Conference Session

GIFTS I

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Kurt Ryan Rhoads, Case Western Reserve University; Kathleen A Harper, Case Western Reserve University; Heidi B. Martin, Case Western Reserve University; Michael William Butler, Case Western Reserve University

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FYEE 2025

at Case Western Reserve University. She received her M. S. in physics and B. S. in electrical engineering and applied physics from CWRU and her Ph. D. in physics, specializing in physics education research, from The Ohio State University.Dr. Heidi B. Martin, Case Western Reserve UniversityMichael William Butler, Case Western Reserve University I have extensive experience working within research or R&D organizations. Most recently, I have supported undergraduate teaching and research laboratories at Case Western Reserve University, ultimately as the director of the Roger E. Susi First Year Engineering Experience Laboratory. FYEE 2025 Conference: University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland Jul 27

Conference Session

GIFTS I

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Becca Kiriazes, Catholic University of America

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FYEE 2025

announced at the following lab session to foster friendly competition and engagement.Several challenges encouraged students to interact directly with faculty, staff, and campusresources to help them get comfortable and connected. For example, students talked with theDirector of Laboratories & Technology Resources to learn about lab safety and equipment. In themachine shop, the technician showed them how to use tools and gave useful tips. Engineeringfaculty were asked to keep their doors open during the lab so students could stop by, askquestions, or take selfies. Students also introduced themselves to department admins and tookphotos with staff like the School of Engineering’s administrative assistant. Other challenges hadstudents locate and

Conference Session

Full Papers II

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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FYEE 2025

, “Epistemology, socialization, help seeking, and gender-based views in in-person and online, hands-on undergraduate physics laboratories,” Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., vol. 16, no. 2, p. 020116, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020116.[11] J. Saldana, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers, 3rd ed. SAGE Publications, 2016.

Conference Session

WORKSHOP IV: Play as Prep Workshop: Time & Resource-Efficient Strategies for Developing Effective Undergraduate TAs of First Year Students

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Christine Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park

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FYEE 2025

Kafer, G. “The roles of mentoring and motivation in student teaching assistant interactions and in improving experience in first-year biology laboratory classes.” J. of Coll. Sci. Teaching, vol. 44 no. 4, pp. 88-98, 2015. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43631870[3]​ Riese, E. and Kann, V. “Training teaching assistants by offering an introductory course.” Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, 2022.[4]​ Ujir, H. Salleh, S.F. Marzuki, A.S.W., Hashim, H. F. and Alia, A.A. “Teaching workload in 21st century higher education learning setting.” Int. J. of Eval. and Research in Ed., vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 221-227, 2020. DOI:10.11591/ijere.v9i1.20419[5]​ Fong, C. J., Gilmore, J., Pinder-Grover, T., and