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LEES Session 9

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Cheryl Bodnar, Rowan University; Melissa Montalbo-Lomboy, Rowan University

Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment(ESEMA) [32]-[33] and the interdisciplinary skills, reflective behavior, and recognizingdisciplinary perspectives scales from the Educating the Engineer of 2020 Student Survey [9],[34], which, for the remainder of the paper, will be referenced as a measure of interdisciplinarycompetence [9].Interdisciplinary NarrativeAn 8 week humanities narrative discussing topics of genocide and crimes against humanity,mainly focusing on the Holocaust and its link to engineering, was used as the case study for thisclass. This topic was selected because of the connections that can be made between Naziengineers and scientists, and their involvment with the crimes commited during the Holocaust.Due to the structure

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International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Awatef Ergai, Kennesaw State University; Shane Peterson; Ginny Zhan, Kennesaw State University; Sabine Smith

similarities to and differences from others, gainingincreased cultural self-awareness, and developing relationships with culturally different others.Integral to the Story Circles methodology are built-in reflection, feedback, and debriefingsegments that harness participants’ comments in an egalitarian process, honing team members’skills to identify, analyze, and evaluate qualitative data provided by their peers. Notably, theStory Circles methodology has been tested in both in-person and online modalities and in fiveworld regions, but never with a group of engineering students. Furthermore, it was foundeffective with participants of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and levels of IC, a boonin engineering courses with a diversely prepared

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PCEE Session 9: Virtual Summer Programs

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of Minnesota; Annika Gehl, Oregon State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

communication with students, including students' access to iPads over the summer. Since themain goals of the program were to increase student opportunities to engage with biomedicalengineering and science research topics and experiences, it was not necessary to request thatstudents learn new software for email, video meetings, and online learning platforms. Instead, itwas decided to train the instructors of the program on the platforms already used by the students,rather than the students on the platforms used at the University of Minnesota. This allowed for amore effective use of time spent toward meeting program goals. A reflection regarding the easeand efficiency of using school-implemented technology and programs is provided at the end ofthe

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Pickering, Arizona State University; Laurie MiLler McNeill, Westchester Community College; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Juan Rodriguez, Westchester Community College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Elaine Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn

tiered PD model features a scaffolded series of reflective and activity-oriented modules toincrementally enrich the instructional practices and mindset of HSI STEM educators andstrengthen their repertoire of strategies for engaging culturally diverse students. Scaffolding thattranslates culturally responsive theory to practice spans each of the four distinct topic modules ineach tier. Each topic module in a tier then scaffolds to a more advanced topic module in the nexttier. Tier 1, Bienvenidos, welcomes HSI STEM educators who recognize the need to better servetheir Latinx students, and want guidance for small practical activities to try with their students.Tier 2, Transformation through Action, immerses HSI STEM educators in additional

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Craig Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Barry Sullivan; John Kelly, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Stephen Goodnick, Arizona State University; Mark Smith, University of Texas at Austin; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Ben Oni, Tuskegee University; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Abdelnasser Eldek, Jackson State University; Shujun Yang; Hector Erives, University of Texas at El Paso; Cole Joslyn, University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Romine, Navajo Technical University; Shayla Sawyer; Rodrigo Romero, University of Texas at El Paso; Yuanrui Sang; Hassan Salmani; Delia Saenz, Arizona State University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso

IEC Social Justice Workshop Series (Anti-Racism Practice in Engineering: Exploring,Learning & Solutions or ARPELS) was organized to occur before and after the 2021 Electricaland Computer Engineering Department Heads (ECEDHA) conference series in March 2021 todisseminate results and recommendations to representatives of over 230 ECE departments fromthe US and Canada, and recruit participants for additional sessions. The overarching goals of the3-part workshop series were 1) building capacity in understanding and embracing anti-racistmethods; 2) inspiring self-reflection and organizational review around equity and inclusion and3) launching transformational change at both the individual and systems levels.All sessions were organized

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Revelo, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Joseph Hummel

adjustments of the program to fit 1 credithour structure, as well as student impact in the three cohorts. The program has served majoritywomen students and continues to strive for representation of minoritized students in the fields ofComputer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.We also share evaluation results from the first cohort, as well as results from the reflectionscollected starting with the second cohort. These reflections show the ways in which students areimpacted by the program as well as areas of improvement.Finally, we discuss what aspects of ERSP at UIC are working well so far and have translatedwell from the original program, and which aspects need further adjustment and improvement.ERSP BackgroundThe Early Research

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; James Pellegrino, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Cody Mischel, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Lewis Wedgewood, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Vikas Berry, The University of Illinois at Chicago

sophomore chemical engineering courses impacts students’engineering identity formation and self-efficacy development. To analyze the impacts of theintervention, this project employs design-based research (DBR) approach to guide thedevelopment, implementation, and evaluation of materials and methods reflecting theproposed synergistic model for a course and program design. Implementing up-to-dateindustry-relevant problems into the course will foster student-industry-faculty engagement (PI,engineering Co-PI, and course instructor), develop student knowledge, skills, and abilitiesneeded in the chemical engineering world today and in the future, and support professionalidentity formation. Moreover, industry-student engagement through the methods

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LEES 6: Writing & Communication

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Essig, Purdue University Fort Wayne

’ lack of foundational technical writing skills[2].In this paper, we share examples of how we incorporated writing throughout a first-yearengineering course. Four different writing activities are detailed: a description and analysis ofcalculation results from a weekly problem set, a technical memo that reports results of a groupexperiment, a student success activity about time management, and a self-reflection activityabout the student’s path into the engineering profession. All the writing activities addressinstructor observed course content knowledge gaps. These activities are selected to illustrate arange of examples showing how instructors can incorporate writing into engineering coursesfrom a short activity added to an existing weekly

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ECE Division Technical Session 8: Effective Teaching and Learning in Post-Pandemic Classrooms and Other Curricular Innovations

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Ahmed Ammar, Ohio Northern University; Heath LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University

. They are given around half an hour to come up with thedesign in pairs, and upload it on the course Learning Management System (LMS) webpage. Theinstructor later explains - after allowing some student frustration - that this task will not be gradedbut it will be revisited later in the semester. A sample student solution is given in Figure 1.Figure 1: Sample student work from initial design of comparator (done on the first day of lab).In the ninth week of the course and after all the material of arithmetic operation and combinationallogic is explained, students explore multiple alternative solutions of designing a digital absolutevalue comparator. Then, they are asked to revisit their initial design ideas and reflect on theknowledge gaps covered

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3- Multi- and Inter-disciplinary, Collaboration, and Engagement in Practice

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello; Ruben Bustamante-Encina, Universidad Andres Bello; Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello; Nivia Diaz, Universidad Andres Bello

workshop contents. 2) Predict. Written and verbal questions were made to elicit predictions and see the level of prior knowledge and ascertain if adequate. 3) Experiment. Materials are manipulated to carry out guided experiments and check whether any predictions were proved correct. 4) Confront. Through reflective and comparative questions, predictions are compared with observations and experimentation.Instructors (professional practice students) guided school students to clarify doubts withoutgiving concrete answers but inviting discussion and self-reflection so that children may betterunderstand certain phenomena and concepts.2. Workshop structureThe workshop structure was based mainly on Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

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Graduate School

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Duoduo Liao, George Mason University; Larisa Olesova, University of Florida

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

approach to learning2. Cognitive presence is defined as “the extent to which learnersare able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse”3. CoIassumes that learning occurs at the intersection of the three presences – social presence, teachingpresence, and cognitive presence. Cognitive presence represents the means to support and maintaina purposeful learning community, which in our case is the environment of the research learningmodules. It is operationalized through the Practical Inquiry Model (PIM) based on phases ofDewey’s reflective thinking and a collaborative inquiry process2. The PIM provides practical waysto evaluate the nature and quality of critical reflection and discourse through the following four

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DEED Technical Session 6 Design Pedagogy

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Olivia Seitelman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stella Stark, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; elizabeth west

. We begin with some notes on research methods and a description of the case study.The findings follow with a discussion of the conditions we believe to have contributed. We havechosen to use the third person voice below to minimize confusion. Additionally, will do not usecapital letters for elizabeth west by her request.Research MethodsThe research practice used in this case study was participatory action research (PAR);participants chose to be researchers who were in action and reflecting together on their processof self-discovery and learning. As described by Ledwith [3], this method is characterized by"working with people in reciprocal, mutual relationships." It includes the distinct characteristicsof "rejecting the alienating methods of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashanth Asuri, Santa Clara University; Shraddha Chaplot; Navid Shaghaghi; Julia Scott

presentation to anaudience of the high school and university faculty and industry professionals in May 2022.3. Healthcare Innovation mentorship program: The mentorship program supports eleven highschool students who are interested in learning about challenges in healthcare and provides themwith opportunities to see what their future path could be. Students selected for this program (a)attend a seminar series hosted at SCU, (b) participate in quarterly group meetings with a facultymentor, and (c) write a reflection paper. Towards the end of the mentorship, students willparticipate in a design challenge, working in teams to rapidly prototype, iterate concepts, andpresent potential solutions to an important healthcare problem.Program success was measured

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ERM: Design!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Elizabeth Sanders, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nicholas Fila, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

,empathic orientation, and empathic mental processes.”While Clark et al. [4] focused on quantitative measures of empathy used in organizations,researchers have also used qualitative procedures to measure or assess empathy, including in thecontext of engineering. For example, Walther et al. [24] used student reflection data to identifyengineering students’ empathic formation and guided by an empathy in engineering model [2]and Sochacka et al. [25] used reflection data to identify how empathic communication isinfluenced by mental models. Other scholars have focused on assessing empathy’s manifestationin engineering design. For example, Fila, et al. [26] identified empathic approaches to design byusing a think-aloud protocol and thematic coding

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Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 2)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Leroy Long, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Taylor Mitchell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

scarcity in the “Hungry, Hungry, One Thing,” produced U.S. by importing hippopotamuses to People”[11] by This American Life, Louisiana in the early 1900s 14 Feb. 2014 How do you solve From “The Bad Show,” Weighs chemist Fritz Haber’s chemical a problem like produced by RadioLab, 9 engineering feats and war crimes Fritz Haber?12 January 2012MethodsThe results presented in this paper are limited to a qualitative grounded theory (GT) approach toanalyze Question 4 (Q4) and reflections. Researchers limited analysis to Q4 because it mostdirectly required students to connect the narrative to the field of engineering. Researchers werealso interested in student perceptions of

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International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Siller, Colorado State University; Abigale Johnson; Samantha Fischer, Colorado State University; Matthew Lurtz

theEngineering for People Design Challenge in a first-year, introduction to civil and environmentalengineering course. This is a required course which engages all the students with thisinternational design project. The success of this course implementation led to the development ofan education abroad program connected to the community in Peru that was the subject of the2020-2021 Engineering for People Design Challenge. Herein, the advantage of connecting theinternational challenge with the education abroad program is highlighted. After a briefbackground is provided, the international challenge and the education abroad program aredescribed in detail. Results from student-reflection surveys for the in-class design challenge andstudy abroad component are

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Session 1 - Track 2: Exploration of Servingness across Virginia's Top Ranking HSI, HBCU, and PWI

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

where Black students begin toexplore Black history in an in-depth lens, their own positionality as it pertains to the plights ofthe community and are taught how to use their time to serve the Black community through atantamount of student-leadership activities and organizations. I am grateful for my time at myHBCU, I often look at the rich dynamic of HBCU education—what it offers Black students andthe surrounding communities that other institutions cannot. However, as a Black feminist and aBlack woman in technical engineering communities, I also can think about the areas in whichHBCUs can improve in their servingness outside of patriarchal normatives. Though I recognizethese normatives reflect the white supremacy that exists in society, at

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 8 - ET Pedagogy II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Kribs, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

students to reflect on their level of proficiency in their understanding and, when deficient,work to further their development. As part of the code of ethics of many of the professionalorganizations for engineers and technologists, such as the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers, there is a requirement for members to only undertake activities in their areas ofexpertise and to not misrepresent their knowledge and skills to any clients.[1] While grades areconsidered to be a way for students to reflect on their skill level and see where any deficienciescould exist, but it has been shown that engineering students routinely over estimate their grades,even after multiple assessment scores.[2] Due to exposure effects, such as the Dunning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Ilbeigi, Stevens Institute of Technology ; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Romina Ehsani

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

empiricallearning. The long history of empirical learning in the field of construction engineering showsthe significant potential of cognitive development through direct experience and reflection onwhat works in particular situations [4]. Of course, the complex nature of the constructionindustry in the twenty-first century cannot afford an education through trial and error in the realenvironment. However, recent advances in computer science can help educators develop virtualenvironments and gamification platforms that allow students to explore various scenarios andlearn from their experiences. More specifically, digital gamified solutions can be used to createan interactive virtual environment where students can learn through guided active

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Selen Güler, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and different perspectives,-how are each of us approaching the same general problem? And doing different assessments. We could also present it at a conference.A different RED team member reflected on the CoP as follows: “I just wanted to add that I saw this [RED Consortium monthly] call very helpful as well . What we’re trying to do here is really hard, and we had the same issues. It was really helpful to know it wasn’t just us and reinforce that it is difficult.”Support and collegiality Finally, we see important support and collegiality emerging in the context of the REDCoP. The CoP provides benefits that were not specifically expected when we began our workwith RED teams, and not all RED teams experience

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Youngs, University of Virginia; Scout Beron Crimmins , University of Virginia; Jonathan Foster, University of Virginia; Matthew Korban, University of Virginia; Ginger S. Watson, Old Dominion University; Scott T. Acton, California State University, Channel Islands

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Note1. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 2000487 and the Robertson Foundation under Grant No. 9909875. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the funders. 4 ReferencesAuthor (2022).Berry, III, R.Q., Rimm-Kaufman, S.E., Ottmar, E.M., Walkowiak, T.A., Merritt, E., & Pinter, H.H. (2013). The Mathematics Scan (M-Scan): A measure of mathematics instructional quality. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia.Dale, M. E., Godley, A. J., Capello, S. A., Donnelly, P. J

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Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meiqin Li, University of Virginia

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

, interesting, motivated, and efficient. Secondly, the aimwas to better illustrate the power of linear algebra to explain fundamental principles andsimplify calculations in various fields, including engineering, computer science, mathematics,physics, biology, economics, and statistics. Thirdly, the focus was on better communicatingthe importance of linear algebra in the applied field, reflecting it as a scientific tool. Lastly,the objective was to empower students’ abilities to solve more complicated and applicableproblems in the real world. This paper’s primary focus is on the redesign effort, whichincorporates MATLAB and introduces active learning into the course, while still coveringall the core topics in any basic linear algebra class. This

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas, San Antonio; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

courses (Authors 1 and 2) met every other week to discuss the students’ progress andmake instructional adjustments whenever necessary. By meeting to reflect on the students’progress, professors shared the underlying beliefs that graduate students overwhelmingly held.So, a closer look at the survey data and reflections merited further analysis. The data in theseresults point to some of these deficit ideologies in greater detail.Study LimitationsDue to the nature of the case study design [43] (rather than a case-control design), an appropriatecontrol or comparison group that included funded teaching assistants across the engineeringdisciplines that was not required to take the engineering education course was not identified.This study does not aim

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

theirdemonstrated success in effecting academic change; we are particularly interested in learningfrom their experiences with and suggestions for creating DEIJ-focused changes. This papersynthesizes what we learned in a series of semi-structured interviews in which we asked about 1)their perspectives on community of practice as a theory of change and whether it is appropriatefor this work, and 2) their reflections on and examples of effective DEIJ efforts as well asbarriers to operationalizing change theories in practice.The following section introduces the CIT-E CoP in the context of the literature on communitiesof practice as a theory of change. Then, we describe our methods and results; this is followed bya discussion of what we have learned so far

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Divya Muralidhara, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

worse for low-income and URM students [6].• In cohort 3, the annual survey showed potential issues in academic integrations and self- regulation. Academic integration is a measure of the students’ perceptions of their academic experiences with faculty, counselors, and administrators, as well as perceptions about their career preparation at their institutions. Self-regulation is the awareness, knowledge, and control of cognition. It includes the students’ ability to control their effort and attention in the face of distraction and uninteresting tasks [5] which also may reflect the potential lack of motivation seen in the pandemic generation [6].• Academic performance goals as measured by GPA were met with recent cohort

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

EVANGELIA G. CHRYSIKOU, Drexel University; John S. Gero, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Julie Milovanovic, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; DongHo Kim, Drexel University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

design task, using a multimethodapproach.We hypothesize that an exemplar-based approach to learning—reflected in brain activitypatterns—will reinforce the impact of examples in design tasks, by increasing the salience of theexample design features relative to the abstract relationships that unite them. In contrast, anabstraction-based approach to learning—reflected in different patterns of neural activity—mayemphasize the abstract design rules governing the example designs, thus offering protection fromdesign fixation to their features. Based on prior literature, we further hypothesize [1], [2], thatdifferences in domain expertise between mechanical engineering and product design wouldmitigate these effects.MethodOverview & Design

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. R. Marvez, Tufts University ; Camila Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Justin Reich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Teacher Education Program have led her to design studies that seek to understand how to optimize learning with different model mediums such as immersive virtual reality. At the TSL, Camila works on projects that support teacher education through online learning experiences.Justin Reich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Practicing Facilitating STEM Discussions: A study on the use of a digital simulation tool for teachers Engineering requires complex, team-based problem-solving skills, and engineeringeducation should reflect this needed expertise. However, teachers rarely get the opportunity topractice honing crucial

Conference Session

Virtual Mentoring Program, Listening to Those That Matter, Moving Beyond Research, and Career Outcomes Tracking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Jose A. Munoz; Lisa Berdie

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

were recruited to do a reading andreflection about the findings connected to the 2-day conference for the contingent faculty. Fromthe dean’s responses, the authors paint a picture on the challenges that also impact deans frommaking changes for contingent faculty.Literature Review The focus of this paper are deans and their reflective responses to the data collected fromthe contingent faculty participants who participated in the 2-day conference [2]. We will discussthe roles and responsibilities of deans before discussing and contextualizing contingent facultyand their perilous positions. Deans are faced with the tall task of managing both up to theirbosses which are often vice/provosts or higher, and managing down to faculty, both

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 9: Identity & Belonging 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diego Reyes, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

for him that throughout his definition and defining engineering, we never see him falterin his belief that he may not be able to live up to what he sees an engineer as. In fact, as hedescribes engineering as full of those with “intelligent minds,” we see that he counts himselfamong those with the potential to join them. Demonstrating that on a subconscious level, hecounts himself among those that fit the mold, and because of that, we see an immense boost tobelonging and confidence that he can become an engineer. This is directly contrasted with howour female participant Chad feels about the mold. When prompted to reflect on what she wouldchange in engineering to make herself feel like she was more welcome in engineering, this washer response

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont; Holly Ann Buckland Parker, University of Vermont

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

mindfulness(see [6] for a detailed review). The first author's (instructor's) experience through end-of-semester student reflections in her other classes and classroom observations strongly supportsstudents' receptiveness to practice mindfulness in the classroom. It is worth noting that theinstructor has been utilizing mindfulness activities in sophomore to senior-level civil engineeringand fundamental mechanics courses for the past four years.Mindfulness practices, innovation, and creativity: Cognition is all forms of knowing andawareness, such as perceiving, conceiving, remembering, reasoning, judging, imagining, andproblem-solving [7]. A research study [18] in psychology revealed that brief mindfulnessinterventions in novices could improve mood