Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

through repeated practice.In this work, we introduced concept mapping as an assessment tool to help students build theselinks and enhance their learning experience. The goal is to improve students’ comprehension,retention, and interconnectivity of complex course topics. We have systematically integratedconcept mapping into four distinct courses: a freshman course about electronics (ECE 110), asophomore course about signal processing (ECE 210), and two junior-level courses aboutelectromagnetics (ECE 329) and green energy (ECE 333). In each course, students were asked tocreate their own concept maps before midterm exams. The maps were scored qualitatively by theinstructor based on the number of concepts and their structures. This exercise was

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Courtney S Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Paras Mandal, University of Texas at El Paso; Sukumar Kamalasadan

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

African American women in engineering,minority recruitment and retention, and best practices for culturally diverse teaching.Dr. Paras Mandal, The University of Iowa Paras Mandal is an Assistant Professor of industrial, manufacturing, and systems engineering at the Uni- versity of Texas, El Paso. Mandal obtained a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary intelligent systems engineering. His teaching and research interests iSukumar Kamalasadan ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Power Engineering Curriculum Update with Situative Pedagogy and Concept Maps as Evaluation Tool V. Cecchi*, C. Smith-Orr*, P. Mandal**, S. Kamalasadan* * Electrical &

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

courseis to provide students with a fundamental understanding of EMC principles to prepare them forfuture careers in industry and academia.To enhance student engagement and interest, several new teaching practices were proposed andimplemented during the fall 2022 semester. These practices included making real-worldconnections to the course materials, using concept maps to depict the connections between high-level concepts and lower-level facts, incorporating cartoon pictures into the classroom to add asense of humor, and a gamified approach in the form of a Jeopardy-style game. These approachesare adopted to help students reinforce their knowledge and gain a stronger understanding of EMCconcepts.The emphasis of this paper will be on improving the

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea Wittie, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

produced include a concept map. Students leave the course with a clear listof which topics they mastered and which they are still working on. This model still permits roomfor traditional laboratory and project components.IntroductionIn standard teaching, course topics are covered on a set schedule and exams occur at set schedules.If students have not learned the material for an earlier portion of the class, the course moves alonganyway and focuses on new more difficult material that builds on the previous material thatstudent still does not understand. This promotes a fixed mindset promoting the idea that if youdidn’t get a concept, you never will. At the end of the course, students may only have a partialunderstanding of the material and may be

Conference Session

Advancing Online and Hybrid Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ahmad Safaai-Jazi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nektaria Tryfona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jianqiang Zhang; Luke Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

assessment, and (D) Summative assessment. These categories implementthe principles of “Constructive Alignment”, “Practice and Feedback”, and “Balance” that guidethe instructional design approach [6]-[22]. The same concept map is used as in prior semesters to“preview material to be covered in class and/or summarize what was covered and put it in a broadercontext” [9], [11]. The Virginia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning provides mid-semesterfeedback during the course [12].The 13 new activities are added in Fall 2023 to develop the course. These new activities arehighlighted in blue in Table 3.Table 3. Course elements Element SP21 FA21 SP22 FA22 SP23 FA23

Conference Session

Online and Remote Teaching

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ahmad Safaai-Jazi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nektaria Tryfona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jianqiang Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Luke Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Max Mikel-Stites, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

2021 2021 2022 2022 (A) Course Graphic organizer (concept map) X X X X Setup Learning objectives X X X X (B) Course Online (live) Zoom lectures X X X Delivery In-person lectures with “small group classroom” X with whiteboards, dual screen projection, and wall displays Active Reading Worksheets (in Excel/Canvas) Excel Excel Canvas Canvas Lectures with Circuit Examples X X X X Engagement

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Wang, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

education ranging from the simplest to the most complex [11].Some examples include Think-Pair-Share, concept mapping, problem-based learning, team-based learning, to name a few.Active and cooperative learning exercises are used in an electrical engineering probability andstatistics course in [2], where students work in pairs on completing worksheet problems after ashort lecture at the beginning of class. Students turn in the worksheets for grading at the end ofthe class.In contrast to the approach described above, this paper’s active and interactive learning approachis loosely based on the “Problem Solving Studio” model. Problem solving studio is a learningenvironment designed to help students develop deep conceptual understanding of course

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

the Academia necessary information. 3.76 0.83 perspective Students use any graphic Industry 4.27 0.68 organizer (e.g., outline, perspective concept map, organization 6.40 88 0.26 chart, or tables) to sort Academia 3.22 0.85 information or data. perspective Students use classification Industry 4.22 0.76 and analytic skills to perspective determine the necessary

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Different Reflection Prompts Affect Engineering Students’ Academic Performance and Engagement?,” J. Exp. Educ., pp. 1–19, 2022.[8] M. Borrego, C. B. Newswander, L. D. McNair, S. McGinnis, and M. C. Paretti, “Using Concept Maps to Assess Interdisciplinary Integration of Green Engineering Knowledge.,” Adv. Eng. Educ., vol. 1, no. 3, 2009.[9] M. D. N. Lew and H. G. Schmidt, “Self-reflection and academic performance: Is there a relationship?,” Adv. Heal. Sci. Educ., vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 529–545, Oct. 2011.[10] N. A. Bradbury, “Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more?,” Adv. Physiol. Educ., vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 509–513, 2016.[11] A. Dallal, “Evaluation of Students Performance and Perception of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gon Namkoong, Old Dominion University; TIAN LUO, Old Dominion University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

’15,16 that takes many differentforms like sketches, models, prototypes, outlines, concept maps, tables, wireframes, etc. In thisproject, visual representation is defined as the rough or mockup drawing to primarilycommunicate design ideas and to visually articulate design ideas. Currently, visual representationcan be used as a valued practice for capturing or translating desired information into visual formsin a speedy but creative way. That said, many visual representations can be initiated to interpretneeds and problems and visually presents their conceptualization with hand-drawnrepresentations. At a first step, it purely displays ‘the idea’ and more ideas can then be refinedand iterated. Also, multiple representations can be performed to

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, etc.) ● Lead and facilitate group study session to work out problems or organize concepts ● Solving practice problems (from the book, notes, etc.) with minimal or no support from notes and examples Analyze ● Classify and organize problems by concepts ● Analyze case studies or real-world examples of engineering problems, identifying key factors that contributed to success or failure. ● Compare and contrast different engineering theories, models, or approaches to understand their strengths, limitations, and applicability. ● Create a concept map between major