2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Work-in-Progress: Generative AI to Support Teamwork Evaluation in Engineering Design and Professional Practice Courses

Presented at WiP: Student Identity, Support, and Success

This Work-in-Progress paper explores the use of generative AI tools, specifically Microsoft Teams' Intelligent Recap and Copilot, to enhance the evaluation of student teamwork in an engineering design and professional practice course. The study is conducted in a Level 2 undergraduate chemical engineering course where students collaborate to develop sustainable chemical processes or products. The paper documents how Intelligent Recap can generate detailed meeting summaries and thus provide the instructor with insights into teamwork dynamics and problem-solving processes at the team level. The extraction of individual student contributions from meeting transcripts by Copilot is also demonstrated. These findings suggest that integrating generative AI tools can potentially improve learning design and student experience by offering structured insights into teamwork.

Authors

Dr. May Lim http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-7083 The University of New South Wales [biography]

Dr May Lim is a Nexus Fellow, Scientia Education Fellow, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. As the Nexus Fellow for the UNSW School of Chemical Engineering, Dr Lim work with others to foster environments conducive to learning and teaching at UNSW. Her contributions are multifaceted and include the development of procedures, resources, and toolkits aimed at creating assessments that are not only valid and reliable but also feasible and scalable. She achieves this by providing educators with essential opportunities for professional development, notably through the organization of conferences and symposia. Additionally, Dr. Lim is an active member of various working and advisory groups, where she contributes her expertise to areas such as innovation, e-Portfolio, artificial intelligence, and SCI-ENG first year students experience.
Sumiko Iida UNSW Sydney [biography]

Sumiko Iida is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Sydney, Australia. She teaches general Japanese language courses, Japanese Popular Culture (in English), and an advanced Japanese language course using manga and anime (in Japanese). Her research with William S. Armour focuses on the impact of informal learning on formal education. Their 2014 article, "Are Australian Fans of Anime and Manga Motivated to Learn Japanese Language?" remains influential. Currently, she is interested in the assessment and pedagogy of Japanese Popular Culture, exploring AI’s potential for learning and teaching, as well as oral assessments and scaffolding through various activities.
Ghislain Bournival

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