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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Materials

decade, the author hasrepeatedly taught an Introduction to Engineering Materials course for materials majors, which istypically taken by students in the spring of their sophomore year, and is the first course wherestudents are expected to write full technical lab reports. This paper will discuss the steps that theauthor has taken to scaffold the experience of report writing for students, including the creationof a 4-page department-wide technical writing guide. Other steps including assigning students toread and answer questions about a short technical journal article, requiring peer review ofclassmates’ reports, and multiple graded and ungraded mandatory submission steps for eachreport. These activities have resulted in significant improvement

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Sinéad C Mac Namara, Syracuse University; Anne E Rauh, Syracuse University; Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University; Natalie Russo, Syracuse University; Melissa A Green, Syracuse University; Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

group member receives an accolade or achieves a particular goal, it is celebrated withwithin and without Group. Introductions to new colleagues and championing of each other’sabilities and successes where appropriate are integral aspects of Group.Group has been particularly beneficial for members when it comes to academic writing. Groupmembers have peer-reviewed each other’s writing, particularly in cases where the members havepreviously written for, or been awarded funding from, the same or similarorganizations/opportunities. Other mechanisms to support each other’s writing has come inmultiple forms of peer accountability: expecting reports on daily or weekly writing productivity;meeting for smaller “writing groups” where members use time

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

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Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #31373Pair-to-Pair Peer LearningDr. Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University (1984), the M.S. in electrical engineering (1988), the M.S. in industrial engineering (1992), and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University (2000). He is currently a Professor at Colorado State University-Pueblo teaching robotics and automation courses. Dr. Jaksic has over 90 publications and holds two patents. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation, and nanotechnology engineering

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First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, she collaborates with the Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives at Boise State to organize the RAISE summer program (Recreation and Academics In a Summer Experience) for incoming first-year STEM students. She also teaches courses for first-year engineering students. Ann graduated with her Masters in Materials Science and Engineering with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Public Policy and Administration from Boise State University in 2016.Mrs. Catherine Rose Bates Catherine Bates received a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and Creative Writing from Florida State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with an emphasis in fiction from Arizona State University. She serves as the Program

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First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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Leila Keyvani Someh, Northeastern University; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Jake Levi, Northeastern University; Whitney Elise Hansberry; Vishrudan Swami

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First-Year Programs

your mentor?’ question is summarized in Figure 1. In thisquestion, the students who answered ‘yes’ were prompted to write down their peer-mentor’sname. Due to the diverse nature of our student population and peer-mentors, all of the resultsfrom this section with or without proper spelling of the peer-mentors’ names were consideredvalid. Those who did not remember their peer-mentor were given a list of names to pick from ina follow up question. Figure 1 only illustrates the results for the ‘Do you remember yourmentor?’ question without prompting to choose a name from a list. (a) (b) Figure 1: Percentage of the students remembered their peer-mentor’s name - TA or

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First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University; Shawn Farrington, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

across students and across sections.Qualitative data suggest four themes of highly effective UGTAs: they are easy to interact with,they are qualified, they immerse themselves in the work of their peers and they are overtlycollegial with the instructor of the course.KeywordsUndergraduate Teaching Assistant, First Year Student Learning Experience, Active Learning,Design ThinkingIntroductionResearch suggests that undergraduate teaching assistants are considered valuable to theinstructors and students. Deploying UGTAs in undergraduate classrooms motivates students andhas been shown to increase student grades [1]. According to Filz and Gurung [2], UGTAs assistwith many in-class activities such as taking attendance and tutoring students, answering

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WIP It! Faculty Development Style!

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Erin J. McCave, University of Houston; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelli L. Chelberg, College of Menominee Nation

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

College. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP: Virtual Writing Group Participation: Surprises & Unintended Outcomes Dr. Lisa B. Bosman, Dr. Erin McCave, Dr. Molly Goldstein, and Dr. Kelli ChelbergIntroduction & BackgroundThis work-in-progress paper emerged from the shared experience of participation in a VirtualWriting Group (VWG) composed of early career engineering education researchers (EER) in avariety of positions at different institutions. In general, this particular group of EERs had limitedresources and access to a peer community at their respective institutions, therefore, the VWGwas formed with the intention to spur EER scholarly activity

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Promoting Communication Skills

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Bruce Kovanen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ryan Ware, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Megan Mericle, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J. Patrick Coleman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John S. Popovics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; S. Lance Cooper, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John R. Gallagher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-yearintervention project designed to enhance writing in engineering and STEM. The examplesdescribe reflective, writing-to-learn activities for first-year orientation courses; scaffoldedapproaches for laboratory and problem-based-learning classes; and directed peer review andresponse to reviewer comments in middle- and upper-level courses. The paper concludes byaddressing the vital role STEM faculty play in socializing their students into ways of thinking,being, and writing in their disciplines and demonstrates how a process orientation to writinginstruction can help faculty achieve that goal.Section I: IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has identified effectivecommunication as a key criterion of engineering

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

available until 2021). The plans are to develop longitudinal studies on how thestudents’ writing improves (or does not improve) throughout their four years in the programthrough a series of rubric assessments, feedback from clients, QEP and general educationassessments, and even peer evaluations. Incorporating writing in the engineering curriculum is arequirement at Methodist University through our Writing Across the Curriculum initiative;however, as writing is an important skill for which prospective employers desire, we can furtherdeepen the integration by implementing some of these concepts in every engineering class. Theplan we have in place will begin that process. Our hope is to create a meaningful and seamlessincorporation of writing from

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Sarah Korkes, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

. She worked on the PowerEN Technology, a blur between general purpose and networking processors and hardware accelerators. She identified and studied workloads at the edge of the network that required high-throughput and fast deep-packet processing. Since 2012, her research has been focused on Computer Science Education, especially in the area of peer collaboration, scaling techniques for large courses, auto-graders and learning analytics. She is also working on software that can be used for teaching and learning. She is investigating techniques and best practices on broadening participation in Computer Science. Women and minorities need to be more involved in tech innovation as companies and teams perform

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Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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Ross Aaron Petrella, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Lianne Cartee, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Devin K. Hubbard, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Kenneth Donnelly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David A. Zaharoff, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; George T. Ligler, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #30221A Vertically Integrated Design Program Using Peer EducationDr. Ross Aaron Petrella, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Departmentof Biomedical Engineering Dr. Petrella received his B.S. in biomedical engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in Rich- mond, VA and his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. He joined the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomed- ical Engineering first as a postdoctoral research scholar and is now an assistant teaching professor where he teaches

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E. Slaboch, University of Hartford

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Materials

further develop students’ technical writing skillsthroughout the semester by introducing a three-part strategy: (1) Focused instruction time –Allocating select times throughout the semester to focus on one section of lab report; (2)Reviewing samples as a group – determining which samples or attributes of samples wereeffective or ineffective; and (3) Peer review – Students reviewed each other’s lab reports andgave feedback. The goal of focused instructional time and reviewing samples was to allowstudents to improve their writing skills by focusing on one section of lab report at a time, andthus learning the writing techniques more effectively. The peer-review part of the strategy wasdesigned to draw students’ close attention to quality of writing

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NSF Grantees: Student Learning 3

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Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University; Germain Degardin, Southwest Outreach Academic Research (SOAR) Center; Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University; Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University; Rachel Boren, New Mexico State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Celotta, E. Curran, M. Marcus, and M. Loe. (2016).“Assessing the impact of a multi-disciplinary peer-led-team learning program on undergraduate STEM education.” Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 13(1), pp. 1-21. Available at: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol13/iss1/5[15] F. Boch and A. Piolat (2005). “Note taking and learning: A summary of research. The WAC Journal, 16, pp. 101-113.[16] M.C. Everett (2013). “Reflective journal writing and the first-year experience. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 25(2), pp. 213-222.[17] A. Siegesmund. (2016). “Increasing student metacognition and learning through classroom- based learning communities and self

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First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

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Siqing Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rui Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gaurav Nanda, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

have already proposed algorithms, pipelines and tools to resolve the issues based onthe U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)’s requirement onprotecting protected health information [6]–[8]. However, HIPAA requires protection on lots ofunexpected information in the academic setting, such as locations, dates, telephone numbers, faxnumbers, social security numbers, etc. [9]. In the education context, Rudniy reported anautomating deidentification project using peer feedback textual data for online writing projectsvia MyR [10]. However, our peer to peer comment data is structured in groups to facilitateteamwork learning so that it is highly possible that the commenter mentions more than one groupmember, which might

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jules Ava Lloyd, Clemson University; Logan C. Wade

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #31022Developing Inclusive Engineers: Teaching Peer-Mentors Principles ofEquity and InclusionDr. Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University Dr. Jennifer Ogle is a Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University, and a 2005 graduate of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research portfolio focuses on transportation infrastructure design, safety, accessibility, and management. She is currently the facilitator for the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Depart- ments (RED) grant at Clemson, and is leading three transformation efforts

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First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

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Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Andrew I. Neptune, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Westmoreland Academic Success Program. In this capacity, she provides vision and direction for the Tutoring and Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) programs and provides support to the General Engineer- ing Learning Community. She is also co-developer of Entangled Learning, a framework of rigorously- documented, self-directed collaborative learning. She has an M.A. in Music from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.L.S. from Indiana University.Dr. Andrew I Neptune, Clemson University Andrew Neptune is a lecturer with the General Engineering department at Clemson University. He teaches courses that introduces the engineering disciples, develops problem solving skills, and instructs in com- puter programming, mainly to first

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University

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Diversity

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Materials

Paper ID #29292Using Creative Writing as a Tool for Learning Professional Developmentin Materials Science and EngineeringDr. Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Using Creative Writing as a Tool for Learning Professional Development in Materials Science & EngineeringAbstractCourses in professional development can be a catch-all to address student skill building in areassuch as technical writing, communication, career path reflection, and ethics. While each of theseskills is important to student development, the

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New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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Elizabeth Payne Tofte, South Dakota State University; Albena Yuliyanova Yordanova, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Sus- tainable Design & Construction (2016); University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri; Master of Arts in Architectural Studies (2005); Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Sofia, Bulgaria; Professional Diploma in Architecture (1991). Teaching Experience: Senior Lecturer, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, College of Engineering, Construction Management Program (2010-present) Interests: Sustainable Building Design and Construction Materials; Engineering Education Pedagody American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Writing Good Reflection Questions

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric A. Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels P.E., University of New Haven

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #30146A Three-course Laboratory Sequence in Mechanical Engineering as aFramework for Writing in the DisciplineDr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is Chair of the Engineering and Applied Science Education Department at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She is also an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT. Her research focuses on the nontraditional

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Graduate Studies

this topic or subject matter, considering the peer presentations and reflections? 2. Which part of the class do you find more thought-provoking, the teacher presentation or the student presentations? 3. Did the student presentations motivate you to participate and explore other related topics? 4. Does the Q&A based on your reflection induce you to participate in the presentation? (Question changed in F' 19 to "How and why does the Q&A based on your Reflection induce you to participate in the presentation?") 5. Please write your three most valuable takeaways from your peers' presentations. 6. Do you think breaking a class into two parts (professor's lectures and the peer presentations) helps you

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Research! Research! Research! in Faculty Development

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Amber Gallup, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

changeeffort, along with two co-peers. The change effort focused on developing realistic designchallenges for core courses, increasing use of rubrics and attention to professional skills inassessment, and teaching technical writing in ways that align to research-based approaches.Data collection and analysisWe collected multiple kinds of data to document faculty participation. We recorded andtranscribed multiple faculty meetings, including professional development workshops, retreats,and industry advisory board meetings, observed faculty teaching, and gathered field notes andreflective accounts. To supplement these naturalistic data, we invited faculty to be interviewedusing semi-structured questions, resulting in seven audio-recorded interviews that

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Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

a team of 4 or 5students). Thus, based on the technical quality of the bridge designs, the lower peer ratings forMiddle Eastern students may reflect biased ratings by peers, while the lower peer ratings ofChinese students appear to have some objective justification.It is possible that in fact Middle Eastern and Chinese students contributed less to the team projectthan majority peers, on average. Putting together the written report and completing the groupdiscussion elements could be distributed unevenly among team members. For example, thosewith better writing skills may naturally take on these tasks. While the quality of the bridge itselfcreated by Middle Eastern students was comparable to average students in the course, the MiddleEastern

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Caroline Ghio, Northeastern University; Sydney Anne Morris, Northeastern University; Hannah Marie Boyce, Northeastern University; Bradley Joseph Priem, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

, explainingcourse material to struggling students, adjusting to different learning styles, and acting as amentor for other students [9], [16]. Through addressing these challenges, peer tutors are providedthe opportunity to foster a variety of skills that are essential for their personal development.Previous research has revealed that by participating in peer tutoring programs in science,engineering, or writing, peer tutors can develop key leadership skills, including communication,ability to work in a team, empathy, and presentation skills that follow them after graduation intotheir professional lives [10], [17] - [21]. Another impact associated with being a peer tutor infields like nursing, science, and engineering is the enhancement of qualities relating

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #28522Comparing Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring for Direct Admit andCollege-Ready FreshmenDr. Teresa J. Cutright, The University of Akron Dr. Cutright is a Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Akron. She has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on environmental remediation techniques with over 20 years of experience conducting site assessments, soil characterizations and treatability studies for a variety of environmental contaminants. In addition she also conducts education research via an EPA education grant and a NSF Scholarships for STEM education. Most recently she

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Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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Eileen Haase, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

. During class, one team after another came to the board to present theirsolutions to their peers and answer questions about the topic. If necessary, the faculty wouldclarify the answer in writing on the board. Due to the language barrier, when the faculty talked itdid not help students understand the material. The Ugandan students learned the material byworking through problems together, talking to each other, and asking each other questions. 4Figure 1: The figure on the left represents typical instructor-led learning (blue) supplemented withlearner-centered (green) activities such as team based learning, think-pair-share, and reviewing tutorials.Due

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 6: Computer Science Freshman Courses

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Tamaike Brown, State University of New York at Oswego; Gursimran Singh Walia, Georgia Southern University; Alex David Radermacher, North Dakota State University; Maninder Singh, St. Cloud State University; Mourya Reddy Narasareddygari, Rider University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #30621Effectiveness of Using Guided Peer Code Review to Support Learning ofProgramming Concepts in CS2 Course: A Pilot StudyDr. Tamaike Brown, State University of New York at Oswego Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at OswegoDr. Gursimran Singh Walia, Georgia Southern University Gursimran S. Walia is Professor of Computer Science at Georgia Southern University. His main research interests include empirical software engineering, software engineering education, human factors in soft- ware engineering, and software quality. He is a member of the IEEE

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Debjani Sarkar, College of Engineering, Michigan State University

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Diversity

different opportunities, connect with resources, and bond,socialize, and network with their peers and the greater engineering community.A variety of novel techniques can be implemented to teach and assess communication skillsthrough the delivery of elevator pitches. Students can pitch with dorm mates, peers, and outsidersin their dorms, cafeterias, on elevators, and corridors, and be assessed by peers who can beprovided with a rubric of presentation expectations. Peer review can be in the form of a report oran executive summary, which is another innovative method of enhancing writing skills. They canface mock interviews in an active learning environment in class, with peers enacting as hiringmanagers, company executives, supervisors, and

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

possible scenarios,practicing cooperative learning elements and using vocabulary according to context. The role ofthe PLTL coordinator is to observe the group interaction while allowing students to generatetheir own knowledge on how to teach the concepts and will intervene only when needed.After each training session, peer leaders were asked to write a two-page reflection on whatworked and did not work in their groups, in planned activities, and logistics. There was no timelimit for the reflection. According to Mezirow [15], reflective thinking is considered a learningtool that promotes higher thinking skills and deep learning among adults. Prompt questions werethe following: 1) How was the process to create the session? What worked and what did

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Promoting Technical Communication Skills

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Kristine Horvat, University of New Haven; Judy Randi, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Habits throughout Undergraduate Engineering CoursesAbstractThe ability to communicate well is an important skill for engineers in the workplace. Thisdescriptive study describes a collaboration between a writing specialist and an engineeringinstructor to integrate writing instruction into engineering coursework. The sample included all12 students in a junior level Chemical Engineering (CHME) laboratory course. These samestudents were followed through the next course in the sequence, taught by the same chemicalengineering instructor. Intensive guidance was provided to students in the junior level lab,including co-taught lectures, feedback on drafts, and required revision tasks. Scaffolds and team-taught activities were gradually faded for the

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Promoting Communication Skills

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlie Bennett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

were Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Brandeis University, and theMassachusetts Institute of Technology. The expertise and research interests within the group ofauthors ranged from rhetoric and composition, writing in the disciplines, and peer coaching tomicrobiology and chemistry. All of the authors had been trained in the Communication Lab(Comm Lab) program, “a STEM-specific writing center where students can meet face-to-facewith a peer knowledgeable in their discipline to get feedback on STEM writing andcommunication genres.” The research reported in the paper compared “adaptations of the CommLab across several disciplines and three institutions by drawing on quantitative and qualitativeComm Lab and institutional contexts.” The authors