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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn Pfeifer Pfeifer Reitz, The Pennsylvania State University; Sonia Delaquito, Pennsylvania State University; Janelle B Larson, Pennsylvania State University; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education, Educational Research Methods, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies, and Systems Engineering Divisions. He also volunteers as a Program Evaluator for ABET accreditation in the EAC and ETAC. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM:Engineering identities in low-income students across their first year of college (NSF S-STEM #2130022)Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM (NSF S-STEM #2130022, knownlocally as LION STEM Scholars) is a program developed to serve low-income undergraduateEngineering students at Penn State Berks, a regional campus of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Johnson, University of Michigan; Sara Rose Vohra, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jeanne Sanders, University of Michigan; Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Michigan; Andrea J Kunze, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #41608Board 278: Faculty and Staff Ideas and Expectations for a Culture of Wellnessin EngineeringMs. Eileen Johnson, University of Michigan Eileen Johnson received her BS and MS in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously worked in tissue engineering and genetic engineering throughout her education. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. After teaching an online laboratory class, she became interested in engineering education research. Her current research interests are in engineering student mental health & wellness

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Zongnan Wang, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduate engineeringclasses (9 unique courses). ● MAE 30A Statics and Introduction to Dynamics ● MAE 30B Dynamics and vibrations ● MAE 131A Solid Mechanics I ● MAE 131B Solid Mechanics II ● MAE 107 Computational Methods in Engineering ● MAE 8 MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis ● ECE 35 Introduction to Analog Design ● ECE 65 Components and Circuits Laboratory ● ECE 101 Linear Systems Fundamentals ● ECE 144 LabVIEW Programming: Design and ApplicationsSample PopulationA total of 4020 undergraduate engineering students from MAE and ECE participated in oralexams. The classes range from first-year to junior level, with class enrollment size from n=26students to n=309 students. Students were asked for

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Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Khoa Ngac, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

business process improvement (solving business challenges with technology solutions). His research focus are in cyber executive management, expert crowdsourcing, and decision analytics. Brian is also the Deputy Vice President for Digital Engineering Programs at Parsons Corporation.Dr. Mihai Boicu, George Mason University Mihai Boicu, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Information Technology at George Mason University, Associate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director of ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Considering Professional Diversity as a Factor in a

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MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Sterling, Auburn University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College; Martin Johnson

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

category of “Into Action” highlights the students ability to begin pressure testing a ventureidea, plan the way forward, and work/learn with others to create value. This final set ofcompetencies are what engineering design and laboratory team projects work towards. ABETstudent outcome #5 [an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meetobjectives] directly points at these same ideas of putting engineering knowledge into action. Whileit can be hard to build this environment for undergraduate engineering teams, well-constructedproject based learning opportunities might accomplish this. However, these are usually

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Duff's Dynamic Duo: Harnessing the Power of Teamwork for STEM Excellence!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua D. Carl, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Amii LaPointe, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cindy Miller, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Elizabeth Taylor, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Engineering Dr. Cory J. Prust is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He earned his BSEE degree from MSOE in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing, communication systems, and embedded systems areas.Elizabeth Taylor, Milwaukee School of Engineering Elizabeth Taylor is the director of the STEM Center at Milwaukee School of Engineering where she directs institutional strategy for K-12 STEM programming and outreach and oversees the operations of the Center. She advocates for the alignment of

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 24

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimia Moozeh, Queen's University ; Paul Cameron Hungler P.Eng.

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41514Use of Theories in Extended Reality Educational Studies: A Systematic LiteratureReviewDr. Kimia Moozeh, Queen’s University Kimia Moozeh is a research associate at Queen’s university in Engineering Education. Her PhD dissertation at University of Toronto explored improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate laboratories. Her research interests are lab-based learning, online learning and metacognition.Dr. Paul Cameron Hungler P.Eng., Dr. Paul Hungler is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Ingenuity Labs at Queenˆa C™s University. Prior to starting his current position, Major

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DSA Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harpreet Auby, Tufts University; Namrata Shivagunde, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Anna Rumshisky, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

,” Asia-Pac. Educ. Res., vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 375–394, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s40299-020-00525-x.[10] T. Gok and O. Gok, “Peer Instruction in chemistry education: Assessment of students’ learning strategies,” Learn. Strateg., vol. 17, no. 1, 2016.[11] M. F. Golde, C. L. McCreary, and R. Koeske, “Peer Instruction in the general chemistry laboratory: Assessment of student learning,” J. Chem. Educ., vol. 83, no. 5, p. 804, May 2006, doi: 10.1021/ed083p804.[12] N. Lasry, E. Mazur, and J. Watkins, “Peer Instruction: From Harvard to the two-year college,” Am. J. Phys., vol. 76, no. 11, pp. 1066–1069, Nov. 2008, doi: 10.1119/1.2978182.[13] J. Schell and E. Mazur, “Flipping the chemistry classroom with Peer

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Bency Thomas, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Belen A Garcia, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

2017, pp.1-12.[6] Promoting Active Learning https://utah.instructure.com/courses/148446/pages/active-learning, [Accessed February 25, 2016].[7] M. Prince, “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, 2004, pp. 223-231.[8] S. Luster-Teasley, S.C. Hargrove-Leak, and C. Waters, “NSF TUES: Transforming undergraduate environmental engineering laboratories for sustainable engineering using the case studies in the sciences instructional method” Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014, 10.18260/1-2– 22873.[9] V., Jungic, H. Kaur, J. Mulholland, and C. Xin, “On flipping the classroom in large first-year

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University

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Materials Division (MATS)

engineering education: A survey of trends and needs,” JOM, vol. 61, no. 10, p. 12, Oct. 2009, doi: 10.1007/s11837-009-0142-3.[3] K. Thornton and M. Asta, “Current status and outlook of computational materials science education in the US,” Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 13, no. 2, p. R53, 2005, doi: 10.1088/0965-0393/13/2/R01.[4] National Science and Technology Council, “Materials Genome Initiative Strategic Plan,” 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.mgi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/MGI-2021- Strategic-Plan.pdf[5] S. P. Brophy, A. J. Magana, and A. Strachan, “Lectures and Simulation Laboratories to Improve Learners’ Conceptual Understanding,” Adv. Eng. Educ., vol. 3, no. 3, 2013, Accessed: Nov. 04, 2018

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Williams Trost, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

study found that being able to test the use of the robotsin actual homes versus in a laboratory setting gave useful feedback, both in areas that needimprovement and in what ways people really used the robots to assist with their ADL. For those people with lower-limb mobility issues that use power wheelchairs, one issuefacing that needs to be addressed is charging the wheelchairs’ batteries. This activity sometimesrequires manual dexterity that the disabled person does not have. Work has been done to create awireless power transfer pad that a wheelchair could simply be parked on to charge it, rather thanrequiring the wheelchair to be plugged in. This technology would increase the self-reliance ofpowered wheelchair users and make it easier

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Krusty's Creations: Robotics and Electronics in Springfield STEAM, Hey Hey!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

school students participated in a week-long summer camp thatfocused on electrical and computer engineering (ECE) concepts and practices. The five-daysummer camp consisted of hands-on activities, tours of different laboratories in ECE disciplines,and a group project that spanned the whole week where students built circuits using theSparkFun Inventor’s kit. During the group activity, the students were organized into eightgroups, and each group was mentored by an undergraduate mentor who facilitated thecollaborative hands-on activities. The middle school students completed validated and reliablepre and post-surveys adapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey andthe Group Work Skills Questionnaire Manual. The S-STEM survey is

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicia Chong, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University DR. JEAN KAMPE is currently department chair of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Techno- logical University, where she holds an associate professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Tech, M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech. She was employed as a research engineer for five years at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, and she held an associate professorship in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, working there for ten years in first-year engineering

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

senior faculty in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point.Dr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette CollegeAndrea L Welker, Villanova University Dr. Andrea L. Welker, PE is an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering depart- ment at Villanova University. Dr. Welker, a geotechnical engineer, teaches the following classes: Geology for Engineers, Soil Mechanics, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Geotechnical Capstone Design, Foundation Design, Geosynthetics, Geoenvironmental Engineering, and Professional Practice. Most of Dr. Welker’s research focuses on the geotechnical aspects of stormwater control measures. In addition to her teach- ing and research duties, Dr. Welker is the

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Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

program is toenable students to work on interdisciplinary engineering projects requiring an understanding ofelectrical and computer design and systems analysis. Over the course of three years in theprogram, students are required to complete coursework in both the SE and ECE departments,including two joint laboratory courses in the third year and a team-based, interdisciplinarycapstone project in the fourth year.Participants for this study were second-year engineering students within the SE and ECEdepartments. Data for this study was collected between October 2009 and March 2010, focusingon the first cohort of LEP students and their non-LEP counterparts. The first cohort to begin thisprogram started in the fall of 2009 with 14 students. Of those

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Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a faculty fel- low at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Center on Education and Work. Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in STEM reasoning, learn- ing and teaching, especially in mathematics and engineering classrooms and in laboratory settings, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Dr. Nathan has secured over $20M in external re- search funds and has over 80 peer-reviewed publications in education and Learning Sciences research, as well as over 100 scholarly presentations to US and international audiences. He is Principal Investiga- tor or co-Principal Investigator of 5 active grants from NSF and the

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Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

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Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xin (Cindy) Chen, Purdue University; Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University; Corey M. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

) Page 22.1675.15 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Tag c Tag c Tag c Tag c Tag c assessment 114 simulation 77.5 concept 71.5 how people learn 53.5 survey 58 engagement 50 retention 74 knowledge 66 concept 51 discipline 53.5 laboratory 50 ethics 62 teamwork 55 active learning 44 teamwork 48.5 skill 48 survey 59 ethnography 53.7 design 39 women 47 experiment 47.5 model 48.5

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

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Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli M. Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 22.1246.16References1. Erwin, B., M. Cyr, and C. Rogers, Lego engineer and RoboLab: Teaching engineering with LabView from Kindergarten to graduate school. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 16(3): p. 181-192.2. Resnick, M., Behavior construction kits. Communications of the ACM, 1993. 36(7): p. 64-71.3. Verner, I.M. and D.J. Ahlgren, Robot contest as a laboratory for experiential engineering education. ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2004. 4(2): p. 2-28.4. Petre, M. and B. Price, Using robotics to motivate ‘back door’ learning. Education and Information Technologies, 2004. 9(2): p. 147-158.5. Sklar, E. and A. Eguchi. RoboCupJunior — four years later, in Proceedings of the

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Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Kathleen Atwood, University of Wisconsin - Madison; L. Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, PhD, is professor of Educational Psychology, with affiliate appointments in Curriculum & Instruction and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a faculty fel- low at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Center on Education and Work. Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in STEM reasoning, learn- ing and teaching, especially in mathematics and engineering classrooms and in laboratory settings, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Dr. Nathan has secured over $20M in external re- search funds and has over 80 peer-reviewed publications in education and Learning Sciences research, as well as over 100 scholarly

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham, UK; Susan Lowes, Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College; James S. Bonner, Clarkson University; William David Kirkey, Clarkson University; Temitope Ojo, Clarkson University; Peiyi Lin, Columbia University, Teachers College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers for the week to participatein a teaching laboratory. During the week, the teachers are responsible for teaching the modulesto the students in a highly supported environment, surrounded by SENSE IT staff, available toassist with any questions or concerns. The opportunity for teachers to implement the materialswith students enables the teachers to review the materials again, better understand how theymight teach the materials to students in their classes and offer more time for the mentalpreparation required for implementing new classroom activities.As mentioned, the SENSE IT teachers also participate in four school-year professionaldevelopment workshops. The workshop materials involve the development of sensors, evaluationneeds, and STEM

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Student Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

suspicious thatseveral students in his Thermodynamics-II were using textbook solution manuals to do theirhomework assignments. After advising students several times that they are not benefitting fromusing the solution manual and warning them that the University policy considers such usage asplagiarism, the instructor found a web-site address written on a note in his office. The note wasslipped under his office door by one of the students in the course. The web-site was hostingsolution manuals for 10 mechanical engineering, 10 electrical engineering, and five civilengineering courses. In addition, the website included laboratory reports for a materials coursein mechanical engineering. Apparently, the site was hosted and managed by one of the

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

PCM’s framework helps the course designer see the relationship of standard traditional methods of assessment (e.g., plug and chug problems, laboratory experiments, projects and presentations) in creating an engineering professional’s knowledge set. It provides a framework to balance the knowledge and skills since neither a “book smart” student nor the student who randomly tinkers makes the best engineer. ● Freedom to be flexible in selecting course components to meet objectives: The ideal method of teaching content depends on a number of changing factors such as student ability and background, instructor expertise, and resources available. Ideally, a course designer can select freely from the wide range of

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Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

period. The MEA was launched in the laboratory setting which was facilitated by twoGTAs supported by four undergraduate assistants. Student teams of 3-4 students developedDRAFT 1 of their memo with procedure and results. This draft entered a double-blind peerreview process. In preparation for the peer review, students participated in a calibration exercisein which they practiced giving feedback on one prototypical piece of student work using theMEA Rubric, were provided an expert‟s review of that student work, and reflected on what theyneeded to do differently to improve their ability to give a peer review. For the actual peerreview, each student reviewed one other team‟s solution to the MEA. Each team was assigned atleast 3 peer reviewers. Each

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WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Fabert, Arizona State University; Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, Phoenix; Melissa B Rivers, Arizona State University; Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

is required by someengineering programs but not by others within the school, thus providing a reasonable controlgroup with which to analyze retention differences. Retention was considered over eight cohortyears revealing a first-year retention rate of 86% for those taking the FYEP course, compared to78% for those not taking the course. Retention to the senior year was 64% for FYEP students,compared to 54% for the rest. Although the graduation rate seems higher than the average, theydo have selective admittance into their engineering program. Baylor University has implementeda freshman engineering course focused on laboratory experiences and two design-build-testprojects.24 The first offerings of this course have shown first-year retention

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghavi Merugureddy, Purdue University ; Amani Salim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

forth) and degree of development.From Fall 2002 to Spring 2009, MEAs were implemented by GTAs in the laboratory setting of arequired first-year engineering course at Purdue University. During this period, UGTAs were notinvolved in assessing student work on MEAs, though they did support classroomimplementation. However, in Fall 2009, UGTAs, serving as either peer teachers (classroominstructional team members and graders) or out-of-classroom graders, became equallyresponsible with the GTAs for providing feedback on and evaluating students’ MEA work. Thisrecent staffing change brings challenges to implementing open-ended engineering problems.UGTAs, particularly sophomores, have minimal academic, teaching, or professional experience,as compared to