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View article: The impact of instructional modality on student course evaluations: a comparative analysis
The impact of instructional modality on student course evaluations: a comparative analysis Open
The fall semester of 2020 brought a range of instructional modalities to university classrooms. Instructors at a large, public institution in the Midwest were allowed to choose between face-to-face, hybrid, online-synchronous, and online-a…
View article: Smart Wireless Weather Station and Climate Console (Resource Exchange)
Smart Wireless Weather Station and Climate Console (Resource Exchange) Open
STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy (SUPERCHARGE) at Illinois State University is an NSF-funded program that aims to provide access to STEM skills, reso…
View article: The Roles of Curriculum Designers and After School STEM Teachers as Environmental Features for High School Students' STEM Career Access (Fundamental)
The Roles of Curriculum Designers and After School STEM Teachers as Environmental Features for High School Students' STEM Career Access (Fundamental) Open
To promote interest and future choices around STEM careers, afterschool and other informal education programs have become key access points for students who may face greater challenges in entering STEM career pathways. Individual, environm…
View article: Board 302: Implementation of an Equitable and Inclusive After-school STEM Program
Board 302: Implementation of an Equitable and Inclusive After-school STEM Program Open
An interdisciplinary team of faculty, staff and students at (university name) is collaborating with teachers at four high schools in a large urban school district in the U.S. and four non-profit Community-Based Organizations (CBO's) in the…
View article: Impact of Course Modality on Student Course Evaluations
Impact of Course Modality on Student Course Evaluations Open
Instructors at universities around the world have been forced to rapidly adapt to the changing educational landscape that the COVID-19 pandemic created.Most universities switched to exclusively online instruction in the middle of March, 20…
View article: Board 151: An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable and Inclusive Structure (Work in Progress, Diversity)
Board 151: An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable and Inclusive Structure (Work in Progress, Diversity) Open
An interdisciplinary team of faculty, staff and students at (university name) is collaborating with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and non-profit Community-Based Organizations in four Chicago neighborhoods to create a new after-school STEM p…
View article: Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange)
Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange) Open
A team of faculty and students from (university name) are working together to create a hands-on sustainability + STEM curriculum. This curriculum is part of (program name), a program funded by NSF to distribute as an after-school program i…
View article: Board 174: Stakeholder Views in Building a Sustainable Engineering Learning Ecosystem: Afterschool Green Energy, Robotics, and Automation (Work in Progress)
Board 174: Stakeholder Views in Building a Sustainable Engineering Learning Ecosystem: Afterschool Green Energy, Robotics, and Automation (Work in Progress) Open
This research was part of the first year of a National Science Foundation funded project aimed at promoting high school students' interest in green energy, robotics, automation and post-secondary engineering and technology study. High scho…
View article: TESTING A NOVEL HYBRID SPIRAL MICROPHONE ARRAY DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE AND PORTA
TESTING A NOVEL HYBRID SPIRAL MICROPHONE ARRAY DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE AND PORTA Open
In this investigation a novel hybrid spiral microphone array system is designed and constructed to maximize the overall performance of the array under the constraint that the array must be portable and capable of being transported in a sma…
View article: Improving Students’ Understanding of Electromagnetic Principles with an Alternator Design-Build-Test Project
Improving Students’ Understanding of Electromagnetic Principles with an Alternator Design-Build-Test Project Open
As a required course in the Renewable Energy undergraduate major at a public university, students take TEC 259: Power Generation: Production, Conversion and Storage, typically in their junior or senior years. The course covers the fundamen…
View article: Photovoltaic Solar Grill
Photovoltaic Solar Grill Open
The Office of Sustainability at Illinois State University regularly participates in tailgates at campus events. Tailgating involves cooking food on large gas or charcoal grills, and the events typically last for several hours. To raise awa…
View article: Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability with Geographical Aggregation
Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability with Geographical Aggregation Open
Variable power outputs are one of the largest challenges facing the widespread adoption of renewable energy systems. The inherent variability of solar resources makes it challenging to integrate large amounts of solar energy into the elect…