Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University; David L. Batts, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

theuniversity applies to evaluate the partnership. Instead, PU3 described a “gut gauge” in which theuniversity considers the project, and the industry and tries to mitigate any possible conflicts. PU3asks the industry about their previous partnerships with the university, if those exist, and alsowhat that industry’s plan is for the project over the next several years. If there is a publicperception risk that may impact the university’s reputation, the partnership is evaluated at ahigher administrative level on campus to check for and mitigate any concerns. PU3 also stressedthat the partnership has to align with the university’s research agenda and mission. Overall, theassessment is subjective, with no standard set of guidelines created or used.PRU1 is

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Yunia Valentina Recaman, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

- sities in matters of entrepreneurship, business plans and marketing. She currently works as a teacher and academic secretary at the Faculty of Engineering of the Andr´es Bello University. The areas of research interest are the impact, relationship and integration of the gender perspective within communications and marketing in the various areas of development, digital marketing and content marketing.Miss Yunia Valentina Recaman, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, ChileProf. Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Mar´ıa Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor and researcher of the Universidad Andr´es Bello (UNAB). She graduated as physics teacher (for middle and high school), physics (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Martin E. Gordon DFE P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ronald E. Land, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Lara L. Sharp, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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

science, and architecture, building and planning. In comparison, femalesdominated undergraduate programs in medicine, veterinary science, and agriculture andrelated subjects. The nature of ET programs having more application-based lab coursesthan traditional engineering may be an influencing factor in these differences.Research [5], [6] seeks to gain an understanding of why there is a higher percentage ofURM students in ET programs than in traditional engineering. These studies look atprevious research and search for insight into the needs of students that are often in theminority. Data indicate that incoming ET URM students are more likely coming fromunder-privileged or underserved urban or rural high schools. It is recommended thatadditional

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

James Accuosti, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Topics

Diversity

this example to from a career path in students’ planning. One limitation of thisresearch is that there is little analysis on long-term results. One group [39] successfully generatedinterest with students in physiology, but questions how long these students retain interest – thereseems to be no reliable metric. This concern is previously shared with Laursen, et al. [40]; weexpect students’ interests to change over time.Factor 3: School AtmosphereSchool Climate: Schools have their (un)fair share of social problems; in turn, STEM programobjectives and outcomes are heavily dependent on factors, including local economies. Thischallenge puts strain on school programs because schools require balanced stability. SomeSTEM schools which suffer

Conference Session

Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University - Commerce; James Nelson, Texas A&M University; John Romero, Texas A&M University

the very end of the course after concluding all learning activities. Eighteen (18)students were enrolled in the class, out of which sixteen (16) responded to the survey, i.e. 89%response rate. The survey was high-level Table 2 provides a summary of the survey structure andquestions types. No Section Number Example Question Question Types of Questions 1 General 8 - Do you plan to further your interests in cybersecurity and possibly seek a career opportunity in the field? - What would you change about the class

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 5 - ET Curriculum and Programs II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Arriagada, Universidad Andres Bello; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

sits in with the "General Training Elective" study plan, designedfor the first semester of each year. The main issue is generating activities whose purpose is toevaluate progress class-by-class and promote pedagogical interaction.In the course approach, the instructor is not the sole repository of knowledge and becomes moreof a facilitator of student learning. Under this process, the instructor monitors academic concerns,guiding and orienting student training through timely feedback, respect for talent diversity, andactive learning techniques. The process focuses on designing a program for students toprogressively acquire the knowledge required for practical application through activities that mayfacilitate learning and motivate students.Being

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Jeffrey Radloff; Cristina Diordieva, Nanyang Technological University

could foster positive perceptions ofengineering and encourage students to consider the pursuit of potential careers in engineering. Singapore: International Outlook Engineering plays a significant role in the Singaporean economy. According to agovernmental report, as of 2020, manufacturing is the largest industry in Singapore, contributingto 21.5% of Singapore’s GDP. In January 2021, the Ministry for Trade and Industry (MTI)announced a 10-year plan to grow Singapore’s manufacturing sector by 50%. The majority of theinvestment aims to be allocated to engineering fields. In 2020 alone, the Economic DevelopmentBoard (EDB) attracted 13.1 billion SGD of investments into the manufacturing sector, includingcommitments of 6.5 billion SGD

Collection

ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University; Devin Connor Whalen, Bucknell University

encouraged by the positive response it received for its initial run.While it is unclear if future instructors will continue with this specific application as an extendedproject, design-based laboratory, these instructors are encouraged by the teams’ efforts, learning,and project results. We know now that encouraging students to think about renewable energy(especially early in their academic career) can play an important role in molding positiveperceptions regarding renewables and building sustainability values and attitudes. Socialpsychology theories such as the Theory of Planned Behavior [9] and the Value-Belief-Normtheory [10] suggest that attitudes strongly predict behaviors and increase their salience. Our hopeis that early student engagement

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Oklahoma State University; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Audra Morse, Michigan Technological University; Brock Barry, United States Military Academy

science.For example, a Master’s program in Environmental Engineering may attract qualified applicantsfrom Environmental Science, Chemistry, Geology, or Biology programs. The same may be trueof Computer Science BS graduates moving into computer or software engineering programs.Furthermore, this requirement seems to be at odds with an outcome based philosophy. ABETcriteria do not specify the high school content that a BS program demands of its enteringgraduates.The subsequent paragraph in the section is very similar to the baccalaureate Criterion 1requirement for monitoring student progress and graduation requirements, with the additionalrequirement for a plan of study. “The master’s level engineering program must have and enforcepolicies and

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - the Best of NEE

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Parks, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Laura Wieserman, University of Pittsburgh; Kurt Klavuhn, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Amy Miller, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

negative response. A significantdifference was also seen between Q15 (student perception of own computer literacy) and Q16 inboth the pre- and post-surveys, as shown in Table 3. Students’ perceptions were on averagepositive (mean >1.5) with regard to their own computer literacy but were negative (mean <0.5)with regard to anticipating technical difficulties with online learning. This is consistent with thewhole group analysis results.DiscussionGrades are not an adequate assessment of learning objectives being met if students are notadhering to academic integrity requirements. Whole group and paired data analysis resultsindicated that students on average planned on adhering to academic integrity requirements butdid not think that their peers

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

effectively reduces the credits to graduation bysix. Students can now more easily combine their engineering degree with a minor in a non-engineering subject, which may help them better position themselves for the career they are mostinterested in following. Many minors at UWM can be earned with one of the general educationcourses and fifteen additional credits – with proper planning this can be done as part of the 120credit curriculum. Some other minors may need students to take one additional course, but it isstill easier to achieve a combined mechanical engineering major and non-engineering minor withjust one additional course as opposed to five or six additional courses. For students primarilyinterested in technical topics, students now have more

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Best Diversity Paper

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Kienitz; Rubens Afonso, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica; Wesley Oliveira, Institute De Aeronautica Ita; Flávio Luiz Cardoso-Ribeiro, Institute De Aeronautica Ita

(TUHH), Germany. From 2019 to 2020 he was a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Flight System Dynamics (FSD) in the Technical University of Munich (TUM) as a fellow from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Rubens is a professor at the Systems and Control Department of the Electronic Engineering Division of ITA since 2014. His research interests include model predictive control, trajectory planning and collision avoidance.Wesley Oliveira (Professor) PhD in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (2021) from the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), M.Sc. in electrical Engineering (2015) and a B.Eng. in Control and Automation Engineering (2013) from the University of Brasília (UnB). Since 2014, work as

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Isaac Omodia, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Charles Raleigh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Kenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

fall 2021 Instrumentation (ENGE 380) courseThe project assignment was provided to the students in the first week of classes in early September.Students could work in teams and provide a plan and update on September 30 and turn in the finalreport by December 6th. The class periods for the last week of classes were reserved for projectpresentation and demonstration. For ready reference, the project assignment can be perused at theURL Instrumentation ENGE 380 Project Assignment (Fall 2021). The rubric used for assessingthe presentations is available at the URL Rubric for Project Assessment Instrumentation course(ENGE 380) for interested readers. The required components of the projects included:- (i) Working with an Arduino UNO

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 8 - Design Methodologies

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lauren Stewart, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Larissa Simoes Novelino, Georgia Institute of Technology

, the final project and origami trade show, and the optional studyabroad program. It is important to note that the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated the latteroption, but the authors plan on resuming the program once global travel conditions improve.Now that the tripartite framework was established, as well as a draft calendar with coreassessments, the authors completed the course redesign with more specific dates, slightmodifications to the grading percentages, as well as small modifications to origami content. Table 2. Draft course calendar. Week Origami Design Leadership 1 Rigid origami 2 Origami developability User needs

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Academic Progress, Retention, and Mathematics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Na'imah White, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Karoline Evans, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Douglas Correa Ospina, University of Massachusetts Lowell

the project manager (PM) was given to upper-level engineering students that passed a recruitment process. PMeligibility including receiving a B in the intro course and processing effective communication skills. Interested students apply to be aPM with a short essay on why they are interested in project management and leadership. An optional interview is conducted if thecourse instructor has not worked with the student previously. Project managers are responsible for leading, planning, and monitoringtasks within groups to effectively execute larger projects. Literature on the role of the PM states that the PM serves as a mentor and abridge between the disconnect of professors and students in terms of teaching and support [28], [29

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Student Success Boot Camps, Summer Bridge Programs, and Living Learning Communities

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Griggs, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Carmen Vanderhoof, Pennsylvania State University; Aaron Mattingly, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya Peeples, Pennsylvania State University

Professor of Chemical Engineering. As Associate Dean, she leads college of engineering equity action planning, continuously working to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for students, faculty, and staff. Prior to joining Penn State, Dr. Peeples served as Associate Dean for Diversity and Outreach, Associate Director of the University of Iowa Center for Bioctalysis and Bioprocessing, and Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. The Peeples research group engineers and applies microbial systems and enzymes in chemical reactions. Dr

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 11 Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sneha Subramanian; Jake Fava, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Christopher Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

practicessuch as documenting biases and assumptions, interviewing people, identifying themes,communicating ideas, creating low-fidelity prototypes, and developing plans to bring finaldesigns to the market [11]. Given HCD’s effectiveness in solving complex, ill-structured problems, educationresearchers advocate for integrating HCD in higher education curricula [2], [12]. Supported byconstructivism and experiential learning theories [13], they argue that students can benefit fromlearning about and implementing HCD practices to become lifelong learners and problem solvers[14], [15]. As students apply HCD, they use their prior knowledge and experiences to find andcritique resources, create evidence-based arguments, build and test models, present

Conference Session

Research Frameworks for Identity and Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University; Gail Verdi, Kean University; Lara Letaw, Oregon State University

Paper ID #38043Novel multimodal framework for embedding social justiceeducation in technical engineering courseworkIngrid Scheel Ingrid Scheel is a Project Instructor at Oregon State University. She uses experiential methods to teach socio-technical content in engineering science and design courses. Her focus is systems engineering and program management. Scheel has experience in small business strategic planning and risk assessment, designing and deploying fiber optic sensors and sensing systems, prototype development, instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, and reporting. Scheel contributes to the

Conference Session

Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Gay Stewart, West Virginia University

middle school level. Forexample, there was no common CS curriculum. There had also been a lack of administrative support forhaving teachers attend CS PD. In addition, counselors had not encouraged students entering high schoolsoffering the CS course to take it for the reasons mentioned above.Then, Senate Bill 267 charged the WV Department of Education with creating a plan to make CS availableto all K-12 students. Bill 267 makes WV one of the first states to require all students be exposed to a varietyof CS experiences throughout their K-12 career. The WV Board of Education had previously mandatedCollege and Career Readiness Standards for Student Success for grades K-12 to prepare students forseamless and successful entry into college or career

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 8 - ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Joel Jarrett, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Yasmine Al Abdul Raheem

identify how B.S.ET and B.S. in Engineering programs can bemutually beneficial academically and for the future of the engineering profession include “2+nand 4+n (n = 2, 3, 4)” degree plans, “2+2 true articulations” with Community Colleges, andcollaborations to expand graduate programs in ET [3]-[5]. At the national level, the TechnologyAccreditation Commission (TAC) was renamed the Engineering Technology AccreditationCommission (ETAC) at the March 24, 2012 ABET Board of Directors meeting. An industrysurvey [6] and later survey of graduates at this same institution [7] pondered among otherquestions “What position titles are occupied by BS Engineering and BSET graduates?” Industrysurveys strongly corroborated anecdotal data indicating that for the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Briceland McLaughlin, Boise State University; Julianne Wenner, Clemson University

increasing undergraduatepopulations which has a direct correlation with state institutional funding; (c) Return oninvestment at the college level is lower for MS level students than Ph.D. level students due to thecost of funding an MS student and teaching MS courses relative to research output.SEnS GPS defines the pre-decision timeframe as before a decision has been made to either enterthe workforce or continue with post-secondary education beyond a bachelor's degree. Academiccapital formation theory gives us a framework to plan our initial pre-decision recruitmentstrategy for MS-level STEM students. This theoretical area discusses barriers to progress andinterventions which help first-generation, low-income, and students of color persist

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology; Qiping Zhang, Long Island University; Duo Li, Shenyang City University.

● Analysis for security 2. Artificial Intelligence 8. Machine learning ● General ● General ● Knowledge representation and reasoning – logic based ● Supervised learning ● Knowledge representation and reasoning – probability based ● Unsupervised learning ● Planning and search strategies ● Mixed methods ● Deep learning 3. Big Data Systems 9. Programming, data structures and algorithms ● Problems of scale

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Carr, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Maureen Smith

recommendations for faculty who are currently developing or planning to developinterdisciplinary computing programs at their institutions.IntroductionInternationally, there is growing demand for computing skills in the workforce that cut acrossmany different sectors [1]. A 2017 report from the Brookings Institute [2] describes the need forindustry, educational institutions, and government to expand the digital knowledge pipeline andto ensure that this pipeline is inclusive and accessible. It is clear that industry needs moreworkers with computing skills than traditional programs can graduate [2]. Moreover, graduatesof computer science programs continue to be predominantly male and White or Asian [2], [3]and the need to diversify the educational pipeline

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kevin Binning; Natascha Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Jennifer Cribbs, Oklahoma State University; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Anne-Ketura Elie, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Beverly Conrique, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Cooper, University of Georgia; Danielle Lewis; Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

” messages from students who were grateful for the activity.Research QuestionsThe first part of our research plan focuses on deeply understanding how the ecological belongingintervention for first-year courses translates to second-year courses, and from the Pitt coursecontexts to the Purdue and UCI course contexts. We pose three research questions:RQ1 (the course contexts): How do students, with a focus on minoritized students (i.e., Black,Latinx, and Indigenous women and non-binary students), describe their lived experiences incourses that show demographic-based achievement differences?RQ2 (the immediate effects on students): How does the ecological belonging intervention changestudents’ feelings of belonging in the course, their disciplinary-based

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salil Bapat, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Ajay Malshe, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

project contributed to 20% of the student’s final grade. The class was segmented intostudent groups with 5-6 students per group. A detailed rubric was provided to students as a‘guidance’ for project planning for execution and final report submission. Table 1 shows thescoping and details of the timeline for the project. The project was introduced to students duringweeks 2 and 3 of the semester. The discussion during the initial weeks was to introduce the subjectarea, the motivation behind the project/introduction to food insecurity, group formations, andlogistics. From then onwards, one class period per week was dedicated for the discussion relevantto the project for advancement towards timely completion. Student groups were asked to presenttheir

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Gero, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Paulo Ignacio Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

with analytical judgment andgoal-directed planning. The group of students who completed the concept mapping activity hadgreater focused neurocognitive activation in their right PFC. The right PFC is often associatedwith divergent thinking and ill-structured representation. Patterns of functional connectivityacross students’ PFC also differed between the groups. The concept mapping activity reduced thenetwork density in students’ PFC. Lower network density is one measure of lower cognitiveeffort. These results provide new insight into the neurocognition of engineering students whendesigning and how educational interventions can change engineering students’ neurocognition. Abetter understanding of how interventions like concept mapping shape

Conference Session

Remediation and Curricular Changes to Improve Student Learning and Outcomes

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Hui Ma, University of Virginia

, timing. Read about each of these in the rubric(will also be uploaded to iRubric) and see an example below.2. Review sessionA lesson plan for a ~60 minute review session for your course in which you showcase what you’velearned in the Teaching Methods course. As always you are invited to be creative with your approach.The review session is a detailed lesson plan that describes the specific sequence of actions you will taketo support students in reviewing for their assessments. The criteria include: motivation (connectingconcepts), common mistakes, visuals/slides, activities, timing. Read more about each of these in therubric and see an example below.Deadlines  By Monday November 22, you should contact the instructor of your math course to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Jacoba Ubidia; MariaEmilia Mariño; Francisco Jativa Valverde

reservoirs, housing construction, among others. He was also a Project Management Associate for a Habitat For Humanity housing project in the USA. (ii) RESEARCH: MiguelAndrés' research focuses on (1) decision-making for the design and construction of infrastructure projects, (2) the planning of sustainable, smart and resilient cities, and (3) the development of engineers who not only have solid technical and practical knowledge, but also social understanding for, through infrastructure, address local and global challenges on humanitarian, environmental, social and equity issues. (iii) EDUCATION RESEARCH: Related to STEM education, Miguel Andrés is developing and applying contemporary pedagogies and tools for innovation and

Conference Session

Computers in Education 11 - Modulus 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tajmilur Rahman, Gannon University; Joshua Nwokeji, Gannon University; Terry Holmes, Gannon University; Yudi Dong, Gannon University

, educational activities such as instruction,advising and assessment, that were originally planned to be delivered in a face-face, are hurriedlyand temporarily moved online to avert the crisis 1,2 . This differs from a typical online learningwherein educational activities are originally intended to be delivered online 1,2 .The sudden transition of educational activities from face-to-face to online came with variouschallenges. Because both students and instructors had very little time to prepare for the transition,the quality of educational activities delivered in an ERT is difficult to assess 2 . More so, in order tosuccessfully implement ERT, students and faculty had to adopt technologies e.g., Zoom, VirtualWhiteboard, Teams, etc., that are not

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Janet Beagle

whether students form their ownscience identities [19]. Having opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals and expandthe graduate student’s personal and professional networks benefits the professional developmentof these students – with the ultimate goal of enhancing the culture of belonging in STEM forboth our URM mentors and mentees.In addition, graduate students often want to give back to their communities and be a source ofencouragement to other URM students. Some graduate students plan to seek academic careersand are looking for experiences to prepare them for their future faculty role. Some havevocalized the wish that they had a program like GradTrack when they were navigating theprocess of preparing and applying for graduate