Workshops, Papers
Workshops, Papers, Authors and Facilitators
Workshop details
| Workshop Title | Synopsis | Facilitator 1 | Facilitator 2 |
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| Development of a Research Informed Platform that Guides Decision-Making Processes for Students to Choose an Engineering Major That is Right for Them | When establishing college policies and advising practices that impact undecided students, decision-makers and advisors should be informed of reasons for academic major changes. Although most students are enrolled in majors, final decisions about majors and careers may occur during the college experience. Our workshop will share results from our research study explaining how students make decisions on their major choice at two campuses as well as propose a possible intervention that can be made available as a tool to help with the decision-making process. Through this workshop, we will share our academic decision-making and career-planning program that has been offered to first-year engineering students on two campuses. The objectives of the session will be to: 1) Share findings from the research study for what resources students use when making a major choice, 2) Demonstrate the COMPASS platform that is informed by our research findings and our preliminary results from our first cohort, 3) Identify potential adopters and partners for future work and 4) Identify elements missing that other potential adopters would like to have included in COMPASS. | Dr. Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois Chicago hdarabi@uic.edu Dr. Houshang Darabi is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Darabi’s research focuses on the use of Big Data, process mining, data mining, Operations Research, high performance computing, and visualization in improving educational systems and students’ learning. Dr. Darabi’s research has been funded by federal and corporate sponsors including the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety. | Dr. Jenny Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign jamos@illinois.edu Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Professor in Bioengineering. She is a AIMBE Fellow, BMES Board of Director Member, ABET Commissioner, two-time Fulbright Specialist in engineering education and has won multiple awards and recognitions for her teaching and scholarship of teaching. Outside of BME, she has also worked to revolutionize the future of graduate medical education serving as a founding member of the new CarleIllinois College of Medicine, a first-of-its-kind engineering driven college of medicine. Amos is part of the Illinois NSF RED (Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments) research team leading efforts to innovate assessment practices for engineering toward producing more holistic engineers. Amos has a decade’s worth of experience leading curriculum reform implementing robust assessment strategies at multiple institutions. |
| Culturally Responsive Leadership: Pot Your Next Memorable Student Event (Flyer) | Learn how Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Program and Women in Engineering Programs at UIC employ a culturally responsive leadership framework to foster community and a sense of belonging. As educators, you can incorporate these methods to enhance students’ experiences and inspire them to persist in their academic careers. Join us to learn best practices and build your own Lego-inspired flower pot! | Elsa Soto, University of Illinois Chicago esoto3@uic.edu Elsa M. Soto (she/her/ella) is the Director of Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Program at UIC College of Engineering (COE). She is also a second-year doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, pursuing an EdD in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership, with a concentration in Diversity and Equity in Education. Her research interests include gender equity in engineering and the sense of belonging and self-efficacy of women of color in STEM. Elsa is a UIC alumna and has served the UIC community as a working professional for over 17 years. She is a first-generation American and college student, a native of Chicago, and daughter of Mexican immigrants. | Sabrina Jones, University of Illinois Chicago sjones64@uic.edu Sabrina (she/her/ella) is the Associate Director for the Women in Engineering Programs (WIEP) at UIC College of Engineering (COE). She is also a graduate student pursuing her master's in Electrical Engineering. Sabrina and her incredible WIEP team work towards creating a resource on campus to help guide and support students as they navigate their way through their engineering programs. Sabrina works to spread awareness of the importance of identity and illustrate that all students, especially women-identifying people, can have the greatest impact as students and engineers. She also embraces the atypical journey that led her to pursue an engineering degree at UIC, demonstrating that there is no correct path to follow but our own. |
Paper details
| Paper Title | View Paper | Author | Co-Authors |
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| A Fluency-Based Assessment and Grading System for Improving Student Engagement and Motivation | Dr. Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago yeowsiow@uic.edu | ||
| Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) in Engineering Technology | William Hutzel, Purdue University hutzelw@purdue.edu | Craig Zywicki, Purdue University Dr. Stephanie Gardner, Purdue University |
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| Electrical Systems Training for Aviation Maintenance Technicians | Dr. Brian J. Kozak, Lewis University bkozak@lewisu.edu | ||
| Enhancing Learning Outcomes in Engineering Education Through Peer Assessment | Dr. Suha Lasassmeh, Indiana University Bloomington sumlasas@iu.edu | Dr. Olgun Sadik Indiana University Bloomington |
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| Impact of Formal FE Review Course on Student Pass Rates in a Mechanical Engineering Program | Dr. Jared T. Fulcher, University of Evansville jf201@evansville.edu | Dr. Jessica Lofton University of Evansville |
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| Inclusion of Sustainability Evaluation/Assessment in National Airport Design Competition | Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University gupta450@purdue.edu | Jiansen Wang, Purdue University Gustavo Sanchez, Purdue University Dr. Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University |
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| Less is More: Efficiently Fine-tuning Whisper for Educational Content | Christian Classen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign classen3@illinois.edu | ||
| Physical Prototyping in the Makerspace for BME Students | Dr. Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois Chicago mkotch2@uic.edu | Dr. Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois Chicago Dr. Michael Browne, University of Illinois Chicago Dylan Lynch, University of Illinois Chicago |
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| Tailor, Test, Train: Novel Usage of Open Educational Content in ScribeAR for Front-end Testing and AI Training | Arman Michael Mehdipour, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign armanmm2@illinois.edu | Christian Classen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Yuxuan Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Colin P. Lualdi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
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| The Use of Food in the Classroom to Increase the Performance of Students in an Engineering Technology Course | Dr. Troy Tonner, Purdue University Fort Wayne tonner@pfw.edu | Dr. Joseph Lyon, Purdue University | |
| Utilizing Virtual Reality for Electromagnetism Instruction | Aidan Wefel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign yeowsiow@uic.edu | Dr. Raluca Ilie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
| Work in Progress: Development of a 3D Printing Curriculum for K-12 STEM After-school Outreach Programs | Dr. Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Inc. anand.nageswaran.bharath@gmail.com | Henry Schmidt, Cummins Inc. Jennifer Thomasson, Cummins Inc. Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj, Cummins Inc. Deepti Gnanaseelan, Cummins Inc. |
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| Work in Progress: Examining Student Critical Consciousness and Engineering Identity in an Engineering Design Class. Insights from Survey Data | Anastasiia Rozhkova, University of Illinois Chicago abonda4@uic.edu | Dr. Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Work-in-Progress: Gamification of Electromagnetism for Engineering Education | Ayush Garg, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ayushg6@illinois.edu | Dr. Raluca Ilie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (corresponding author), rilie@illinois.edu |
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| Work in Progress: Lesson Plan Redesign for Interdisciplinary Education in Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course | Scott Nguyen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Jarred Baligod, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Ke Tang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, ketang@illinois.edu |
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| Work in Progress: Mapping Pretest Data to Learning Outcomes to Enhance Industrial Engineering Program Assessment | Jenna Kim, Northwestern University | Dr. Janice Mejía, Northwestern University, j-mejia@northwestern.edu | |
| Work in Progress: Specifications Grading in Mechanical Engineering Design Courses | Dr. Julie Mendez, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus mendezju@iupuc.edu |