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Adaptation of Laboratory-based Courses During a Pandemic: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Nic Herndon; Melinda T. Doty, East Carolina University

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little preparation and minimalresponse time. The summer of 2020, while most universities offered few courses, was the time forfaculty to regather resources and prepare for the fall semester. Many anticipated the likelihood ofteaching online again and saw challenges associated with this instructional modality, especially forlaboratory courses. A group of enthusiastic and experienced faculty members in the College ofEngineering and Technology (CET) at East Carolina University congregated and started a weekly FacultyConnection Hour (FCH) to network and share pedagogical ideas for remote teaching. Many of thesesessions focused on innovative ways to provide remote laboratory learning experiences comparable totheir conventional face-to-face

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Esteban Maya Muñoz, Universidad del Valle; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jairo Antonio Valdes Ortiz, Universidad del Valle; Guillermo Andrés Jaramillo Pizarro P.E., Universidad del Valle

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. It was amazing to observe them during the final workshop, they acted like they hadbeen teaching this material for years." Secondly, there was no language barrier during theworkshop because the trainers provided the training. It is never enough to emphasize howimportant it is to establish a good working relationship with the host faculty before you go tomake sure what to expect when you arrive and to inventory what materials, laboratories andclassrooms are available. Dr. Sterkenburg decided to ship enough materials to Univalle beforehe went on the trip so that he could teach the course as soon as he arrived. Also, be specificabout your needs with the host. For instance, if you need a specialized curing oven of a certainsize make sure you

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Ryan Banow, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Maw P.Eng., University of Saskatchewan

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Paper ID #29220Pilot Study Results from Using TrussVR c to Learn About Basic TrussesRyan Banow, University of Saskatchewan Ryan Banow is an Educational Development Specialist at the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Saskatchewan. He is also a PhD student in the within the College of Educa- tion at the University of Saskatchewan. He has worked as an Educational Developer since 2012 and has taught as a Sessional Lecturer since 2014. He is currently the chair of the University of Saskatchewan’s Instructional Design Group. His educational background includes a BSc (Math), a BEd (Secondary Math

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Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Coleman D. Floyd

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different lab approach in this mechanical engineering course? (2) How well and will the students still meet course objectives with the new format?In the past, the instructors observed that some students attempted to “pattern match” a specificsolution on a previous lab and used these previous labs as resources, knowing the demonstrationor experiment really did not change much from each offering. The goal of this new coursestructure is to encourage creative thinking over this pattern matching behavior.Teaching MethodologyAt The Citadel, a Mechatronics course was developed to teach subject matter required for thedesign of systems which have electrical, mechanical, and programmable aspects. A laboratory-driven approach was developed to

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh, Miami University; Hamed Samandari, Miami University

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technical engineering courses are highly laboratory oriented, it is challenging todevelop a physical laboratory experience that can equally serve and benefit both local face-to-face and distance-learning students in the same course.On this basis, among the instructional strategies for effective laboratory teaching, incorporating aproject-based learning laboratory combined with agile methodologies is studied here as anintervention introduced to a core course in engineering technology distance learning program.Over the last few years, project-based learning has rapidly gained acceptance by the educationalcommunity and is now being applied in a wide spectrum of engineering disciplines, at varioustypes of academic institutions. Available literature on

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilan Gravé, Elizabethtown College

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work environments [1]-[6]. Among them, most prominently are writing andpresentation skills. A parallel curriculum addressing these non-scientific/technical skills isusually a strong contributor towards these goals. Another tool generally more directly controlledby science/engineering faculty is using courses in the discipline, especially laboratory courses, toemphasize writing components and/or presentation skills. Lab reports can serve as a very goodtool to sharpen writing skills or, more extensively, the skills needed to produce a coherent, wellthought, well-written scientific paper or technical report.A more comprehensive approach to different paths and philosophies for the teaching of writingskills and its balance can be found in the

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Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Seong W. Lee, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein P.E., Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University; Hye Jeong Lee, Morgan State University; Krishna Bista, Morgan State University; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Celeste Chavis P.E., Morgan State University

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Paper ID #34061Best Practices for the Implementation of Home-based, Hands-on LabActivities to Effectively Engage STEM Students During a PandemicDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing, teaching and research in civil engineering

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Jing Zhang, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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price depends on the load cell size. Many more competitors are making machinesthat can do testing to the ASTM standard. While some schools have the budget for expensivemachines, and while others have experimented with making their own machines there is a middleground. Affordable 5KN can be acquired for less than $4,000. At that price point allowing studentsto have a better lab experience is possible, even with more sub-standard specimens (bolts and wire).Once, our teaching laboratory has several low-cost tensile testing machines the lab can many moreteaching possibilities. We hope to explore those soon, and share those results.SummaryThree 3D printed plastic materials were investigated: ABS, ABSplus, and CFRP. Here are theresults: (1) CFRP has

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Hitesh D. Vora, Oklahoma State University; Brad Rowland, Oklahoma State University; Joe Conner, Oklahoma State University; Brian K. Norton P.E., Oklahoma State University; Qinang Hu, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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building. This maker space provides additive manufacturing support for design courses, laboratory courses, and entrepreneur initiatives. This facility houses several differ- ent technology 3D printers that capable of printing parts from polymers, fibers, composites, and metals as well as 3D scanning and subtractive manufacturing equipment. His research focuses on machining and manufacturing with a specific concentration on the use of additive manufacturing processes for ad- vanced materials. He emphasis on design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), topology optimization, lightweight applications, and finite element analysis in additive manufacturing processes. Dr. Vora exten- sively teaches the additive manufacturing

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Bring Your Own Experiment: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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Bobby F. Hodgkinson, University of Colorado Boulder; Trudy Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder

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developed throughlecture based instruction [1], [2]. This particular experiment was based on similar modulesdeveloped when CU Smead Aerospace dramatically changed to include extensive hands-onlearning and teaching in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory [3]. The pedagogicalpurpose is to enhance students overall understanding of fundamental engineering conceptsthrough experiential learning while using up to date hardware and software in order to maintainpace with current technology. The use of this particular experiential learning apparatus in alecture/lab connected environment builds upon an extensive amount of literature in activeexperiential learning [4], [5] and has repeatedly been shown as an effective strategy to enhancelearning

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Panel Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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and analysis of filter circuits. A missing element is the laboratory experience of thevoltage addition of phasors. Before introducing this experiment to our Fundamentalscoursework, students at the University of Virginia would never see this concept without takingour course in Electromagnetic Energy Conversion in which they would deal with polyphasesystems. We also realized that having a lab bench accessory that would produce phase-shiftedsinusoids could be employed as a teaching tool for reinforcing concepts in superposition andoperational amplifier circuits, as well as phasor analysis.Our design is shown in Figure 7. Note that it is also a very compact design and that the pins matewith the solderless breadboard such that power and ground are

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Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Brian Hayt, National Instruments

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MotivationThere are a number of hardware platforms available for power electronics teaching laboratories.A typical unit is both physically very large and expensive limiting its usefulness for a typicalspace-constrained university undergraduate laboratory [6]. Other devices available may be of asmaller form factor but require interconnection of many different components to create a singlestation for a laboratory, and each station may cost well over $10,000 [4]. This price level maywell place these units out of consideration for smaller institutions, or those seeking to start powerand grid-based curriculum from scratch. One of our goals is a simple, compact setup that might be employed on a multi-use lab station ina typical undergraduate electronics

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Developing Teamwork, Student Attitudes, and Hardware Solutions for Laboratory Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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, laboratory courses are often ideal for developing proficiency in tech-nical communication and teamwork (ABET Outcomes 3 and 5)[1].Thermal Fluids Laboratory is the second course in a redesigned 3-course experimental lab se-quence for Mechanical and Aerospace engineering students at UVA. Each course is 2 credit hoursand includes 50 minutes of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week. The sequence was designed toexpand the amount of ‘hands-on’ experience within the curriculum and to horizontally align labexperiences with required courses in mechanics and thermal sciences. Faculty teaching founda-tional courses identified a need for students to have tangible activities demonstrating the conceptsthey were learning, which is achieved with targeted alignment of

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Mentis, United State Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; April Dawn Miller, United States Military Academy; Enoch A. Nagelli, United States Military Academy

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Paper ID #26789Integration of a Water Quality Laboratory Sequence into a Core ChemistryCourseDr. Elizabeth Mentis, United State Military Academy Dr. Beth Mentis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Life Science at the United States Military Academy where she currently teaches General Chemistry. With a background in analytical chemistry, she explores research topics such as utilizing mass spectrometric analysis to explore questions relevant to atmospheric chemistry. Her current research centers on characterizing microbial samples with MALDI-TOF MS.Lt. Col. Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sevile Mannickarottu, University of Pennsylvania

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Paper ID #25721From Course Instruction to Bio-MakerSpace: Creating a Lab Space for In-dependent Investigation and InnovationSevile Mannickarottu, University of Pennsylvania Sevile Mannickarottu is the Director of the Educational Laboratories in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 From Course Instruction to Bio-MakerSpace: Creating a Lab Space for Independent Investigation and InnovationIntroduction How can a teaching laboratory encourage independent learning in its coursework while alsoproviding an

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

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Lijun Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology; Dongxiao Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology ; Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Zhonglian Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology; Hai Lin, Beijing Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #28854Redesigning an experimentation course with PBL pedagogy to supportaccreditation in ChinaDr. Lijun Zhang, Beijing Institute of Technology associate professor of teaching in the School of Optics and Photonics of Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) in China. She received her Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology. Her research interests situate in Engineering Education. Now she is working on a research about con- structing the practical curriculum system with the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) method to support the engineering education in BIT and the Engineering Education Program

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Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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the US has been impacted by the 2020 COVID epidemic, resulting in amassive shift to online instruction. Although some universities have managed to keep somenumber of students on campus on a rotating basis, many courses had to switch with little noticeto a virtual format. While this is reasonably easy to do for a lecture-only course, laboratorycourses by their nature are difficult to switch to an online only version. Past research has manyexamples of attempts to deliver laboratory experiences in a remote or virtual format, but theselabs may fall short of providing a thorough laboratory experience and are not designed to allowremote and non-remote students to collaborate.Feisel and Rosa established the fundamental goals of engineering teaching

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Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology; José M. Reyes Álamo, New York City College of Technology; Yu Wang, New York City College of Technology

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: Robotics Technology in the department of Computer Engineering Technology atCUNY-New York City College of Technology is offered as a technical elective to its senior students. Inaddition to introducing fundamental subjects in both Autonomous Mobile Robot [1] and RoboticManipulator [2], another goal is to prepare students with necessary knowledge and skills for roboticprogramming and design. The course is structured to have a 2.5-hour lecture session and a 2.5-hour labsession each week. When teaching onsite the school (i.e., in-person), students were given physical robotsfor implementation of the algorithms discussed during lectures. When access to laboratory facilities wasimpossible under e-learning (for example, during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Panel Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura E. Ray, Dartmouth College; Raina White, Dartmouth College; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; David A. Hodgson, Union College; Eric B. Welch, Christian Brothers University; Yeu-Sheng P. Shiue, Christian Brothers University; Carlos L. Luck, University of Southern Maine; Jonathan West, University of New Mexico; Blair T. Allison, Grove City College; Kevin Huang, Trinity College; Nathan Amanquah, Ashesi University College; Daniel Logan Ray; Devin Tracey Montgomery, Dartmouth College; Prudence Merton, Dartmouth College; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Paper ID #21030BYOE: The Fidget Car—An Apparatus for Small-group Learning in Systemsand ControlsProf. Laura E. Ray, Dartmouth College Dr. Ray is a professor of engineering sciences at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College. She received her B.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton Univ. and her M.S. degree from Stanford Uni- versity. She is a co-founder of two companies. Her research and teaching interests include control theory, mechatronics, and robotics.Raina White, Dartmouth College Raina White is an Engineering Lab Instructor at Dartmouth College. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a M.Eng in

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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falls upon graduate teaching assistants(TAs) who lack the experience or training to do it effectively. This often leads to student complaintsabout inconsistency between various sections.This paper discusses the implementation of a lab report assignment using peer-to-peer feedbackas the primary means of formative assessment for a large (120+ student) laboratory course. Thisoption has two distinct advantages over traditional instructor (or TA) driven feedback. First, from apractical standpoint, peer feedback leverages the size of the cohort to accomplish a time-intensivetask. Each student evaluates 3-4 papers rather than the instructor (or TA) having to evaluate overone hundred. More importantly, however, engaging the students in the review

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Howison, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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processes and principles. The lab can be mapped to several ABET studentoutcomes.References[1] L. Lee and T. Ceylan, An Active Learning Mode for Laboratory Education, ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, Washington, DC, June 1996.[2] “ASME Vision 2030: Creating the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education,” Executive Summary, ASMEBoard on Education, go.asme.org/v2030, September 2012.[3] Jiang, J. “Millennials stand out for their technology use, but older generations also embrace digital life,” PewResearch Center, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/02/millennials-stand-out-for-their-technology-use-but-older-generations-also-embrace-digital-life/, Accessed 3 Febraury 2019.[4] A. Litten and B. Lindsay, “Teaching and learning from Generation Y

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Paper ID #25173A Life of a Lab from Need to Retirement: A Case Study in AutomationDr. Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University (1984), the M.S. in electrical engineering (1988), the M.S. in industrial engineering (1992), and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University (2000). He is currently a Professor at Colorado State University-Pueblo teaching robotics and automation courses. Dr. Jaksic has over 80 publications and holds two patents. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation

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Bring Your Own Experiment: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University; Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University

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engineering edu- cation.Dr. Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University Dr. Paul Yanik is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. His research interests include human-robot interactions, assistive devices, pattern recognition, machine learning, and engineering education.Dr. Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University Dr. Jack holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Mechanical En- gineering from the University of Western Ontario. He is currently a Distinguished Professor and Director of the School of Engineering + Technology at Western Carolina University. His teaching and research interests include design, robotics, automation, and controls.Dr

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Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Paper ID #32353Pair-to-Pair Peer Learning: Comparative Analysis of Face-to-Face andOnline Laboratory ExperiencesDr. Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl. Ing. (M.S.) degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade Uni- versity (1984), the M.S. in electrical engineering (1988), the M.S. in industrial engineering (1992), and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University (2000). He currently serves as a Pro- fessor at Colorado State University Pueblo teaching robotics and automation courses. Dr. Jaksic has over 90 publications and holds two patents. His

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Spencer Rosen, Harvey Mudd College; Sabrine Griffith, Harvey Mudd College; Eli Byrnes, Harvey Mudd College; Steven Michael Santana, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College ; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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learning of classroom concepts. This study did not control the tutorial instructionthat students received, so different tutorial instructors could have affected the exchange ofknowledge between the classroom and laboratory. However, the techniques used in this studycould be used to prompt reflection on in-class concepts that appear in a lab. This could be a greatopportunity to improve student learning.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the Claremont Center for Teaching and Learning.REFERENCES[1] L. B. Buck, S. L. Bretz, and M. H. Towns, “Characterizing the Level of Inquiry in the Undergraduate Laboratory,” ​Res. Teach.​, p. 7.[2] A. M. Schoffstall and B. A. Gaddis, “Incorporating Guided-Inquiry Learning into the Organic Chemistry

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

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Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #30635A Project Based Online Experimentation CourseProf. Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Sabuncu holds a Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from Old Dominion University. Dr. Sabuncu’s professional interests circles thermo-fluids engineering and microfluidic technology. His teaching and research interests span from engineering design to in vitro diagnostics where he uses microfluidic tech- nology to build cost-effective devices for early diagnosis of diseases.Prof. John M Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor John Sullivan joined WPI in 1987. He has had continuous external

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

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coursestructure: 1) motivate students to synchronize mechatronic course activities with their seniordesign project where possible, and 2) encourage creative thinking over pattern matchingbehavior.MethodologyAt The Citadel, a Mechatronics course was developed to teach subject matter required for thedesign of systems which have electrical, mechanical, and programmable aspects. A laboratory-driven approach was developed to bring together the different subjects and to relate classroomtheory to real world application. Four laboratory exercises develop the students’ understandingof the material, reinforce prerequisite knowledge, and develop hands-on skills. Rogersdocumented success with a similar approach of increasing rigor with successive experimentation[6

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Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Valerie B. Smedile Rifkin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Caitlin A. Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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." Educause Quarterly 30.1 (2007): 37.[2] A. A. Arechar, S. Gächter, and L. Molleman. "Conducting interactive experimentsonline." Experimental economics 21.1 (2018): 99-131.[3] J. Mullen, L. Milechin, and A. Reuther. "Cultivating professional technical skills and understandingthrough hands-on online learning experiences." 2019 IEEE Learning With MOOCS (LWMOOCS).IEEE, 2019.[4] J. S. Mullen, L. Milechin, M. Houle, P. Bell, A. Fenn, K. E. Kolodziej, ... & A. Reuther, (2017,October). Bringing physical construction and real-world data collection into a massively open onlinecourse (mooc). In 2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.[5] J. Gamo, "Assessing a Virtual Laboratory in Optics as a Complement to On-Site Teaching," in

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Bring Your Own Experiment: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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Mark Trudgen, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia

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Paper ID #33087BYOE: Fabrication, Implementation, and Design of a Remote Lab Setup fora Sensors and Transducers CourseDr. Mark Trudgen, University of Georgia Is a lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering. He has published in the area of automatic control systems. His research interests include undergraduate laboratory experience, remote labs, and advancing control theory in undergraduates.Dr. Dominik May, University of Georgia Dr. May is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute. He researches online and intercultural engineering

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Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Schultz, Brigham Young University; Brad L. Hutchings, Brigham Young University

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100 publications and holds 10 patents. His research interests are in the area of optical fiber devices with an emphasis on optical fiber based sensors.Prof. Brad L. Hutchings, Brigham Young University Brad L. Hutchings received the PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 1992. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University. In 1993, Dr. Hutchings established the Laboratory for Reconfigurable Logic at BYU and currently serves as its head. His research interests are custom computing, embedded systems, FPGA architectures, CAD, and VLSI. He has published numerous papers on FPGA-related topics and is an inventor/co