The Elizabethtown College School of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) was well-represented on a national scale this summer as faculty members presented at several notable conferences.<\/p>\n
In June, Etown co-hosted the annual American Society for Engineering Education<\/a> (ASEE) Conference in Baltimore, Md. Six faculty members and one recent graduate attended and participated in the conference.<\/p>\n Dr. Sara Atwood, Dean of Etown\u2019s School of ECS <\/strong>facilitated a roundtable focused on faculty mental health. Atwood also convened with the Engineering Dean\u2019s Council Executive Committee, of which she is a nationally elected member.<\/p>\n Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics\u00a0Dr. Tom\u00e1s Estrada,<\/strong> who is the Diversity, Equity and Belonging Ambassador for the school of ECS, attended ASEE conference sessions related to increasing diversity in the field of engineering and computer sciences.<\/p>\n Assistant Professor of Engineering and Physics Dr. Mark Brinton and alumna Meghan Williams \u201923<\/strong> presented their paper, \u201cWork in Progress: Design of Mastery-Based-Learning Course Structure to Assess Student Anxiety and Belonging,\u201d during a session on teaching tools. The paper, which the pair of Blue Jays co-wrote with Etown Professor of Psychology Dr. Elizabeth Dalton, was the result of a 2022 Summer Creative Arts and Research Program (SCARP) project that examined whether assessments using mastery-based-learning (MBL) could lower students\u2019 anxiety levels and increase their sense of belonging in the classroom.<\/p>\n Professor of Engineering and Physics Dr. Kurt DeGoede and Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics<\/strong> Dr. Jean Batista Abreu <\/strong>won a best presentation award in the Mechanics Division of the ASEE Conference for their paper, \u201cContext Matters: Continued Study of Results of Common Concept Questions at Several Diverse Institutions<\/a>.\u201d The paper focused on concept-based instruction, in which teachers use open questions to help students gain a deeper understanding of concepts.<\/p>\n