Asee 2021 conference

The Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) looks forward to seeing you virtually at the 2021 Annual Conference and Exposition, which will take place online from June 27-30, 2021, in Long Beach, California.

For authors, here is a FAQ for BED authors and the ASEE2021 Virtual Conference Author’s User’s Guide.

ASEE BED Virtual Hallway

We’ll have a zoom meeting running all the time.  Log in to say hi to people in between sessions (or whenever you feel like it)!

https://osu.zoom.us/j/93565589107?pwd=WURaS3dTK3psZTE0em5vcFdhaHNmZz09

Meeting ID: 935 6558 9107

Password: aseebed

ASEE BED Technical Sessions

Date:  Monday, July 26, 2021

Time:  1:15 pm – 2:45 pm PST 

Technical Session 5

Session Title: Biomedical Engineering Speed Networking

Description: 

This Speed Networking event kicks off the Biomedical Engineering Division’s (BED) programming at the ASEE conference. The goal of this session is to develop connections and build community among educators in biomedical engineering. The format will consist of 1-on-1 pairings followed by small group discussion. Bring your preferred drink and join new and returning members of the BED community to exchange ideas and expand your professional network. 

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, PhD

Assistant Professor

Director of BME Undergraduate Studies

University of Delaware

Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware. She seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. and M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia).

Michael Rust, PhD

Associate Professor

Western New England University

Mike Rust is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Western New England University. He also serves as Director of the Honors Program and Co-Director of the First Year Program in the College of Engineering at WNE. His research interests involve the development of point-of-care medical technologies, including bioinstrumentation for use in low-resource settings. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati (Ohio).

Date:  Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Time:  9:45 am -11:15 am PST 

Technical Session 6

Session Title: Supporting Biomedical Engineering Students in Holistic Development (Full Papers – Aileen)

Description: Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary discipline that requires the thoughtful intersection of discipline specific content and more holistic student development.  This session addresses different ways to suppose students in the development of ethics, an entrepreneurial mindset, and social justice.  Authors will also discuss frameworks for holistic assessment of BME student learning and methods for analyzing BME resumes for use in career pathway alignment. 

Moderators:  Yareni P. Lara-Rodríguez, PhD Student, University of Puerto Rico; Richard Goldberg, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina

Date:  Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Time:  1:45 pm – 3:15 pm PST 

Technical Session 2

Session Title: Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

Description: In this interactive session, six authors will each pitch their work in progress as a five minute, two-slide “postcard” overview. Attendees will then have the opportunity to enter and exit breakout rooms with any author(s) they wish, to engage in dynamic, small-group discussion. Works in progress were chosen for this session based on reviewers’ evaluations for novelty, technical merit, outcomes, and relevance to BME education.

Moderators: Vignesh Subbian, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona; Rachel Childers, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Oklahoma

Date:  Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Time:  5:10 pm – 7 pm PST 

BME Social

Session Title: ASEE BED Social (LeAnn)

Description: The ASEE BED Division Social is an opportunity to interact with your BME colleagues in an informal setting. We will also present the winners of this year’s BED Division awards. We hope to see you there! (Note: The social will be hosted on a separate platform and is open to all members of the BED division, whether or not you register for the meeting. A link to the social will be sent to the BED listserv 15 minutes prior to the event.)

Date:  Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Time:  8:00 am – 9:30 am PST 

Special Session

Session Title: Publishing in BME Education

Description:As faculty become more reflective of their own teaching and their students’ learning, there are opportunities to document this work and publish it. In this panel session, we will talk about the necessary components of a manuscript, which may include research questions and assessment, as well as different types of papers. We will overview the publishing landscape for biomedical engineering faculty, including ASEE, Biomedical Engineering Education, Advances in Engineering Education, and others. With questions for the audience and discussions on many topics, this session should position you to better consider your own work and what direction you might take to initiate or continue publishing your efforts in biomedical engineering education.

Brian Helmke

Brian Helmke is currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received the B.S.E. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, the B.S.Econ. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego. Brian’s research interests include cardiovascular physiology, cellular mechanobiology, and nanotechnology-based biomaterials. He is also interested in technology-enhanced teaching and in experiential learning for undergraduates in science and engineering.

Ann Saterbak

Ann Saterbak is Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering and Director of the First- Year Engineering Program. Since joining Duke in June 2017, she launched the new Engineering Design and Communication course. In this course, first-year students work in teams to solve community-based, client-driven problems and build physical prototypes. Prior to Duke, she taught at Rice University, where she was on the faculty since 1999. Saterbak is the lead author of the textbook, Bioengineering Fundamentals. At Rice and Duke, Saterbak’s outstanding teaching has been recognized through five school- and university-wide teaching awards. For her contribution to education within biomedical engineering, she was elected Fellow in the Biomedical Engineering Society and the American Society of Engineering Education. She is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Engineering Education.

Aileen Huang-Saad

Aileen Huang-Saad is Associate Professor of Bioengineering and Director of Life Sciences and Engineering Programs at Northeastern University.  After 14 years with University of Michigan’s Department of Biomedical Engineering , Aileen joined Northeastern’s new Roux Institute in February 2021 to help launch their new graduate school in Portland, Maine focused on increasing partnerships in higher education to impact the economic development of Maine.  The goal is to provide graduate opportunities to attract, retain and promote talent for the state.  Aileen holds a B.S.E in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania, a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and a MBA from the University of Michigan.  She is a Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Engineering Education.

Date:  Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Time:  9:45 am – 11:15 am PST 

Poster Session

Session Title:  Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

Description: Join the Biomedical Engineering Division’s poster session for a showcase of ongoing effort in educational research or evidence-based practice specific to BME education. Papers in this session are works in progress, and will include ideas that have yet to be put into practice, or studies in which assessment data is still in the process of being collected and analyzed for impact. This interactive session promises novel and implementable takeaways, plus opportunities to provide authors with feedback as they continue to strengthen their BME education studies. 

Date:  Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Time:  1:45 pm – 3:15 pm PST 

Technical Session 7

Session Title:  Improving the BME Classroom – on the Ground and Virtually (Aileen)

Description: BME instructors continuously seek new ways to improve student learning.  In this session, authors will share a number of ways they have sought to improve the student learning experience both online and in the classroom.

Moderators: Nicole Ramo, Instructional Fellow, University of Michigan; Casey Ankeny, Associate Professor of Instruction, Northwestern University

Date:  Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Time:  3:30 pm – 5:00 pm PST 

Business Meeting

Session Title: Business Meeting

Description: We will discuss the content of the current and future annual meetings, elect officers, and discuss other matters of importance to the biomedical engineering community. This meeting is open to all BED members. A link to the business meeting will be emailed to the BED listserv 15 minutes before the meeting.

2021 Elections: https://sites.asee.org/bed/2021-elections/

Renata F. Ramos, PhD

Associate Teaching Professor

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Rice University

Renata Ramos is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the George R. Brown School of Engineering and an Associate Teaching Professor in the department of Bioengineering at Rice University. She began her career in bioengineering instruction at Rice in 2008, where she has taught several hands-on, project-based courses in biomedical instrumentation, mechanical testing, , medical device troubleshooting, systems physiology, engineering design, engineering fundamentals, biomechanics, biofluids and tissue culture. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tec the Monterrey in Mexico and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering  from the University of Arizona.

Date:  Thursday, July 29, 2021

Time:  11:30 am – 1:00 pm PST 

Special Session

Session Title: The Public Image of BME – Universities’ Role in Defining Perceptions and the Resulting Educational Impact (Meeting Format)

Description:  Why do most first year students think BME is prosthetics? In this moderated open-mike discussion, we will examine the role that universities have in defining the discipline of biomedical engineering and projecting that definition to the scientific and general communities.  We will also examine the impact of these existing perceptions on undergraduate BME recruitment and education.

Mary M. Staehle, Ph.D.

Dr. Mary Staehle is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Before joining the faculty at Rowan, Dr. Staehle worked at the Daniel Baugh Institute for Functional Genomics and Computational Biology at Thomas Jefferson University and received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. Her research is in the area of biomedical control systems, specifically neural regeneration and neurodevelopmental toxicity. Dr. Staehle is also particularly interested in biomedical engineering education.

Yanfen Li, PhD.

Dr. Yanfen Li is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She received her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Her current research is in engineering education with a focus on curriculum development and retention of female and minority students in engineering.

Yah-el Har-el

Dr. Yah-el Har-el is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Bioengineering at Temple University.  Her interests include drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, and bioengineering education.

The event that started it all!  Cancelled last year, the ECC is virtually back.  

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Tuesday July 13

Welcome, 1 – 1:20

The Play’s the Thing, 1:20 – 2:20

Artistic Director Jeffrey Steiger’s acting troupe presents a dramatic representation of the daily life of an engineering communicator.

Break, 2:20 – 2:30

Kids These Days, 2:30 – 3:30

Amanda Diekman, professor of psychological and brain sciences, leads a discussion on understanding iGen/Gen Z. What do the characteristics of this generation mean for student and faculty recruitment, culture changes, and student demands.

Break, 3:30 – 3:40

Media Panel, 3:40 – 4:30

Members of the media answer your questions about pitching stories, what they’re looking for, and what trends will dominate the media landscape.

Wednesday, July 14

Day’s Intro, 1 – 1:10

Talk Nerdy to Me, 1:10 – 2

Melissa Marshall, Science Communicator and presenter of the Talk Nerdy to MeTED Talk, will discuss effective engineering and science communication.

Break, 2 – 2:10

Cool Ideas, 2:10 – 2:45

Participants share interesting and out-of-the-box ideas they’re doing at their institutions.

Break, 2:45 – 3

Bulletin Media, 3 – 3:10

The producers of the popular daily First Bell discuss best practices in your ad placements.

Leveraging Your Staff and Student Workers, 3:10 – 4:10

Best practices on how to get the most out of the resources available to you.

Thursday, July 15

Day’s Intro, 1 – 1:10

Ann Merchant, 1:10 – 2:00

The Deputy Executive Director from the Office of the Chief Communications Officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine joins us again to share her boundless energy and enthusiasm about talking about STEM.

Break, 2:00 – 2:10

Managing Your Brand, 2:10 – 3:10

A panel of your colleagues who have recently gone through a branding/re-branding process will give insights and tips from what they learned.

Break, 3:10 – 3:20

US News Ranks this Session as #1, 3:20 – 4:20

The U.S. News and World Report rankings can have an outsized influence on what we do, day-to-day. A discussion about how “the rankings” impact our institutions and our roles. Bob Morse of U.S. News will join us.

Please join us for the virtual 2021 ASEE/ELD conference on July 26-29. Registration is now open!

Upcoming Conference: 2021 ASEE Conference July 26 – 29, 2021

2021 ELD Program (Pacific Time)*

Program Brochure in PDF (Pacific Time)*

Presentation slides are available in the OSF

Recordings of lightning talks are available in Google Drive

Monday, July 26

ELD Meet & Greet | 12 PM – 1 PM PDT

Join us on the CONGRETATE Platform for a social hour where ELD members can mix and mingle before our sessions start.

Lightning Talks | 1:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Program Moderators: Sylvia Jones & Mel DeSart

Tech Moderators: Holly Surbaugh & Jennifer Long

Join us on the Zoom Platform for both members and sponsor talks. Find a list of talks and a zoom link in the flyer.

The lightning talks will be 4 sessions with the format: 10 member talks, Q&A, break; 10 member talks, Q&A, break; 8 member talks, Q&A, break; and 9 sponsor talks, Q&A

Recording of Member Talks Block 1 (Start 1:20 PM)

1. Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Librarianship without a Designated Librarian, Julie Arendt (Virginia Commonwealth University)
2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Biographical Databases, Jodi Bolognese (Northeastern University)
3. Calculating Journal Overlap Between Engineering Databases, Joshua Daniel Borycz (Vanderbilt University)
4. Reorganizing a LibGuide for a Technical Writing Course to Parallel the Engineering Design Process and Adding a Social Justice Component, Susan Boyd (Santa Clara University)
5. Adapting an Active Learning Library Research Session to Online Zoom Rooms, Erin Burns (Texas Tech University)
6. Online Yoga from Texas Tech University Libraries, Erin Burns (Texas Tech University)
7. No Biggie – Integrating Information Literacy in Over 250 Undergraduate Programs, John Canter (Ohio University)
8. ULIB101-ENGR The First Class, Martin Dunlap (West Virginia University)
9. Textbook Project for Student Success and Student Cost Savings, Bernadette Ewen (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
10. Applying Evidence Synthesis Methods to Engineering Topics, Melanie Gainey (Carnegie Mellon University)

Recording of Member Talks Block 2 (Start 2:15 PM)

1. Collaborations Between Engineering and Business Librarians, Kelly Giles (James Madison University)
2. Targeting Senior Project Students with Information Literacy Workshops, Paul Hottinger (Cal Poly Pomona)
3. Customizing LibGuides for Engineering Design Courses, Aleshia Huber (Binghamton University)
4. Capture the Creature: Gaming Library Instruction with a Digital Escape Room, Kari Kozak (University of Iowa)
5. Locating Engineering Collaborators on the African Continent Using SciVal, Matthew Marsteller (Carnegie Mellon University)
6. Bento-Style Discovery Systems: Why are 46 University Libraries Employing Bento? William H Mischo (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
7. The Grainger Engineering Library IDEA Lab Services and Facilities, William H Mischo (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
8. Teaching, Assessment, and COVID – Oh, My! Debbie Morrow (Grand Valley State University Libraries)
9. Cataloging the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Depository Collection, Linda Musser (Penn State University)
10. Creating a STEM Diversity Collection, Eric Prosser (Arizona State University)

Recording of Member Talks Block 3 (Start 3:10 PM)

1. Supporting Open Access through Transformative Agreements, Hema Ramachandran and Tracy Gilmore (California State University, Long Beach)
2. [email protected], Hema Ramachandran and Nicollette Brant (California State University, Long Beach)
3. Critical Librarianship and Engineering – Where Are We? Kelly Durkin Ruth (United States Naval Academy)
4. Introducing Unsub Extender, Eric Schares (Iowa State University)
5. Licensing of industry-based information sources, Daniela Solomon (Case Western Reserve University)
6. Equipping Students with Tools to meet their Virtual Needs during a Pandemic: Breaching the Digital Divide, John Teleha (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University)
7. Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Lab at the Library, Alfred Wallace (Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota)
8. Beyond students: Using library outreach to form partnerships across campus, Tracy Zahradnik (University of Toronto)

Recording of Sponsor Talks Block 4 (Start 4:05 PM)

1. Overleaf, Mary Anne Baynes (Overleaf)
2. ICE Knows Infrastructure, Tom Burnosky (ICE Publishing)
3. AccessEngineering’s Comprehensive Textbook Library and Learning Tools, Jayme Crowder (McGraw-Hill Professional)
4. Techstreet Emterprise, Skip DeWall (Techstreet)
5. ASCE Legacy Journals Archive, Kevin Higgins (American Society of Civil Engineers)
6. ASTM Videos: Bringing Procedures to Life, Mark Reese (ASTM INTERNATIONAL)
7. The Begell Digital Portal: Benefits and Features for Your Library, Meghan Rohrmann (Begell House, Inc. Publishers)
8. AWS Digital Library, Michael J. Rovins (American Welding Society)
9. Innovating and Partnering with IEEE, Ruth Wolfish (IEEE)

Tuesday, July 27

ASEE Plenary | 8 AM – 9:30 AM

Getting Started with LaTeX and Overleaf Panel | 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM

This workshop is intended for Engineering Librarians who wish to learn more about the document markup and preparation language LaTeX.  Attendees will gain hands-on experience writing LaTeX code, debugging errors, and formatting sample equations and text.

Moderator: Aman Kaur

Speakers:

• Dr. Sarah Over (University of Maryland-College Park)
• Mr. Eric J. Schares (Iowa State University of Science and Technology)

Librarian’s role in the Accreditation Process Panel | 11:30 PM – 1 PM

Engineering librarians often have questions about the level of involvement libraries are expected to have in the accreditation process. Even for those who have experience with accreditation documentation and site visits, the process has changed in the time of COVID. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of the overall accreditation process, as well as best practices for the librarian’s role.

Moderator: Zac Painter (Stanford University)

Tech Moderator: Mindy Thuna

Speakers:

• Sue Wainscott (University of Nevada – Los Vegas)
• Frederick C. Berry (Purdue University)

TS1: Diversity | 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM

Papers Presented

1. Engineering Libraries and Student Organizations: Working Together to Enhance Outreach to Underrepresented Groups [view paper]
   Mr. Paul McMonigle (Pennsylvania State University) and Linda M. N. Struble (Pennsylvania State University)
2. Raising Algorithm Bias Awareness among Computer Science Students through Library and Computer Science Instruction [view paper]
   Shalini Ramachandran (Boise State University), Dr. Steven Matthew Cutchin (Boise State University), and Sheree Fu (California State University, Los Angeles)
3. Raising Awareness of Diversity and Inclusion in One-shot Information Literacy Classes [view paper]
   Dr. Anamika Megwalu (San Jose State University)

Operationalizing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (EDISJ) in Engineering Librarianship Panel | 3:30 PM – 5 PM

The panelists explore beyond how and why the issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice (EDISJ) in libraries are not just important but focusing on how librarianship can go about achieving EDISJ (a systematic process) and also how to practice EDISJ (operationalizing) in many areas associated with engineering librarianship (collections, reference services, recruitment, teaching, research support, outreach, and leadership). The panelists will describe their approaches to EDISJ, presenting cases, key challenges they encountered, success stories and ideas for how each can help foster a more inclusive organization. Panelists will discuss the professional and personal experiences that led them to become involved in diversity and inclusion within their organizations and emphasized the importance of their work.

Moderator: Dr. Nasser Saleh

Tech Moderator: Bruce Neville

Speakers:

• Ms. Julia M. Gelfand (University of California, Irvine)
• Ms. Aditi Gupta (University of Victoria)
• Mrs. Nastasha E Johnson (Purdue University at West Lafayette)
• Prof. Ibironke O Lawal (Virginia Commonwealth University)
• Ms. Sarah E Lester (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
• Prof. Linda R. Musser (Pennsylvania State University)

Social Event | 6:30 PM – 8 PM

At Home Scavenger Hunt.  Re-connect with colleagues in a fun, casual social setting. Attendees will compete by rotating through random small group break out rooms and scramble to be the first to find items in their homes like their favorite mug.

Wednesday, July 28

ELD Business Meeting | 8 AM – 9:30 AM

Moderator: David Hubbard, ELD Division Chair

Welcome to all ELD members. Come hear about the state of the division and Professional Interest Council I. The ELD Business Meeting will take place over the pathable platform. Those not registered for the conference, but have signed up on the google form, will be receiving a link to the event roughly 15 minutes before the meeting starts.

This annual business meeting will include updates from the various committees, update from the PIC I chair, and other events. The event will conclude with Bernhardt, publishing, poster, and longevity awards ceremony.

Exhibitor Talks | 9:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Stop in and attend the session by our various sponsors.

ELD Posters | 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM

ELD Posters Presented

1. Augmented Library: A Vertically Integrated Project [view paper]
   Dr. Matthew Frenkel (New York University), Jada Forrester (Affiliation unknown), Mr. Andrew Qu (Affiliation unknown), Shinkyum (Kevin) Rho (New York University), and Sofia Rose Larson (Affiliation unknown)
2. Engineering Literature Retractions: Applications to Scholarly Communications Training [view paper]
   Mrs. Daniela Solomon (Case Western Reserve University) and Christopher Heckman (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)

1. Online OER Champion Courses: How a scrappy solution to cope with capacity turned into a vital tool to build OER awareness, interest, and knowledge on campus [view paper]
   Emily Bongiovanni (Colorado School of Mines), Ms. Brianna B Buljung (Colorado School of Mines), Mr. Alexander Luis Odicino (Colorado School of Mines), and Allyce Horan (Affiliation unknown)
2. The (Augmented) World is our Campus [view paper]
   Mr. David S. Pixton (Brigham Young University) and Mr. Jared Aaron Landetta A (Brigham Young University)

ASEE Plenary | 11:30 AM – 1 PM

Lunch Time Trivia | 1 PM – 1:45 PM

Join us over the lunch break for a little general Trivia using ZOOM and Kahoot.

TS2: Special Topics | 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM

Moderators: John Teleha & Denise Wetzel

Papers Presented

1. Embedded Librarians to Support Data Management Needs of a Multidisciplinary Research Program [view paper]
   Ms. Qianjin Zhang (The University of Iowa) and Mr. Brian Westra (University of Iowa)
2. Examining the Teaching Needs of Engineering Faculty: How the Library and Librarian Fit In [view paper]
   Ms. Erin Rowley (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York)
3. Using the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam as an assessment tool for engineering schools and their libraries [view paper]
   Ms. Jean L Bossart P.E. (University of Florida)

Preprints, Postprints, ePrints:  The Case for Engineering Information Panel | 3:30 PM – 5 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how critical access to timely scientific information is and how public engagement has demanded reliance on such sources documenting the latest research findings at an unprecedented scale. The relationships between preprint authors and traditional commercial and society publishers have changed as a result of the pandemic. This caused publishing workflows to aggressively compete for acquiring future submissions from preprint authors with new publishing conditions and greater intensity. Preprint servers demonstrate far higher use (biorxiv reports 15x more) than from pre-COVID times, especially for content related to researching the virus and supporting patients and the understanding of their longtime medical, social and technical needs.

Moderated: Ms. Julia M. Gelfand

Tech Moderator: Aleshia A Huber

Speakers:

• Mr. Jay J. Bhatt (Engineering Librarian, Drexel University Libraries)
• Steven Heffner (Managing Director IEEE Publications)
• Kim Martin (Editorial Director, Journals and Technical Papers, SAE)
• Shirley Decker-Lucke (Content Director, SSRN & Elsevier)

Thursday, July 29

TS3: Working with Students | 8 AM – 9:30 AM

Moderators: Willie Baer & Leena Lalwani

Papers Presented:

1. A First Year Engineering Information Literacy Workshop: Redesigned for Remote Delivery [view paper]
   Jodi A. Bolognese (Northeastern University), Dr. Richard Whalen (Northeastern University), Evie Dee Cordell (Northeastern University), Alissa P Link Cilfone (Northeastern University), and Ms. Brooke D Williams (Northeastern University)
2. Accessing Engineering Standards: A Study in ARL Best Practices for Acquiring and Disseminating Standards [view paper]
   Ms. Denise Amanda Wetzel (Florida A&M University – Florida State University), Kelly Grove (Florida A&M University – Florida State University), and Jake Adam Flaks (Florida State University)
3. Desperately seeking standards: using text processing to save your time [view paper]
   Ms. Halle Burns (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Ms. Susan B. Wainscott (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
4. Student to Scholar: A Professional Skills Focused Library Collaboration [view paper]
   Dr. Matthew Frenkel (New York University) and Dr. Azure Janee Stewart (Affiliation unknown)

Sponsor & Exhibitor Tech Sessions & NSF Grantees Poster Session | 9:45 am – 11:15 am

Stop in and attend the session by our various sponsors.

Round Tables | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Moderator: Prof. Amy Van Epps

Open discussion for members to talk about current topics and issues facing engineering librarianship.

We will be using CONGREGATE platform for our open round tables based on topics suggestion on the Padlet before the sessions start. Participants will have the ability to add topics during the session based on hot topics that arise during the conference.

ASEE Award Ceremony | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Extended Executive Committee Meeting | 1:45 pm – 3:15pm

Moderator: Kari Kozak

This meeting is for all the chairs of the various committees. Open to any ELD Member

Distinguished Lecture Series | 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm

ASEE President’s Farewell Reception & International Forum Poster Presentations | 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm

Thank you to all our Sponsors!

Call for Lightning Talks

Do you or your library/organization have an exciting new project, program, partnership, or tool that you would like to share with your fellow ELD members? If so, please consider proposing a Lightning Talk for the 2021 ASEE Virtual Conference in July. The Lightning Talk session will be on Monday, July 26th, 1:15-4:30pm (PDT)

What is a Lightning Talk? A Lightning Talk is a very short presentation on a timely topic of interest to the audience. This year, we are hoping for a variety of talks on any number of subjects, including, but not limited to:
• Digital initiatives
• New partnerships
• Innovative programs and services
• Or anything you think might be of interest to your peers

There are two types of Lightning Talks: Member Lightning Talks and Sponsor Lightning Talks. Member Talks are 2-3 minutes and Sponsor Lightning Talks are 1 minute, 1 slide. The main goals of this session are to learn about what our colleagues and sponsors are doing, and to generate discussions during the session and over the course of the conference. A separate call will go out to ELD’s sponsors over the next day or two to make sure that all ELD sponsors are aware of this opportunity.

All proposals are due by Friday, May 21st.

If you have questions, please contact:
• Member Lightning Talks: Sylvia Jones ([email protected])
• Sponsor Lightning Talks: Mel DeSart ([email protected])

Once your proposal has been accepted, you will be asked to submit a short recorded video presentation of your talk. All of the presentations for each category of lightning talk will be edited together prior to the conference presentation. This will help with possible technical issues of having to manage many presentations within a short time. The submission deadline for recorded talks will be roughly a week prior to the date of the session, so there will plenty of time for you to work on your talk after you find out whether it is accepted.

All presenters are required to be registered for the ASEE conference and to be present at the session to answer questions during the Q&A. Remember that the time you have to present your talk is shorter than most TV commercial breaks!
Submit your proposal at:https://forms.gle/HEqaW5fqR6XfyCML6

ASEE 2021 Call for Papers: Deadline Extended to Oct 16

The Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is seeking abstracts for consideration for presentation at the 2021 Annual Conference & Exposition in Long Beach, California, June 27th to June 30th.

ELD accepts abstracts for full-length presentations and posters and welcomes abstracts from or joint presentations with members of other divisions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Assessment
• Collaboration
• Collection Development
• Diversity & Inclusion
• eTextbooks & OERs
• Instruction (online or in person)
• Scholarly Communication
• Technology in Engineering Librarianship
• Marketing and Outreach Activities

Papers on diversity are also always welcome; to qualify for the Society’s Best Diversity Paper, diversity and inclusion must be the focus of the paper.

Suggestions/proposals for “Special Sessions,” e.g., panel discussions, workshops, and cross-divisional sessions are welcome. A proposal for a special session should include:

• description of the intended audience
• summary of the ideas to be explored and discussed
• outline of the session format, including strategies to engage those attending
• vision for the type of individuals who would present
• expected outcomes for the session

All paper submissions are publish-to-present. Papers submitted to technical sessions are peer reviewed through the Engineering Libraries Division review process, and those accepted will appear in ASEE Proceedings.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Conference Theme: Engineering Education goes Online

Dates: April 17th, 2021 held virtually

The conference is co-hosted by the St. Lawrence Section Board Members and Cornell University.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Fees:

• Faculty and non-students: $20
• Students – Presenter: $10 per poster
• Students – Attendee only: $0

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

The conference will be held using ZOOM and will be primarily composed of two technical sessions, a student poster session.

View the full schedule here.

Awards and Rubrics

The following will be awarded at the conference. Rubrics can be viewed in the link for each award.

CALL FOR PAPERS

You are cordially invited to submit an abstract for a paper, extended abstract, or student poster to share at the 2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section’s Annual Conference.

We welcome all those who are interested (faculty, researchers, graduate students, post-docs, and undergraduates)! Suggested and potential topics include:

• best practices
• remote teaching and learning
• the hybrid classroom
• accommodating students’ and faculty’s unique needs in a time of crisis
• work to share related to engineering or engineering technology education beyond this year’s theme

Abstracts for a webinar workshop or panel presentation will also be considered.

If you had an abstract accepted for last year’s conference, we invite you to resubmit your abstract for the opportunity to share your work with an audience this spring. Please include a note explaining that it was accepted for the 2020 conference. Submissions from last spring’s conference will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.

Requirements, recommendations, and formatting

Abstracts

• Abstracts should be less than 5000 characters in length, well-written, and succinctly summarize the work to be presented.
• All abstracts should be written in good English and proofread.
• Good practices indicate an abstract should contain enough new information, contain a clear objective and/or hypothesis, a clear and concise summary of essential methods, results, and conclusions.
• For work in progress, abstracts should disclose primary findings and should avoid promissory statements such as “experiments are in progress” or “results will be discussed”.

Papers and Extended Abstracts

Anticipated Schedule for Papers and Extended Abstracts

• December 7, 2020 | Abstract submission open
• Extended deadline: January 21, 2021 | Abstracts for papers and extended abstracts submission closes
• March 1st | Draft extended abstracts and papers due
• April 9, 2021 | Final extended abstracts and papers due

CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS

Abstracts are now being accepted for student posters and lightning talks at the upcoming ASEE St. Lawrence Section virtual meeting in April. We welcome student presentations about undergraduate or graduate research projects, or students may put together a poster/presentation about a class project. Submissions can be from individuals or teams, and a variety of visual formats will be accepted for this virtual setting.

Abstracts should be less than 3000 characters, well-written and include the following:

• the goal of your project (design goal or research hypothesis or implementation goal)
• the process used in implementing the project
• a brief description of data collected
• the final outcome of your project
• the academic field/department or topic of your project

Presenters will have 5 minutes to present the highlights of their work followed by 5 minutes of discussion with an audience.  Presenters can use slides, or a traditional poster or some other creative visual to accompany their presentation.

Anticipated Schedule for Student Posters

• March 15, 2021 | Abstracts for student posters closes
• April 7, 2021 | Final student posters due

CONTACT US

Conference chair: Kathryn Dimiduk – [email protected]

Welcome to the website for the 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference. 
Although we would all like to meet in-person and enjoy Fayetteville in September, we will instead employ a virtual format for this year’s meeting.  The good news is that the registration fee for this virtual meeting is less, and the meeting still offers a great opportunity for faculty and students to congregate virtually, share ideas and publish their work in the refereed conference proceedings.

We will have the usual line-up of technical papers and short workshops for the faculty.  In addition, we will have an IGNITE competition, a technical paper track and career development workshops for undergraduate and graduate students.  We will also pair interested students and faculty for a bit of mentoring.  Finally, we will have an open channel running the duration of the conference to encourage and facilitate discussion.

Let’s have a good meeting!

Ed Clausen
Conference Chair