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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Kathryn Elizabeth Starkey, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Clayton J. Clark II, Florida A&M University; Natalie Yolanda Arnett, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; C. Fred Higgs III, Rice University; Illya V. Hicks, Rice University; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Tammy Michelle McCoy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Molly Stuhlsatz, BSCS Science Learning

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Minorities in Engineering

the same fourdomains but ties specific needs and activities to those of postdoctoral scholars endeavoring totransition into the professoriate (see Figure 1). Forging connections involves the ways in which amentor provides access and networking opportunities for a mentee, such as making connectionsfor them while on the tenure-track faculty job market. Activities in the domain of providingscholarly opportunities comprise promotion of the mentee’s research expertise and advice onpotential research collaborations. A hands-on approach identifies the support a mentor providesto a mentee in terms of critiquing a mentee’s scholarly products, such as grant proposals, andoffering strategic coaching on time management and priority identification that

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Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

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Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State Unviersity; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado Boulder; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and culturallandscapes which shape and direct the problems and solutions generated by engineers. It is welldocumented that the practice of engineering requires heterogeneous interactions involving bothpeople and things - humans and technologies - yet often the focus of schooling remains on theinanimate equipment rather than the messy people [1]–[3]. Moreover, engineering courses whichinclude a focus on human interactions like communication and teamwork are undercut by theinaccurate and demeaning labeling of these as “soft” rather than “hard” skills to learn.This false divide between hard and soft, between the technical and social, is increasinglyoutdated and ineffective in preparing engineers to understand and address the

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Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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Md Nizamul Hoque Mojumder, Florida International University; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Florida International University

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Educational Research and Methods

researchefforts have helped develop new network modeling tools, replicate the structural propertiesobserved from empirical network data and build these networks effectively to acquire moreadvanced knowledge of evolutionary network growth mechanisms [1]. Most of the real networkshave interesting properties[2], unlike random graphs that show possible mechanisms that directnetwork building and ways to manipulate network structure with specific goals [3].Social network analysis (SNA) is used to explore an individuals’ social ties, network density, andstrength [2]. The study of the Social Network (SNA) helps to analyze relevant data which areinterconnected in nature. SNA can be effective to analyze students’ community interactions tomeasure student relations

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Academic Success and Retention

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Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

first-year sequence that allows students to switch their engineering major withoutnecessitating a delay to graduation.Major selection has been studied at individual institutions [1], [2], and across multipleinstitutions [3], [4]. Some studies have focused on specific disciplines [5]–[7]. In this work, wefocus on examining when students enroll in the major they will eventually graduate in and how itvaries by matriculation model. The research questions this work will address are: 1. When do engineering students enroll in the major they are going to graduate in? 2. How does this vary by matriculation model?Understanding when students enroll in their graduation majors can inform policies and programdevelopment as well as identify areas for

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Exploring the Relationships between Acculturation Attitudes and Demographic Characteristics in Engineering WorkplacesIntroductionSeveral factors have contributed to increased focus on diversity and inclusion in workplaces inrecent years [1]-[3]. A demographic shift driven by globalization, immigration, anddiversification of the population has been underway in the U.S. such that no demographic groupwill be a clear majority in the nation by 2055 [1], [4

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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Michele Norton, Texas A&M University; Ben Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Leadership Development

theirbelief in their ability to perform but do not see a correlation between their belief in ambiguitytolerance with their belief in the ability to perform or their self as a leader. The narrativeselicited from the study provide additional context around why that correlation between ambiguitytolerance and self as leader does not exist. As leaders today need to navigate the volatile,uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) landscapes, understanding leaders and futureleaders' perceptions of how this belief in ambiguity tolerance becomes part of their identity as aleader is critical to knowing how to develop leaders in the engineering field.Introduction Engineering leadership research has been expanding since the turn of the century [1],with a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Jay Phillip Jefferson, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Jade R. Moten, Florida International University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) overall and support continued educational innovation within engineering at these in- stitutions. Specifically, she focuses on (1) educational and professional development of graduate students and faculty, (2) critical transitions in education and career pathways, and (3) design as central to educa- tional and global change.Dr. Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University Dr. Fletcher is currently an Assistant Professor at Florida International University. Her research focus equity and inclusion within STEM education, STEM at HBCUs and K-12 STEM education. Prior to FIU, Dr. Fletcher served as the Director of Pre-college Programs for the National Society of Black Engineers

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Student Division Technical Session 6

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Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah E. Norris, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Nathaniel Blalock, Enlite Research Group Led by Dr. Faber: University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Daniel Patrick Mountain, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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virtual teams during the rapid transition online due to COVID-19 Alexis Walsha, Sarah Norrisb, Nathaniel Blalockc, Daniel Mountainc and Courtney Faberd a) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; b) Department of Mechanical Aerospace Biomedical Engineering; c) Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; d) Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program University of Tennessee KnoxvilleIntroductionTeam projects are common in undergraduate engineering courses and have been shown toimprove self-efficacy, communication, and teamwork skills through group discussions andpresentations, preparing students for professional engineering practice [1], [2

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

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Eunsil Lee, Florida International University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Matthew J. Miller PhD, Loyola University Chicago

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Pre-College Engineering Education

sharp rise in the lasttwo decades to address the growing needs of providing engineering experiences at the elementaryand secondary levels [1-2]. The existing literature has expanded our understanding of pre-collegeengineering curricula, extracurricular activities, teacher professional development efforts, andstudent motivations. The majority of this work has been conducted as small-scale, exploratorystudies [3]. Studies are still needed that explore cognitive and affective constructs within a pre-college engineering context to provide depth of understanding that is reliable and generalizableacross different pre-college student populations [4]. The present study aims to partially fill this gapby examining validity evidence associated with the

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; Patrick James Herak, The Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Exploring Trends in First-Year Student Responses on Asynchronous Design Modules1. IntroductionWith the COVID-19 pandemic restricting in-person instruction, content delivery and themonitoring of content comprehension is limited to online, asynchronous methods. While anincreased emphasis on these remote methods is recent, literature related to engineering problemframing skills established the comprehension students see via in-person approaches [1-9]. Theseexpectations serve as the basis of expectations and subsequent exploration as to how they operatevia online, asynchronous delivery.The motivation for this work is to determine how

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For Students to Know and Grow

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Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Luke J. Rapa, Clemson University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

medium-sized civil engineering department inthe southeast. Drawing on frameworks that examine how individuals critically understandsystems of oppression, and the justification used to explain these systems this work examinedstudent perceptions of inequities in societal infrastructure systems. The present study was guidedby the following research questions: (1) Are undergraduate civil engineering students criticallyaware of inequities in society’s infrastructure systems? (2) To what degree are undergraduatecivil engineering students comfortable challenging the status quo? (3) Is there an associationbetween students’ critical awareness of inequitable infrastructure systems and their agency topromote systemic change as civil engineering

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Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection

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Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Rachel Sinclair, University of Virginia; Araba Dennis, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students. Secondarily, the empirical results suggest subtle shifts in thediscourse about what engineering is and, thus recognition of values that might underpin culturesof responsible innovation.Keywords: Content Analysis, Engineering Education, Engineering EthicsIntroduction Engineers are often taught that ethics means the adherence to codes of conduct, whichoffer guidance for handling difficult situations as professionals. On the other hand, someengineers learn about the principles of Responsible Conduct of Research and the rules thatdetermine good behavior [1]. Both of these approaches ask for engineers to learn, accept andconform to the values instantiated by external organizations. Those approaches are intended tosupport an

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Jennifer D. Moss, Emporia State University; Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; John H. Lumkes, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

theseresults. Further research opportunities are presented as well as suggestions on how to continueto increase interest, enjoyment, and value in fluid power as this may be applicable other areas ofSTEM.Keywords: female, fluid power, middle school, high school, engagementBackgroundWorkforce positions involving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are vital tothe United States’ economic well-being and our competitiveness in an international marketplace[1]. STEM workforce forecasts vary widely, from future shortages of over 1,000,000 STEMworkers by 2026 [2] to current surpluses [3]. Regardless of shortages or surpluses, corporationsand businesses may struggle to hire STEM workers with specific skill sets, such as designing andmaintaining

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Manufacturing Division Session - Virtual and Augmented Reality

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Rui Zhu, Complex System Monitoring, Modeling and Analysis Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA; Faisal Aqlan, The Pennsylvania State University - Erie Campus; Richard Zhao, University of Calgary; Hui Yang, The Pennsylvania State University

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eye-movement patterns of engineering students are similarto the pattern of a subject matter expert (SME), an ideal person who sets the expert criterion forthe car toy assembly process. Benchmark experiments are conducted with a comprehensivemeasure of performance metrics such as cycle time, the number of station switches, weight,price, and quality of car toys. Experimental results show that eye-tracking modeling is efficientand effective to measure problem-solving skills of engineering students. The proposed VRlearning factory was integrated into undergraduate manufacturing courses to enhance studentlearning and problem-solving skills.1. IntroductionManufacturing serves as a key wealth-creation engine and a vital provider of jobs in the

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Suleiman M. Obeidat, Texas A&M University; Jumanah A. Hajjat, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. The courses were selected with different complexities, ranging from low, average,and high levels for courses A, B, and C, respectively. Instructor 1 taught course A, and courses Band C were taught by instructor 2. The content, of course A, covers concepts and manufacturing processes adopted inindustry. About 80% of the graded activities of this course contain conceptual questions and 20%of math workout problems. The other two classes (B and C) are mechanics courses. Course B isfor sophomore students, which requires new skills to learn the first engineering analysis conceptsat the department. Course C is for junior students. Students who enrolled in this course haveexcellent skills from previous courses. In fall 2019, all courses were

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Priyanka Prajapati, LPL Financial; Pallavi Ramakanth Kowligi, Florida State University

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high-level competencies. We then use this hierarchyscheme to answer the following 2-part research question concerning AM employers in NorthwestFlorida:RQ 1) How do national AM competencies levels in the DOL AM Competency Model compareto competency levels expressed by Northwest Florida employers?RQ 2) What competencies most critical to rural AM employers can benefit entry-leveltechnicians through classroom learning and experiential learning?2.0. Literature Review2.1. Industry Demands in DOL AM CompetenciesAM Competencies are developed by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of theU.S. Department of Labor. Industry subject matter and technical experts provide feedback onthe model and the model is validated with input from industry

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Improving the BME Classroom on the Ground and Virtually

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Rucha Joshi, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

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Biomedical Engineering

and enhance conceptualunderstanding, and as a result, improve overall student performance in the class. Metacognitiveskills can have enormous benefits for students within this course, and help students whenpursuing higher levels of education, and perform complex tasks in professional life requiring oneto take greater responsibility for one’s learning. Unfortunately, these metacognitive skills tend tofall outside the content area of most courses, and consequently, they can be often neglected ininstruction. In a large Biomedical Engineering class focused on solving mass and energy transferproblems, promoting metacognitive skills was a challenge that was met with two specificinterventions – 1) introduction of exam wrappers and class-wide

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Computers in Education 6: Best of CoED

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Sherif Abdelhamid, Virginia Military Institute; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education

researchers answer (and raise more) importantresearch questions, support administrators in making decisions on funding and institutionalpartnerships, and help faculty members design and develop more effective programs thatfacilitate research collaborations.1. Introduction1.1 Background and MotivationResearch collaboration has become a norm and common practice within and across highereducation institutions [1,2]. Bibliometric analysis of publications over time presents anillustration of growth in faculty collaboration. Jones et al. [2] examined 4.2 million researchpapers from 1975 to 2005, including different fields, science and engineering, social science, andarts and humanity, that involved 662 universities in the U.S. and concluded that there had

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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Wonki Lee, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Course Wonki Lee Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathan Mentzer Purdue University, West Lafayette Introduction Student engagement, as measured by cognitive, affective, attentional participation in aneducational setting, is prominent in recent engineering education [1], [2]. It is inextricablyintertwined with students’ motivation, and those two constructs have a strong impact onstudent’s meaningful learning experience, academic achievement, and knowledge development[3]. Project-based learning with authentic hands-on experiences in a collaborative setting

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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Caroline Crockett, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Electrical and Computer

< 0.10).1 IntroductionSignals and systems (SS) is a standard electrical engineering (EE) undergraduate course coveringlinear time-invariant (LTI) system properties, convolution and system responses, Fouriertransforms (FT), Laplace transforms (LT), and filtering. These topics are fundamental to signalprocessing, image processing, and machine learning specializations, all of which arehigh-demand areas for graduates.Despite the importance educators place on concepts in SS, studies show that students typically donot learn even half of new concepts in a SS course [1], and that students can derive the correctanswer on procedural questions without being able to explain the underlying concepts [2], [3].For example, students may be able to use

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Manufacturing Division Session: Make-it!

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Joseph Dennis Cuiffi, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Haifeng Wang, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Josephine Heim, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Brian W. Anthony, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sangwoon Kim; David Donghyun Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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technical practitioners desired specific deep dives into data analytics, digital twinning,and process optimization after introductory overviews. Both educational experiences exposed aneed for preparedness in programming and statistical analysis software tools to take advantage ofthese smart manufacturing concepts.IntroductionManufacturing and industrial process systems are evolving at a relatively rapid pace due to thedigitalization and data centric transformations occurring in many aspects of the economy [1]. Asapplied to manufacturing, this wave of transformation is generally referred to as Industry 4.0 orSmart Manufacturing, and in the U.S. our efforts to modernize manufacturing are less centrallyled than in other countries [2]. By its very

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Faculty Development 3: Research, Practice, and Lessons Learned

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven; Emese Hadnagy, University of New Haven; Joseph A. Levert, University of New Haven; Junhui Zhao, University of New Haven

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develop an EM by attendingworkshops and conferences sponsored by KEEN. As the development and integration of the e-learning modules matured, it became clear that a strong internal effort to develop an EM infaculty was needed to sustain the initiatives. A formal program consisting of developing EMchampions across different programs was launched in 2019, and an internal mini-grant programto incentivize faculty to develop entrepreneurially minded activities in select courses acrossdifferent programs was launched in 2020. This paper describes the outcomes of the variousfaculty development initiatives.It is often the case that individuals engage and promote practices in which they themselves weretrained [1]. Large-scale changes often require efforts

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Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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New Engineering Educators

important as course modalities hybridize and proliferate. This paper would appealto new and experienced instructors, program assessors and coordinators, administration, and ingeneral, curriculum developers.Background and RationaleCOVID-19 radically altered the landscape of higher education, which for many institutions,resulted in the adoption of a hybrid-flexible (Hyflex) lecture model. In traditional, pre-pandemicimplementations of Hyflex, the mode is defined as “class sessions that allow students to choosewhether to attend classes face-to-face or online, synchronously or asynchronously,” creating atruly blended learning environment [1]. On-the-ground implementation of Hyflex at The Citadeland other US institutions has been more nuanced and

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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado - Boulder; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Randy Cook, Colorado School of Mines; Natalie Ann Plata; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Her current engineering education research interests include engineering students’ understanding of ethics and social responsibility, sociotechnical education, and assessment of engineering pedagogies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Faculty Interpretations of Sociotechnical Thinking in their Classrooms: Techniques for IntegrationIntroductionEngineers consider both social and technical elements within the problem spaces in which theywork [1] - [3]. Yet, engineering education often better prepares students to address technicalissues within well-defined technical problem spaces, with

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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hired for your technical skills, fired for your lack of people skills,promoted for your management skills.” Participants were asked to contextualizethis statement in their own discipline and describe their perceptions of leadershipgiven the conceptualization of industry as a people business. The interviewtranscripts were analyzed deductively to ascertain perceptions of technical,management, and people skills and understand faculty members’ perspectives onstudents’ preparation. The findings suggest that faculty members (1) believed thatstudents are under-prepared for the professional skills required in the engineeringindustry, (2) promoted students’ experiences outside the classroom as a way toimprove professional skills, and (3) expressed mixed

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Faculty Development 3: Research, Practice, and Lessons Learned

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Li Tan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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effective support and teaching of undergraduateand graduate students. Despite continued efforts to promote mentorship of faculty, studies showthat early career scholars may not be receiving the mentorship that they require (Morzinski &Fisher, 2002; Thomas, 2001; Van Noorden, 2018). Informed by Higgins and Kram’s (2001)framework of the antecedents and consequences of the mentoring (developmental) network, ourstudy applies multiple linear regression models to investigate the following two researchquestions regarding faculty mentorship and professional development: (1) Which factors are associated with the likelihood that a faculty member will reporthaving a formal or informal faculty mentor? (2) What are the associations between

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Faculty Development Division Poster Session

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Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Allyson Jo Barlow, University of Nevada, Reno; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno

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developing knowledge and defining theory [1]. However, engineeringeducation researchers must reach a wide range of engineering domains and programs in order towholly succeed at improving engineering education. Thus, expanding the EER community is agrowing mission for academia and organizations such as the National Science Foundation.Although funding opportunities like the NSF’s Professional Formation of Engineers: ResearchInitiation in Engineering Formation (NSF PFE: RIEF) grant provide an opportunity for facultyinterested in conducting EER, overall awareness of EER remains limited thus restricts theexpansion of research and community [2].Recent research indicates that unfamiliarity with qualitative methods and theoretical frameworksare barriers of

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How We Tackled the Pandemic

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Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Alison R. Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

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the start of the pandemic [1], each specific institution will experience certainstressors in unique ways based on the demographics of the student body. We wanted tounderstand how our students were responding to the added stress of suddenly and drasticallychanging their learning environment and the ways that affected their learning – especially inrelation to mental health.The college mental health crisis has been ongoing in America since the mid-1990s [2]. In 2010,45.6% of students reported feeling hopeless and 30.7% of students reported depressioninterfering with their daily lives. Mental health disorders have been linked to decreased academicperformance, increased risk of drop-out, and decreased functioning after graduation – which arenow

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Special Topics: Conscious Considerations

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Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tennessee Technological University; Stephanie Jorgensen, Tennessee Technological University; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

facilitated wound closure techniques (e.g., suturing, etc.) on resultant scarring. She is currently a contributing research member of the Renaissance Foundry Research Group.Dr. Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Robby Sanders is an Associate Professor at Tennessee Technological University (TTU) in the Depart- ment of Chemical Engineering. He obtained his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from TTU in 1995, and he obtained his Master’s degree and his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Vander- bilt University in 1998 and 2001, respectively. His research efforts address 1) innovation-driven learning with a focus on student learning at disciplinary interfaces, 2) clinical diagnostics and

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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Brianna L. Dorie, Gonzaga University

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various forms, but at its core is the process ofcollecting, receiving, and discriminating amongst information. Often this is considered under anumbrella term of informational literacy – which is an individual’s ability to locate, evaluate andeffectively use needed information. Processes involved during information gathering mayinclude published or unpublished print materials, communication with human “experts” (e.g withpeers, family, or librarians), and tactile processes (e.g. trial and error, experiments, etc.) (Figure1). In addition, these interactions can take place in person or in virtual spaces. 1 Print