Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Brandon W. Olson

% Division of team workload: Somewhat unequally divided 37% Accurately reflect contribution 57% Peer evaluations: Adequately reflect contribution 37% Excellent 49% Overall grading: Adequate 50% Positive 65% Overall experience with TBL Neutral 29% Fig. 5 Summary of student responses to the team based learning survey. Not all

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dennis Audo; Seth O'Brien

and blue. All the building members of the house are painted with one of fourcolors to reflect which team installs which piece of the house. The boss then reminds each groupabout how to handle the preframed walls in a safe and orderly manner, telling them never to walkbackward when carrying wall sections. The individual groups lift and secure the walls into placeone at a time until the entire outside wall frame is constructed. The walls are then screwedtogether at each corner with the importance of securing the walls together being explained to thestudents. Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ray A. Luechtefeld; Steve E. Watkins

, faculty may fail to reflect on their ownapproaches to teaching and building supportive relationships with students that fosterdeeper learning 8 (p. 40).Potential long-term erosion of intrinsic motivation by extrinsic motivators is supported bya meta-analysis that 8 (p. 29) indicates that these effects are persistent. This effectsuggests that a “recovery period” may be necessary for individuals to regain their senseof autonomy after experiencing controlling incidents.A Mathematical Model of Motivation and PerformanceThe desired characteristics of future engineers - passionate, driven by curiosity, able toinnovate and adapt, and eager for lifelong learning – describe individuals who areintrinsically motivated. The passive, dependent learners that

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

David Che; David Clark; Tom Magnone

becoming an important part of theengineering profession.To help students understand the global aspects of manufacturing, we asked them to read ThomasFriedman’s ―The World is Flat‖9 and journal their response to it. Towards the end of thesemester, each student was then required to give a presentation and write a reflective paper onthe topic. Since Friedman is a proponent of globalization, we needed an opposing view to helpour students see both sides of the issue. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 5 Figure 1 Business model of a modern manufacturing

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

theprocess, changes in the structure of the class, and motivations behind driving this change arepresented. Student feedback on the changed format was collected by way of a survey. The surveyresponses along with a comparison of the student exam performances are also presented. Basedon the student feedback and established research findings [13], some changes to the contentadapted for blended format are already under way. The instructor feels that the flexibility indeveloping video content is a good opportunity to fix the content and seeks to continue addingnew content or make changes to reflect accumulated experience and student feedback.The course under considerationThe Electrical Circuits is an undergraduate level course at Missouri S&T

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Becky DeGreeff; Kathy Brockway; Troy Brockway; Sue Guzek; Fred Guzek

at thehistory, tradition, and quality of the performance. In addition, adding communication courses andfaculty has helped the faculty team reflect on the importance of students’ ability to describeideas, projects, and experiences bringing additional focus and professionalism to students’ finalprojects and presentations.Faculty have learned that developing relationships with a network of providers is critical to boththe success and efficiency for travel with a short time on the ground, a desire to take localtransportation, stay in small hotels, and eat local food. Small hoteliers also tend to recommendgood restaurants in the neighborhood. During planning of the most recent trip, one hotelier founda second hotel a block away to accommodate a

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nicolas Ali Libre; Jeff Jennings; Amy Skyles

could be attributed to the implementation of the strategy itself.Student’s engagement in the class activities not only resulted in a better performance in the finalexam, but also reflected in other assessment areas like homework assignments and midtermexams. Figure 2 demonstrates the course grade distribution for the investigated research period.Assessment areas of the course grade include homework, quizzes, and four midterm exams, asmentioned before. The implementation of the active learning technique has shifted the histogramgraph to the right side confirming that the proposed technique not only improved theperformance of students in the final exam but also in the other assessments areas. Spring 2016

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Carol S. Gattis; Edgar C. Clausen

and e-mails from Program mentors and staff to provide assistance to the teachers in the form of additional hands-on activities, clarifications and advice • Data collection by science teachers and a program evaluationThese follow-up activities provide the additional time needed for inquiry, reflection, mentoringand sustaining the long-term practice of including hands-on laboratory activities in theclassroom.Observations/Lessons LearnedIn evaluating Year 1 of the program though formal evaluations and follow-up activities, severalimportant lessons were learned. First, because of the way in which the Arkansas Science “Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi; Michael McShane

Definition Anthony Giddens (Former Globalization can be defined as the intensification of worldwide social relationsDirector of London School of which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by Economics) events occurring many miles away and vice versa. The concept of globalization reflects the sense of an immense enlargement ofFredric Jameson (Professor of world communication, as well as of the horizon of a world market, both of which Literature, Duke University) seem far more tangible and immediate than in earlier stages of modernity

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

projects reflecting the concerns of today’s students for the environment, positive feedbackfrom research faculty for student contributions with existing projects, and an awareness of thecapabilities of students at this first year level.The First Year ExperienceA first year experience for incoming students is not a new concept to higher education. For morethan twenty years, colleges and universities have contrived and implemented ways to supportstudent success during the critical first year. The majority of all colleges and universities offer afirst year seminar course or experience to their first year entering class. First year experiencescan increase the probability of students successfully completing their first year of study, whichleads to the

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Philip Samuel P.E.; Kathryn Jablokow

as a result of their psychologicalbiases5. Such biases include limitations imposed by the designer’s intelligence and expertise(i.e., cognitive level), emotional state, and belief systems (i.e., cognitive affect), as well asbiases arising from cognitive style – i.e., the designer’s preferred approach to managingstructure in problem solving. For example, designers with more adaptive cognitive styles tendto generate ideas that support and refine the structure of a given system, while those withmore innovative cognitive styles tend to generate ideas that loosen and reframe the system’sstructure in more radical ways7, 8, 11. Yet these same psychological biases also enable eachdesigner, as they reflect previous experience which may help guide the

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Roger Chapman Burk

computerlabs used orbit simulations that provided beautiful and absorbing visualizations, and also gave experiencein mission design. As a final integrative experience, teams of students quantitatively evaluated spacetravel proposals and presented their results to the rest of the class. The students enjoyed the class andcame out of it with a much more sophisticated understanding of space flight and of engineering ingeneral. Reservations and difficulties include: finding qualified lecturers for the diverse set of topics;integrating their presentations into a coherent whole; and a lingering question how well such a coursewould work with a less gifted set of students.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to convey and reflect on the author’s experience

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fani Zlatarova

current or future job responsibilitiesin addition to students’ academic studies.Instructors’ aspects focus on covering the curricula requirements, providing the needed theoreticalbackground to students, incorporating the practical orientation of the material taught, and educatingappropriate ethical and moral principles.Industry needs knowledgeable workers, skilled software and hardware users, and software engineers whoare capable of accomplishing miscellaneous computing applications and are valuable members of thesociety.The development of computing projects reflects the above three views and leads to the achievement ofimportant results such as acquiring relevant knowledge and skills needed for the future students’profession and graduate studies

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Paul Stanton; Duane Fairfax

peer assessment that isfactored into grade calculation6. The peer assessment should reflect the degree of contribution each teammember makes toward the collective effort, but determining what the measure of the contribution shouldbe requires thought. Intuitively one would consider the amount of actual work accomplished, but thismay unfairly benefit a stronger student and create an unintended sense of competition within the group.In place of accounting strictly for academic ability, instructors may use a concept of team citizenship thatmeasures an individual’s cooperation with the team and the willingness to help others7. This promotesteamwork that will foster a constructive cooperative setting and benefit learning. The peer assessments can

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Longstreth, Rowan University; Vincent Sambucci, Rowan University; Alex Thomas Siniscalco, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

toy,exploring a variety of design options that reflect how their creations will look and function. Theexpansive design scope of this project not only cultivates students' creativity but also presentsthem with challenges to overcome as they navigate through the open-ended design process. Byintroducing elements such as varying design constraints or randomized features specific to eachproject, students are encouraged to think outside the box, ensuring a diversity of ideas. Thisapproach not only fosters innovation but also enriches learning as students draw inspiration fromthe wide array of solutions and perspectives presented by their peers' projects and existing softrobotic fish designs [3].Educational ContextThe presented robotic fish project

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Ekong, Western New England University; Arnab A. Purkayastha, Western New England University; Gladys Ekong

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

theinstructors and TAs to identify students who may be struggling and provide support early in thesemester. In addition, it is expected that these activities would ease learning anxieties for studentsat the early phase of learning programming and enhance their confidence by being engaged andable to perform the initial basic tasks on their own.The Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces activities were introduced after the students werecomfortable with the basic programming concepts. The problem sets used for the VNPS activitiesare more complex and reflect real-world situations. Students are tasked with working on theseproblems in groups of three. Students first develop their solution approach individually. They thenmeet in their group to discuss their

Conference Session

Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mona N Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

. Theultimate goal is for this initiative to serve as a model and inspiration for universities andcommunities alike, highlighting the transformative power of collaboration between highereducation institutions, industry, and community partners to drive meaningful improvements inour communities, fostering growth, innovation, and social well-being.1. IntroductionOverview of Community Engagement in Engineering EducationIn recent years, the field of community engagement in engineering education has been growing,reflecting a shift towards a more holistic approach that extends beyond theoretical knowledge.Building sustainable and resilient communities is a core purpose of civil engineering andeffectively engaging with communities is vital. Such engagement is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey David Carvell, Marian University; Sarah Klanderman, Marian University; Salomon Turgman Cohen, Marian University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

isintended to clear up any remaining confusion by providing students with chances tocommunicate with both the professor and fellow learners. Often these discussions will centeraround student explanations and solutions as a way of preparing them for independent work. Onhomework, students may consult their notes, textbook, and other resources such as a tutor or theinstructor. These assignments include multiple attempts and flexible deadlines and areconsidered complete once students earn an 80% or better. After the class preps and homework,there are in-class understanding checks (often in the form of quizzes or tests) as well as writingassignments. The writing assignments are done outside of class and include reflections as well asopportunities for

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Shenk, Campbell University; Najmus Saqib, Marian University; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Aneesha Gogineni, Saginaw Valley State University; A. L. Ranen McLanahan, The Kern Family Foundation; Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Dr. Najmus Saqib is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Marian University. He has been teaching in his field since 2017. Saqib is passionate about student learning. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, focusing on ”Optical Diagnostics of Lithium-Sulfur and Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy”. At Mines Saqib was a member of the MODES Lab, led by Dr. Jason M. Porter. His work on Li-S batteries was the first of its kind to use quantitative infrared spectroscopy for operando polysulfide measurements. He has also applied operando spectroscopy to improve the understanding of electrolyte decomposition mechanisms

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahnavi Dirisina, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

be clear and consistently interpreted by SMEs.It was observed that academic self-description, engineering intrinsic value, and belonging gotvery strong votes with almost a clear choice of survey statements for belonging and engineeringintrinsic value. The 3 sub-constructs in focus here have clear boundaries in their theoreticalunderstanding and that is reflected in the resultant votes of the sorting task. But looking at thesplit of votes between perceived competence and self-efficacy in round #1 of sorting, there wasan almost equal split of votes between them, to the extent of one statement “I can persist in anengineering major during the next year” receiving 5 votes each for perceived competence andself-efficacy. This was expected as was

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leah Mendelson, Harvey Mudd College; Drew Price, Harvey Mudd College

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

thinking [6].This work in progress focuses on instructor and student perceptions of how the engineeringdesign process is enacted during such projects. We aim to understand how instructors balanceanalytical skills, creativity, and detailed design in course activities. This work also investigateshow students apply prior knowledge of the design process and how their understanding of thedesign process is further shaped by their experiences in the mechanical design course. We alsoaim to elucidate where faculty and students hold differing perceptions of what course activitiesare considered design work and where design concepts might be obfuscated by an activity orclass structure. Understanding these perceptions can help faculty reflect on their course

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Sabrina Olson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a B.S.E. in civil engineering from Case Western Reserve University, both in the areas of structural engineering and solid mechanics.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. His lab’s design-based research focuses on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better reflect and prepare students for the reality of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. Their current projects include studying and designing classroom

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Hernandez, University of Texas at El Paso; Sarah Huizar, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Juan Jose Ochoa Jr., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

translate that interest into involvement. To evaluate the effectiveness of the get involved oncampus workshop, students were tasked with reflecting on their involvement with the studentorganization network as well as their involvement outside of the student organization network.Table 4 shows the number of students that joined student organizations inside and outside of thestudent organization network. The data highlights the drastic increase in understanding thatgetting involved on campus is beneficial.Table 4. Summary of Student Participation in Student Organization Network Organizations Number of students before Number of students after the course the course Yes

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Pineida, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile.

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

classmates in group activities," and item 17: "Have a more proactiveattitude about my learning." These items reflect a decrease in the frequency of various forms ofinteraction, including interactions with teachers and classmates during synchronous sessions andgroup activities. Additionally, there appears to be a decrease in the frequency of discussions withclassmates about course-related work and a decline in proactive attitudes toward learning.While there are positive changes in certain aspects of collaborative engagement and presentationskills, there are negative changes in interactions with teachers and classmates and proactivelearning attitudes. It would be important to explore the reasons behind these changes and considerstrategies to encourage

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Hulton; Matthew Hutchinson; Tyler Aitken; Tin Nguyen; Libby Osgood P.Eng.

Statistics (number of students) 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Session 1 Attendance 115 20 13 Final Session Attendance 12 10 16 Final Exam Attempts 8 4 5 Passed Final Exam 3 2 4The first session attendance is particularly interesting, as it shows how the program evolvedthroughout the three years. In the first year, nearly 30% of the entire engineering student bodywas present. This reflects the demand from the students for more CAD learning opportunities.Students in first- through fourth-year enrolled in the co-curricular program, and

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa L. Greenwood; Megan Hargrave; Yewande S. Abraham; Sumita Mishra; Jennifer L. Schneider

multiple levels, including internal and external contentreview as well as evaluation of student learning. Internal faculty evaluators are reviewing contentfor evidence that the materials reflected different cognitive learning levels, provided connectionto real world contexts and situations, and connected back to the learning objectives. Externalcontent review was provided from faculty at two secondary partnering institutions as a means ofcontent validation. Constructive feedback from these reviews was applied to refine and improvemodule content. Following completion of module implementation in courses, faculty evaluatedstudent learning based on results achieved on assignments, exercises, projects, and exams.Once the learning modules have been

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Kuhl

helpfoster an entrepreneurial mindset. The goal is, that following the activity, students will make V&Van integral part of their simulation modeling and analysis process that will be reflected in courseprojects and beyond the course itself.The expected technical and entrepreneurial mindset related learning outcomes for the escape roomactivity include the following: • Demonstrate understanding and effective use of model verification and validation techniques (Curiosity, Connections, Creating Value); • Explore the accuracy and validity of a model from a contrarian point of view (stakeholder/decision-maker) vs. a modeler (Curiosity); • Assess and manage the risk associated with the validity of the model. That is, what is the

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian; Sofia M. Vidalis

(including the use of library, electronic/computer and other resources, and quantitative reasoning and interpretation, as applicable) o engagement in collaborative learning activities o application of intercultural and international competence o dialogue pertaining to social behavior, community, and scholarly conduct o integrates three or more of the above activities into General Education courses offered in the knowledge domains (https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/general-education/) o thinking, talking, or writing about their learning o reflecting, relating, organizing, applying, synthesizing, or

Conference Session

ERM: Identity Impacts (Identity Part 2)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristián Vargas-Ordóñez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Siqing Wei, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Tiantian Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

in this study share a lack ofbelongingness [14], [15] and feelings of not being understood, which is complicated by theirlegal status, language barrier, cultural difference, and daily life adjustment. These commonthreads limit international students from reaching their full potential in the success of their study,research, and social life. To examine the impact of the shared feelings among our participants, anadditional round of interviews and further data analysis are required.From our results, some preliminary recommendations to departments can be made. Contrary tocommon perceptions [27], faculties can reflect on what it means to be mentors instead of merelyadvisors and offer more personalized support to international students. At the

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eric D. Mead; Karen Reynolds; Lawrence Whitman

final courses to assure that pre- defined tolerances are maintained between the design and the build. In addition to reviewing the designs and measuring the courses, ASQ Wichita Section 1307 has provided judges for the event, built courses, and provided financial support for the Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge. Reward and RecognitionProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 11 Coaches and team members each receive a 1x8 LEGO® 4-brick name badge that includes his/her name, team name, Wichita State University, and the MINDSTORMS year (for example, MINDSTORMS Challenge 2012). T-shirts reflecting