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Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #41253Incorporating Design Projects to Facilitate Students’ Understanding of MechanicalVibrationsDr. Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue design and Reliability design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 INCORPORATING DESIGN PROJECTS TO FACILITATE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MECHANICAL

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Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #41090Link Element Design for a Landing-Gear Mechanism in a Statics and Mechanicsof Materials CourseDr. Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Danesh-Yazdi is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Dr. Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sean Moseley is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Alice Alipour P.E., Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #42366Utilizing Augmented Reality and 3D Models to Enhance Conceptual Knowledgeand Visualization of 3D Problems in Engineering Mechanics Courses: CaseStudy of StaticsProf. Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyProf. Alice Alipour P.E., Iowa State University of Science and Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Utilizing Augmented Reality and 3D Models to Enhance Conceptual Knowledge and Visualization of 3D Problems in Engineering Mechanics Courses: Case study of Statics Nathan Miner1 and Alice Alipour, Ph.D., P.E

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #40206The Role of Spatial Ability in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseDr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Maxine has a background in the biomechanics of human movement, and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Role of Spatial Ability in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseAbstractStrong spatial visualization skills are critical to

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Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology; Chaitanya Krishna Vallabh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #44228Correlating Common Errors in Statics Problem Solving with Spatial AbilityDr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Maxine has a background in the biomechanics of human movement, and her current research projects are related to spatial skills and adaptive expertise in engineering students.Dr. Chaitanya Krishna Vallabh, Stevens Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ali Irmak Ozdagli, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Micheal Abiodun Uduebor, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Paper ID #42328Targeted Self-Graded Problems in Engineering MechanicsDr. Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Badir is a Professor in the Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering Department at the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering in Florida Gulf Coast University. He earned his B.Sc. (1982) in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. (1985) in Structural Engineering. He also holds a M.Sc. (1989) and a Ph.D. (1992) in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Badir is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, and a civil engineering program evaluator for ABET.Dr. Ali Irmak

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Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Clumpner, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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, “Improving the Learning of Mechanics Through Augmented Reality,” Technology, Knowledge and Learning, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 347–368, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1007/s10758-021-09542-1.[21] J. A. Torres, A. Sychterz, and J. Henschen, “Enhanced Learning of Load Path in a 3D Structural System using Virtual Reality,” in ASEE Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota: American Society for Engineering Education, 2022. [Online]. Available: www.slayte.com[22] S. Marra, “Development and evolution of a new mechanical design laboratory course,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN: American Society for Engineering Education, 2014.[23] T. Serdar, “Educational Challenges in Design for Additive

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #43059Effects of Integrating Computational Tools into an Introductory EngineeringMechanics CourseWayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Wayne Chang is an assistant teaching professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His current engineering education research interests include cross-course teaching tool development, implementation, and integration into curriculums.Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignProf. Matthew West

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ioan Feier; Nicholas J. Marco; Danielle Ozment

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Paper ID #37050Flipping a Required Mechanics Course with Different InstructorsDr. Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy and is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, struc- tural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at

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Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy

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States Air Force Academy Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000, the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001, and the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award in 2019 from the Mechanics Division of ASEE. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept

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Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana

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biomechanics of biting in bats and monkeys, also using finite element modeling techniques. In 2010, he started his career teaching in all areas of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He loves teaching all of the basic mechanics courses, and of course his Vibrations and Finite Element Analysis courses.Dr. Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana Jason Hill is an associate professor and director of civil engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from Tennessee Technological University. His research interests include rainfall-runoff modeling and river restoration. ©American Society for Engineering

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Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E. Welsh, United States Air Force Academy; Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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. She graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Captain Welsh earned her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Her research interests include concept based learning and design of autonomous systems.Dr. Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University Lorena Grundy is an ASEE eFellows postdoctoral fellow at Tufts University, where she works with Milo Koretsky to study chemical engineering education. She received her BSE from Princeton in 2017 and PhD from UC Berkeley in 2022, both in chemical engineering.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Hume, P.E., United States Military Academy; Adrian Biggerstaff, United States Military Academy; Eric B. Williamson, U.S. Military Academy

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Biggerstaff, United States Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Biggerstaff is an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the United States Military Academy, M.S. degrees from Stanford University and Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Ph.D. from Stanford University.Dr. Eric B. Williamson, U.S. Military Academy Eric Williamson, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI – Dr. Williamson currently serves as the Class of ’53 Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, NY. He has 25 years of teaching experience at the University of Texas at Austin prior to joining USMA. ©American Society for Engineering

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jennifer deWinter, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Introduction to Mechatronics for which she received thDr. Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the Center for Project-Based Learning and the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center. She holds a PhD in Educational LeadershipJennifer deWinter, Illinois Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023WIP Toward a Free-Body Diagram MobileApplicationAbstractNo skill is more important for a student of mechanics than the ability to draw a complete andaccurate free-body diagram (FBD). A good FBD facilitates proper accounting of forces whenwriting the

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Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Hasz, Carthage College

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Questions with Inquiry-Based Labs,” Phys. Teach., vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 547–550, Nov. 2019.[3] S. Akinci-Ceylan, “A Qualitative Analysis of How a Student, Faculty, and Practicing Engineer Approach an Ill-structured Engineering Problem,” in American Society for Engineering Education Virtual Conference, 2020.[4] C. June Faber, “Documenting the Redesign and Scaling-up of an Ill-Structured Problem,” in First Year Engineering Education Conference, 2018.[5] B.-A. Schuelke-Leech, “The Place of Wicked Problems in Engineering Problem Solving: A Proposed Taxonomy,” in IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, 2020.[6] R. Buchanan, “Wicked Problems in Design Thinking,” 1992.[7] E. P. Douglas, M

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #39447Work in Progress: Evaluating the Effect of Symbolic Problem Solving onTesting Validity and ReliabilityDr. Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Dr. Yan Tang is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni- versity in Daytona Beach, Fla. Her current research in engineering education focuses on cognitive load theory, deliberate practice, and effective pedagogical strategies.Lin Ding, The Ohio State University Lin Ding, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. Dr. Dingˆ C™s scholarly

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Paper ID #37981Modifying a Junior Year Machine Design Project to Break Down KnowledgeSilos in the Mechanical Engineering CurriculumDr. Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering department at York College of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and B.A. in Interna- tional Studies from Lafayette College. She then pursued her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell. During her Ph.D. she discovered her love of teaching and decided to pursue a future at a Primarily Un- dergraduate Institution, bringing her to

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Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Jordan Ford, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #43567A Secure, Scalable Approach to Student-Graded Homework for Self-ReflectionDr. Matthew Jordan Ford, University of Washington Matthew J. Ford (he/him) received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. After completing a postdoc with the Cornell Active Learning Initiative, he joined the School of Engineering and Technology at UW Tacoma to help establish its new mechanical engineering program. His teaching and research interests include solid mechanics, engineering

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Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

. When asked “For what purposes do you typically employ ChatGPT most often?”,students expressed a keen interest in using ChatGPT for concept development and writing tasksrather than complex calculations. This suggests a recognition of the tool’s potential usefulness inareas beyond problem-solving, highlighting a future role for ChatGPT in supporting students inwritten aspects of their professional endeavors after completing their engineering studies as shownin Figure 4. Here are the specific remarks provided by students to bolster this concept: Figure 3: Assessment of students' perceptions toward AI-powered technology.“It is not very good at solving most mathematical equations I have seen in my classes, but it is alot better at coming up

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; James Giancaspro, P.E., University of Miami; Max Cacchione, University of Miami; Mert Okyay, University of Colorado, Boulder

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systems for the civil infrastructure, engineering education, and technology transfer through education and community outreach.Dr. James Giancaspro, P.E., University of Miami James Giancaspro, Ph.D., P.E. is an associate professor of civil engineering with an emphasis on struc- tures and mechanics. He has two years of industry experience and 17 years of teaching and research experience at the University of Miami, where he is also currently a graduate program director. His current engineering education research interests include instructional technology in mechanics, undergraduate student retention, and graduate student support.Max Cacchione, University of Miami Agile technology executive with 20 years of experience

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Max Magee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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these tools with an accurate representationof how they will apply them in industry. Many students are not provided the environment toutilize the knowledge they acquire in engineering science courses until two years later in theirsenior design class. To assist in bridging the gap between academia and industry, our researchteam has curated and administered open-ended modeling problems (OEMPs) for engineeringscience courses to allow students to engage in collaborative knowledge creation and experience amore accurate representation of how engineers in industry solve problems.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) sets forth quality standardsfor engineering curricula to ensure that students that are enrolled in an ABET

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Seulki Jenny Chin, University of Miami; Liping Yang, University of Miami; Walter G Secada, University of Miami

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Paper ID #42308Multidimensional Aspects of Vector Mechanics Education Using AugmentedRealityDr. James Giancaspro, University of Miami James Giancaspro, Ph.D., P.E. is an associate professor of civil engineering with an emphasis on structures and mechanics. He has two years of industry experience and 18 years of teaching and research experience at the University of Miami. His current engineering education research interests include instructional technology in mechanics, undergraduate student retention, and graduate student support.Dr. Diana Arboleda, University of Miami Diana Arboleda, PhD, is a structural engineering

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis University; Raja Shekar P. V.

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Paper ID #37722Teaching the Concept of Tipping in Statics: Pedagogy, PracticalExamples, and Potential ActivitiesDr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the design innovation and technology entrepreneur- ship areas. Skilled in Innovation Management, Applied Research & Product Design, Entrepreneurship, and Training Next Generation Innovators and Entrepreneurs.Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis UniversityDr. Raja Shekar P. V. Dr. Raja Shekar P. V is presently working as an Associate Professor of Physics in SR Engineering Col- lege, Warangal. He did his Ph.D in Materials

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Daniel DeLaurentis, Purdue University

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Paper ID #38905A System-of-Systems Inspired Framework to Enhance Aerospace StructuralMechanics EducationWaterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Waterloo Tsutsui is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University, IN. Tsutsui received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue Univer- sity in 2017. Before Purdue, Tsutsui practiced engineering in the automotive industry for more than ten years, with the last position involving the research and development of lithium-ion battery cells for elec- tric vehicles. Tsutsui’s research interests are systems

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana

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the biomechanics of biting in bats and monkeys, also using finite element modeling techniques. In 2010, he started his career teaching in all areas of mechanical engineering at the Univer- sity of Southern Indiana (USI). He loves teaching all of the basic mechanics courses, and of course his Vibrations and Finite Element Analysis courses.Dr. Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana Jason Hill is an associate professor of engineering and director of civil engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from Tennessee Technolog- ical University. His research interests include rainfall-runoff modeling, stream restoration, and wetland hydrology

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Hill, University of Detroit, Mercy

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and Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 103-126, 2021.[8] R. C. Hill, "The Effective Use of Simulation in the Introductory Controls Curriculum," in American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section Conference, Saginaw, MI, 2009.[9] C. E. Wieman, W. K. Adams and K. K. Perkins., "PhET: Simulations that enhance learning," Science, vol. 322, no. 5902, pp. 682-683, 2008.[10] C. H. Crouch and M. Eric, "Peer instruction: Ten years of experience and results," American journal of physics, vol. 69, no. 9, pp. 970-977, 2001.[11] R. C. Hill and K. Plantenberg, "Assessing a conceptual approach to undergraduate dynamics instruction," in Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE North Central Conference, 2014.5 https://www.mathworks.com

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Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy

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Paper ID #42363The Effect of a Required Core Mechanics Course on Student MindsetDr. Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000, the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001, and

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana

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monkeys, also using finite element modeling techniques. In 2010, he started his career teaching in all areas of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He loves teaching all of the basic mechanics courses, and of course his Vibrations and Finite Element Analysis courses.Dr. Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana Jason Hill is an associate professor of engineering and director of civil engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from Tennessee Technolog- ical University. His research interests include rainfall-runoff modeling, stream restoration, and wetland hydrology. ©American Society for

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Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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Paper ID #42429Different Teaching Styles and the Impacts on Test Design for DynamicsDr. Amie Baisley, University of Florida I am an Instructional Assistant Professor at the University of Florida teaching primarily 2nd year mechanics courses. My teaching and research interests are alternative pedagogies, mastery-based learning and assessment, student persistence in their first two years, and faculty development.Dr. Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana Jul Davis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. He received his PhD in 2007 from Virginia Tech in

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Azize Akcayoglu; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesBaird, C. L., & Keene, J. R. (2018). Closing the Gender Gap in Math Confidence: Gender and Race / Ethnic Similarities and Differences in the Effects of Academic Achievements among High Math Achievers. International Journal of Gender,Science & Technology, 10(3), 378– 410. https://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/452Besterfield-Sacre, M., Moreno, M., Shuman, L. J., & Atman, C. J. (2001). Gender and ethnicity differences in freshmen engineering student attitudes: A cross-institutional study. Journal of Engineering Education, 90(4), 477–489. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2001.tb00629.xKoretsky, M. D., Brooks, B