clarke, S. (2009). Doing interdisciplinarity: motivation and collaboration in research for sustainable agriculture in the UK. Area, 41(4), 374–384. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1475-4762.2008.00859.XHorn, A., van der Meij, M. G., Willems, W. L., Kupper, F., & Zweekhorst, M. B. M. (2022). Developing interdisciplinary consciousness for sustainability: using playful frame reflection to challenge disciplinary bias. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 18(1), 515–530. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2095780Jepsen, A. L., & Eskerod, P. (2009). Stakeholder analysis in projects: Challenges in using current guidelines in the real world. International Journal of Project Management, 27(4), 335–343. https

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mousumi Roy, P.E., University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref, P.E., University of Connecticut; Manish Roy, University of Connecticut

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three courses. Approximately 91% (75out of 83) of the invited students in CE 3110, 33% (21 out of 64) in CE 3220, and 37% (29 out of80) in CE 3510 responded to the surveys.Students responded to a series of questions to reflect on their learning experience such as if theprojects enabled them to use their strengths/talents, enhanced the skill of applying theirknowledge to real life examples, and if they used their creativity. It was investigated if thetimeline, the instructions, and the feedback system were appropriate for the projects. Finally, aquestion on the accessibility and approachability of the instructors and teaching assistants wasasked. The results of the surveys are described below.Figure 1 shows that a majority of the respondents (69

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, P.E., Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Petronella A James, Morgan State University; Celeste Chavis, P.E., Morgan State University; Eazaz Sadeghvaziri, Morgan State University ; Di Yang; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University; Krishna Bista; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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theories.Constructivism Learning Theory:Constructivism - a theory based on observation and scientific study about how people learn. Thetheory states that through experience and reflection on various experiences, individuals areguided to construct their understanding and knowledge of the world [11]. Experiment-centeredpedagogy integrates problem-based activities and constructivist education by allowing studentsto actively engage in the learning process by drawing on their prior experiences andunderstanding to generate new information or understanding.According to constructivism, learning takes place under the following four assumptions: 1. Learning involves active cognitive processing. 2. Learning is adaptive. 3. Learning is subjective, not objective

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Stephen Barner, University of Portland; Sean Lyle Gestson, University of Portland; Audrey Dewey

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their curriculum development project also revealed their increasedawareness of their own understanding of the material and the challenges for curriculum design.Based on the feedback provided by the first cohort of students to receive this project, the nextoffering of the project will have students present a rough draft of their curriculum in class atmidterm to receive feedback from their peers. Each student will then also participate in amidterm interview with the instructor to discuss how to incorporate that feedback in their finaldeliverable. The authors hope these changes will help students make further progress on theircurriculum design, but also provide the students additional opportunities to reflect on and learnfrom the curriculum

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich P.E., United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky PE, United States Military Academy

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possible before attending the lesson. The same population improved enough toreceive satisfactory performance if it was a graded assessment, but the results are not wildlyhigher quantitatively than the initial lower performing groups. While it is difficult to discernstudent intent or motivations from the data, a possible explanation may be that high-performingstudents recognize the instructor emphasis reflected in the unique demonstration, and will engageclosely, rising to the academic challenge posed to them. The lowest achievers have the largestgap in knowledge, so increased contact time with the material combined with presentingknowledge in a more digestible and physical manner, i.e., incorporating new learning modes,helps those students make

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael James Deigert, P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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in the number of units and modes of instruction for individual courses. • There are many university level committees making decisions (common courses committee, university conversion committee, undeclared majors committee, calendar committee) that effect the program. Get faculty to serve on those committees. • There was no formal methodology used. The program did prepare a reflection report looking at five other programs before starting.Our a priori expectation was that this is a parallel process and a once-in-a-generation opportunityto take a fresh holistic look at the curriculum. It was surprising that both programs interviewedtold us not to do that. There was not time in the conversion schedule to do that

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli, Monash University; Alan Reid, Monash University; Gillian Kidman, Monash University; Julia Lamborn, P.E., Monash University

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Australia – EUR-ACE system Accreditation Washington Accord Duration civil engineering Four years Five years programThis multiple-case design has also been underpinned by a constructivist paradigm, whichacknowledges that the researcher (lead author) has created meaning based on interpretations ofthe educational responses in the civil engineering curriculum. These interpretations are context-dependent and guided by people’s actions under particular contextual settings [14]. Therefore,the findings of this research reflected the subjective construction of knowledge between theresearcher and the interpretation of the data [15].A cross-case analysis explored similarities and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carly Woelfel, United States Military Academy; Brett Rocha P.E., United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Talal Salem, United States Military Academy; Aaron T Hill Jr. P.E., United States Military Academy

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assessment form modeled off an employee appraisalform [19]. The assessment form (Appendix A) provided an opportunity for student reflection anddiscussion between the student and the advisor to ensure that the students perceived effort andachievements in each category matched the advisor’s assessment. Also, individual deliverables orgraded assignments were assigned to each student to provide a quantitative assessment of theABET student outcomes. A more in-depth description of the assignment of roles andresponsibilities and the qualitative and quantitative assessment of ABET student outcomes forthe Student Steel Bridge Team and the Concrete Canoe Team are provided below.Steel BridgeThe AISC SSBC inherently lends itself to achieving the ABET Student

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University

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questioning if she should bean engineer, which seemed to be a common feeling within her social circle. Today, as a recentgraduate, she explains that she sees engineering as a career and something that she is passionateabout, but not as an integral part of her because this status could change over time.Lastly, when reflecting on her identities within the context of civil engineering, Camille sharesthe following thoughts: “I think about when I was a kid, and I didn't see people who looked like me or who were like me. I wonder if I had met someone who was like me, would that have helped me? That makes me want to be that for someone else, I want to motivate people. You can't change anything if you don't start with yourself. I

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler, Bucknell University

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-reflection summary on their scoring results and howthey plan to improve on three specific areas. Students also watch a portion of the ASCE [21]video on “Recognizing the Importance of Leadership during Covid-19 and Beyond” to makeconnections of how practicing engineers use leadership skills to address current real-world publichealth issues. For the ethics section, since all fourth-year students have already been exposed toengineering ethics in previous courses, the discussion focuses on real world “day-to-day”engineering dilemmas that may be faced. First, the ASCE Code of Ethics [22] is presented anddiscussion of any updates to the code are provided. Then, “Suggested Tests to Evaluate Action”are provided to give students methods for coping

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Evaluation, Assessment, & Performance

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ken Lulay, P.E., University of Portland; John D. Lynch, Washington State University, Vancouver; Sean St. Clair, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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). o Consider scaffolding learning objectives or ordering the learning objectives/report sections according to cognitive levels, for instance, formatting conventions, introduction, methods, graph/table, interpretation, ideas, and conclusions. o Consolidate some module contents to support a new organizational scheme.  Editorial changes o Change module titles (e.g., Primary and Secondary Sources becomes Discussion). o Replace “lab report” with “lab writing” to allow for more genres (reports, memos, letters, reflection question responses, fill-in-the-blank, etc.) while still achieving one or more of the lab-writing outcomes. o

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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illustrated. Learners are alsoactively participating in the activity. Finally, the instructor asks the same sets of questions toassess how well students comprehend the experiment. ECP Module Instructional Design Template Module Information Synoptic/Purpose of Instructional Instructor Module Process Reflection a. Developers/Instructors a. Essential Questions a. Materials needed/Expected Reflection Institution for use. b. Module Objectives b. Mobile Title/Topic b. Procedures c. Placement within

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Creativity

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiangxiu Zhang; Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Kristen Sara Cetin, P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Andrea E Surovek, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Kyle P. Kelly

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among participants with variouslevels of problem solving and engineering fieldwork experience in defining being creative (or not)in solving ill-structured engineering problems. The collected data reflects that the three groups have a variety of definitions of beingcreative (or not) throughout the problem solving process. Common themes include the following:Undergraduate students focus on relating creativity to generating multiple original ideas, andgenerating ideas that are extravagant and/or out of the box. This is different from faculty memberswhich consider creativity to come from accumulated background knowledge and past experiences,and engineering practitioners which more often consider the safety- and risk-related

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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story, there has been action and adventure,as well as reflection and thoughtful application (of the engineering principles). Just as he reachesthe end of the lesson and is about to close with a thought-provoking question, one of the studentsin the back corner of the classroom nearest the door stands up. Ace pauses mid-sentence and staresfor one second, crestfallen that the student is about to walk out on him. While thoughts of failureand ways to improve race through his mind, a sudden “CLAP!” grabs his attention!Act V: Resolution (or Catastrophe)The clap is followed by another clap, and then another, as student after student begins to stand andapplaud his performance. While it certainly might not have been what they were expecting,students know

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Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Wood, The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel

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to see one part of the geotechnical process, but students may still struggle to fullysynthesize the complete site characterization process. By expanding a K-12 earth science classactivity [5], college students can experience every step of a site investigation by exploring amodel site and connecting classroom model observations and manipulations by analogy to itsengineering practice counterpart. The first section of this paper describes the class activity. Thesecond section contains faculty reflections on the active learning and interaction in theclassroom. Finally, the appendices to this paper include a Directive Memo distributed to studentsat the beginning of class and an example Submission Memo for the application of the activity toa

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail L. Beck; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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game, including1) Network Strength (measured by number of improvements), 2) Inequity of Improvements(measured by the maximum difference in improvements for different neighborhoods), 3)Inequity of Restoration (measured by the maximum difference in the number of non-operationalcomponents for neighborhoods), 4) System Functionality (measured by the total number ofoperational components), and 5) Community Resilience (measured by the area under recoverycurve). Teams consider all five of these objectives as they make infrastructure decisions whichare considered in final game scoring. At the end of the game each team community’sperformance is compared among the other teams based on the scoring system reflecting the fiveobjectives. The exact scoring