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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College

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, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to drawconclusions. [8]” Comparison to objective b from the a-k criteria shows that a major componentwas added to this outcome – that students must demonstrate engineering judgement in drawingconclusions for experiments. This is significant due to the strong emphasis placed on engineeringjudgement by working engineers who cite such judgements as the ultimate guide to designdecisions [9]. The inclusion of engineering judgement in this student outcome, and nowhere elseexplicitly in the outcomes (except for possibly a reference to judgement in outcome 4 whichdeals with ethics) gives an indication of ABET’s views about the purpose of laboratories asgoing beyond practical necessities. It seems

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Marlowe; Stephen T. Frezza, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Joanne Storm Gallagher, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Marita Anne O'Brien, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Sabrina J. Bierstetel, Franciscan University of Steubenville

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Age Mean = 19.96 SD = 1.48 Sex 24% Male 76% Female Grade Level 37% Freshman 13% Sophomore 20% Junior 30% Senior Expected Grade 46% A 52% B 2% C 0% Below CPhase I ResultsA Kaiser-Meyer Olkin (KMO) factor adequacy was run, and a cut-off below .55 was usedto identify and eliminate underperforming items. This KMO adequacy was rerun with thetop items until item removal did not improve the overall Measurement System Analysis(MSA). The purpose of MSA computation was to assure that a selected

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jennifer Winikus, Lehigh University

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enhance cognitive learning.Learning and Teaching ActivitiesTo enhance students' learning experience, infographics are significant learning tools of teachingthat are adaptable to any set of learning. [12]Learning ActivitiesSome of the benefits of learning using the infographic tool include: a) The improvable comprehension of concepts, ideas, and information [13] b) The enhancement in the ability of critical thinking and development in the organization of ideas [14] c) The improvement in the recall of information and retention [15]The content is typically presented in a concise manner using infographics. To improve the students'engagement with the material and increase the chance of interaction, the educators can also designvarious

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Sarah Appelhans, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University

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that maintains and modifies the criteria for engineering, computer science, and engineeringtechnology program accreditation. ABET has an annual revenue of almost $13M (2020 IRS filing) fromaccreditation fees, but is structured as a primarily volunteer organization with individuals donating theirtime to serve as the evaluators of degree programs or on an oversight board with representatives frommany engineering societies b. ABET was initially established in 1932 as the Engineers’ Council forProfessional Development and renamed to ABET in 1980. Based on pressure from large engineeringindustries who saw that engineering graduates lacked some characteristics needed to thrive in changingworkplaces [1], around the year 2000 ABET significantly

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nayef Alyafei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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otherwise abstract multiphase fluidprocesses occurring within hydrocarbon reservoirs. Figure 6 shows the top view of the printed3D models with drainage and imbibition processes. In addition, in the same project, students arerequired to estimate several petrophysical properties such as porosity, grain size distribution,fluid saturation, contact angle, and displacement efficiency using open-access image processingsoftware. (a) (b) (c)Fig. 6-3D printed macro-models showing (a) the model is fully saturated with water (blue), (b)the model after drainage with air to achieve the irreducible water saturation, and (c) the modelafter imbibition to achieve the residual gas saturation [8].Undergraduate

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tatiana V. Goris, Pittsburg State University; Zeshan Ahmad Shah, Pittsburg State University

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, but when this expectation is added on top of employees’ usual work expectations it can cause multicultural individuals to feel overburdened. Trefry [2] noted that despite of good chances for being the most effective and productive teams, multicultural groups often become the least productive. Greater diversity among members makes communication and group dynamics expressively complex. Typical challenges of multicultural co-worker cohorts include a) team development is slower because time required to build rapport and trust is longer; b) communication among diverse people is more difficult and time-consuming; c) creating common understanding requires considerably more effort; and d) different expectations held by diverse people

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milana Hayley Grozic, University of Calgary; The University of British Columbia; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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. Postsecondary engineering students are regulardigital technology users in various forms, from study and notetaking tools to entertainmentsystems, making them highly susceptible to the negative effects of technology overuse. The mainpurpose of this research is to support health and wellness in undergraduate engineering studentsby a) promoting effective technological literacy skills and b) improving self-efficacy inunderstanding technology-life balance. The resulting best practices from this work, which havebeen condensed into an easily accessible framework, are intended to support students inmaintaining digital wellbeing throughout their lifetime. The proposed framework will allowindividuals to access research-informed strategies to improve and maintain

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel

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, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Inklings&oldid=1118922641[28] B. Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin. Independently published, 2020.[29] T. Sowell, Inside American Education, Standard Edition. Free Press, 2003.[30] M. J. Adler and C. V. Doren, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, Revised edition. New York: Touchstone, 1972.[31] “Create the Future: Building The Burj Khalifa on Apple Podcasts,” Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-the-burj- khalifa/id1473202958?i=1000490827872 (accessed Feb. 14, 2023).[32] J. Dunnicliff and D. U. Deere, Eds., Judgment in Geotechnical Engineering: The

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Omar S. Al Abri, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Moosa Salim Al Kharusi; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University

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sustainability.AcknowledgementThe authors acknowledge the support of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) for workshops relatedto engineering education.References[1] B. Gagnon, R. Leduc, and L. Savard. Sustainable Development in Engineering: A Review of Principles and Definition of a Conceptual Framework. Environmental Engineering Science 2009, 26:10, 1459-1472[2] P. Glavič. Updated Principles of Sustainable Engineering. Processes 2022; 10(5):870. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10050870.[3] M.V. Fedkin. EME 807 Course: Technologies for Sustainability Systems. Penn State University. 2017. Available online: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme807/node/575 (accessed on 15 March 2022).[4] S.I. Rodriguez, M.S. Roman, S.C. Sturhahn, and E.H. Terry. Sustainability

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; William J Davis, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Joshua Earle, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #44541Social Foundations of Education as a Model for Social Foundations of Engineering:Possibilities for Engaging the Philosophy of EngineeringDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & Society Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and isWilliam J Davis, University of Virginia William J Davis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Science, Technology, and Society in the Department of Engineering and Society

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong; Ben Kao, University of Hong Kong

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for Digital Transformation: Professional Education.”https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/applied-generative-ai-digital- transformation[13] UC Berkeley School of Information. “Data Science 290. Generative AI: Foundations, Techniques, Challenges, and Opportunities.” https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/courses/datasci/290/genai[14] Brown, N., Xie, B., Sarder, E., Fiesler, C., & Wiese, E. S. (2024). Teaching Ethics in Computing: A Systematic Literature Review of ACM Computer Science Education Publications. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 24(1), 1-36.[15] Goetze, T. S. (2023, March). Integrating ethics into computer science education: Multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary approaches. In Proceedings of

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Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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.3. The 2011 ASEE annual conference featured two milestones in the emergence of theengineering education research community: a. The Main Plenary organized by Jack Lohmann and Karl Smith and facilitated by Karl Smith, featured the engineering education research and development work of Michael Prince, Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, Jacquelyn Sullivan, Arnold Pears, David Darmofal, and Anna Dollar. b. The Networking Session, titled A Celebration of the Engineering Education Research Community, included a brief report on the Rigorous Research in Engineering Education and the Collaboratory for Engineering Education Research (CLEERhub), and the National Research Council Discipline-Based Education Research

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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them.They have not given them the recognition due, as for example, studies in the US by L. B.Barnes [4], Scotland by T. Burns and G. Stalker [5], and England by M. B. Youngman, R.Oxtoby, J. D. Monk and J. Heywood [6]. It is argued that the story (case study) that Binghamand Hames tell lends strong support to this view [7]At the same time, such models challenge the idea that technological literacy is a subject thatought to be in the curriculum since they ask the question “what does it mean to be literate intechnology? Technological literacy as conceived here is not a particular discipline of studybut a skill that enables a learner to bring together different components of knowledge andskill in the solution of technological and scientific problems

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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that can be earned through taking a particular set of technical electives. This provides interested students with a tangible demonstration of accomplishment. 3) Do not require that a certain number of credits be earned through technical electives, unless the program needs to do so to meet ABET curricular requirements. This does not mean that a program shouldn’t offer technical electives; it does mean that programs should not compel students to take courses that (a) are unnecessary for their basic education, and (b) may limit their ability to structure their program of study to best suit their overall interests and career goals. If this recommendation is followed, it is important that it be coupled

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Technological and Engineering Literacy-Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhe) Division Technical Session 3 / Perspectives on Advances in Promoting Technological Literacy

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephen T. Frezza, Gannon University; Justin Michael Greenly, Franciscan University of Steubenville

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/japp.12103.[17] B. Engelland, Force for Good: The Catholic guide to business integrity. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2017.[18] J. Trevelyan, “Understandings of value in engineering practice,” in Proceedings of the 42nd Annual ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2012, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/FIE.2012.6462258.[19] J. Trevelyan, The Making of an Expert Engineer. CRC Press, 2014.[20] M. Mulder, Competence-based vocational and professional education. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2016.[21] J. Koehler et al., “What can we learn from character education? A literature review of four prominent virtues in engineering education,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., vol. 2020-June, 2020, doi

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Learning, Dublin. Gill. See chapter5.11. Grimson, W (2014). Engineering and philosophy in Heywood, J and A. Cheville(eds). Philosophical Perspectives on Engineering and Technological Literacy. A Publicationof the TELPhE division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Washington DCp 3512. ibid.13. Philosophy and the Young child curriculum promoted at Montpelier College. Firstmajor publication on this topic seems to have been Matthews, G. B (1980). Philosophy andthe Young Child. Cambridge MA. Harvard University Press.14. Festinger, L (1959). A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Stanford. Stanford UniversityPress.15. Johnson Abercrombie, M. L (1960) “The Anatomy of Judgement”. “An Investigationinto the Processes of

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler Thomas Procko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Omar Ochoa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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consulted and adequately informed about theimpacts and the capabilities of selected OP technologies. For example… how cheating is determined and privacyaffected. Information addressing key questions about OP technologies should be readily available.” [48].B. An Agile Response to the Academic Cheating ProblemThere are several ways to address online and microtechnology-aided cheating in the classroom. As discussed in theprevious section, educators could implement technological solutions, but this is not a tenable position, and amounts towhat may become a technological arms race between students and educators. Judicial or technological constructsemployed to detect or prevent cheating are not the only potential solution. Higher education could be

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Rosales, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; Amit Sundly, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; Svetlana Barkanova, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; Cecilia Moloney, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

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Sustainable Development (EESD15) Vancouver, B.C. Published in the UBC digitial repository cIRcle, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://circle.ubc.ca/ [Accessed 25 February 2023].[12] B. Lonergan, Topics in Education (Vol 10, Collected Works of Lonergan). R.M. Doran and F.E. Crowe, Eds., Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 1993.[13] K. Galotti, Making Decisions That Matter: How People Face Important Life Choices. Mahweh, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2002.[14] R. Keeney, Give Yourself a Nudge: Helping Smart People Make Smarter Personal and Business Decisions. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2020.[15] P. Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Herder and Herder, 1970.[16] S. Turkle (Ed.), Falling

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Bosarge, University of South Alabama

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Paper ID #41301Cultivating Tomorrow’s Innovators: Navigating the Landscape of High SchoolAI LiteracyMs. Erin Bosarge, University of South Alabama Erin Bosarge is a Ph.D. candidate in the Instructional Design and Development program at the University of South Alabama, focusing on integrating artificial intelligence literacy into high school curricula. As a research assistant, she has contributed to teacher training workshops and observed the implementation of AI lessons in classrooms, gaining practical insights. Her dissertation will examine student and teacher perceptions of AI and assess how the AI4K12 framework might

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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– Distinguished Lecture: “Pipeline, Pathway, or Ecosystem – Do our Metaphors Matter?” Dr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University.19. G. L. Sills, P.E., M.ASCE; N. D. Vroman, P.E.; R. E. Wahl, P.E., M.ASCE; and N. T. Schwanz, P.E. Overview of New Orleans Levee Failures: Lessons Learned and Their Impact on National Levee Design and Assessment. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering © ASCE / May 2008, pg. 556-565.20. Foltz, Z., Kaur, A., Tushaus, W. H., Mikelson, C. S., Skalak, B. V., and Mina, M., The United States Energy Policy: As Determined by Non-experts. Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2012). American Society for Engineering Education.21. Beever, J., & Hess

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditi Verma, University of Michigan; Kellie Grasman, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan; Sara Elizabeth Eskandari

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developing a more fundamental understanding of the early stages of the design process to improve design practice and pedagogy, and also improve the tools with which designers of complex sociotechnical systems work. She was previously a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Prior to her appointment at the Belfer Center, Aditi worked at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, her work, endorsed and funded by policymakers from the NEA member countries, focused on bringing epistemologies from the humanities and social sciences to academic and practitioner nuclear engineering, thus broadening their epistemic core. At the NEA, Aditi also led the

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haley Williams, University of California, Berkeley; Denia Djokic, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #42866Curriculum-embedded Epistemological Foundations in Nuclear EngineeringHaley Williams, University of California, Berkeley Haley Williams is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California – Berkeley in the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Her research includes studies of speciation and structure in molten fluoride salts. Beyond nuclear, her research interests extend to critical materials recovery and synthesis via molten salts. She is also interested in the values that underlie engineering education, and as a recipient of the Ron Gester Fellowship, she studies how beliefs about the roles and

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College

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Paper ID #39796Analysis of Engineering Textbook EpistemologiesDr. Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College Michael Robinson received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University. He is cur- rently an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. His academic experience includes positions as an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Messiah College, and as a Visiting Lecturer at Ashesi University in Ghana. His research interests include autonomous vehicle pedestrian avoidance algorithms as well as the development of threaded hands-on experiments to provide students

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland

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Paper ID #36947Personhood at the ExtremesDr. Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland Suzanne Keilson is a faculty member at Loyola University Maryland. Her background and degrees are in Applied Physics and her research interests include signal processing, biomedical and materials engineer- ing, design, STEM education and assistive technologies.. She has served in the Mid-Atlantic section of ASEE for a number of years and is active in ASME and IEEE activities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Personhood at the ExtremesAbstractThis paper investigates

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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the subject and facilitates faculty learning communities and is the co-author of ”Studying Engineering – A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Evaluation of the Utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools among First-Year Mechanical Engineering StudentsAbstractGenerative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, are freely available to anyone,including college students. Some perceive these tools as a game changer for higher educationbecause they can enhance student learning experiences in various ways. The integration ofgenerative AI tools in higher education has the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning