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M427B·First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 1: Curriculum Design and Innovative Pedagogy
Technical First-Year Programs Division (FPD)
Mon. June 23, 2025 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
511A, Palais des congres de Montreal
Moderated by
  1. Anna Leyf Peirce Starling and Dr. Laura K Alford
Papers Presented
  1. WIP: Calculus for the Modern Engineer: Putting the Joy Back in Learning Advanced Mathematics [view paper]
    Prof. Jessy W. Grizzle (University of Michigan)

  2. WIP: Efficacy of Connecting Engineering and Calculus through AI Problem Generation [view paper]
    Dr. Jeffrey Stransky (Rochester Institute of Technology), Dr. Ashish Agrawal (Rochester Institute of Technology), and Prof. Mike Eastman Ph. D. (Rochester Institute of Technology (CET))

  3. WIP: Engineering History in the First-Year Engineering Experience Course [view paper]
    Dr. Bo Tao (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Dr. Haifa Salman El-Sadi (Wentworth Institute of Technology), and Dr. Gloria Guohua Ma (Wentworth Institute of Technology)

  4. WIP: Enhancing freshman students’ design experience through mentorship model [view paper]
    Dr. Raghu Pucha (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr. Amit Shashikant Jariwala (Georgia Institute of Technology), Shivani Kundalia (Georgia Institute of Technology), Pranathi C Amballa (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Stacy Ross (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  5. WIP: Introducing Engineering for Sustainable Development. The Circular Design Thinking Approach to First Year Engineering. [view paper]
    Dr. Jorge R Lara (Texas A&M University), Dr. Sunay Palsole (Texas A&M University), and Dr. Mark Weichold P.E. (Texas A&M University)

  6. WIP: Mapping Faculty Opinions of Student Skills Development in a Large-scale First-Year Design Program [view paper]
    Dr. David P O'Neill (Northwestern University) and Dr. Chamille Lescott (Northwestern University)

  7. WIP: Pilot Implementation of Mandatory Club-Led Workshops in a First-Year Engineering Course [view paper]
    Mrs. Olivia Reynolds (Washington State University) and Gary W. Offerdahl (Washington State University)

  8. WIP: Redesign of 1st Year Engineering Programs with Intentionality and Urgency [view paper]
    Dr. Michael J McGinnis (LeTourneau University) and Mr. Jeff Johnson (LeTourneau University)

  9. WIP: Using Challenge Essential Questions to Connect Technical, Social, and Ethical Content in a First-Year Engineering Program [view paper]
    Dr. Benjamin Goldschneider (University of Virginia), Anna Leyf Peirce Starling (University of Virginia), and Dr. Benjamin J. Laugelli (University of Virginia)