eSAIL team members have participated in many research activities the last several years, including workshops, presentations, posters, publications, and papers. See our upcoming research and past research activities here.
Upcoming Research Activities
Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Using Generative AI and Voice Cloning to Aid in the Development of Online Course Materials Abstract
- Authors: Randy McDonald, Ed.D.; Enrico Indiogine, Ph.D.; Nasiha Lachaud, Ph.D.; David Tong, Wei Lu; Muhammad Affan Khokhar
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2025
- Status: Abstract Submitted
Integrating Interactive Video Quizzes to Increase Student Interaction with Content in Asynchronous Engineering Courses
- Author: Christine Roach
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2025
- Status: Abstract Submitted
Using Voice Cloning and Generative AI to Accelerate Instructional Design
- Authors: Randy McDonald, Ed.D.; Enrico Indiogine, Ph.D.; Nasiha Lachaud, Ph.D.
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: OLC Accelerate Orlando 2024
- Status: Accepted
Past Research Activities
Implementing a Badges Program for Student Employees to Nurture Student Success and Professional Skills Development
- Authors: Randy McDonald, Ed.D.; Lani Draper
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: Texas Conference on Student Success 2024
Using AI to Make Handwritten Math Notation More Engaging for Students
- Author: Enrico Indiogine, Ph.D.
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: Texas Conference on Student Success 2024
Nuclear Reactor Operations Education and Training with Virtual Reality and an Immersive Desktop Application
- Authors: Shikha Prasad, Ph.D.; Oscar L. Delgado; Alexander Tucker; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.
- Type: Publication
- Association & Event: Nuclear Technology Journal
Using Generative AI for Reducing Faculty Workload in Online Engineering Courses – Work in Progress
- Authors: Gerry Pedraza; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2024
Using AI Tools to Transform Traditional Lectures into Online Courses and Develop Simulations
- Authors:
- Part 1: Enrico Indiogine, Ph.D.; Sahana Ramaswamy
- Part 2: Oscar L. Delgado
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: CATIE Summit 2024
Developing Student Simulations with AI
- Author: Oscar L. Delgado
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: CATIE Summit 2024
Faculty Avatars: How Generative AI and Cloning Technology will Shape the Future of Digital Learning
- Authors: Enrico Indiogine, Ph.D.; Randy McDonald, Ed.D.; Nasiha Lachaud, Ph.D.
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: CATIE Summit 2024
Transforming Faculty Presentations: Tech-Infused Pedagogy for Student Success
- Authors: Gerry Pedraza; Lani Draper
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: OLC Innovate Denver 2024
New Strategies for Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Digital Learning
- Authors: Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.; Randy McDonald, Ed.D.
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: TxDLA 2024
Enhancing Educational Experiences: Integrating Unreal Engine Simulations in Laboratory Learning
- Author: Oscar L. Delgado
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference 2024
Leveraging NVIDIA Maxine for Video Processing
- Author: Gerry Pedraza
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: TAMU Tech Summit 2024
Lighting Engagement: Student Engagement in a Lightboard vs. Traditional Video Lectures
- Author: Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2023
Lessons Learned: A 360 Degree Review of Faculty Development Resources
- Authors: Randy McDonald, Ed.D.; Lani Draper; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.; Sandra R. Childers
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2023
Nuclear Reactor Pulse App Simulation
- Author: Oscar L. Delgado
- Type: Presentation
- Association & Event: TAMU Transformational Teaching & Learning Conference (TTLC) 2023
Developing Professional and Graduate Education Using Principles of Adult Learning
- Authors: Randy McDonald, Ed.D.; Lani Draper; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.
- Type: Workshop
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2022
Lessons Learned: Boosting Faculty Development Services During a Global Pandemic
- Author: Lani Draper
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2022
Incorporating the module Engineering for Sustainable Development in the First Year Engineering Program
- Authors: Jorge R. Lara, Ph.D.; Mark Weichold, Ph.D.; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.; Patrick Linke
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE – 2021 First-Year Engineering Experience, Virtual
A Comparative Analysis of Student Performance and Face-to-Face Engineering Courses
- Authors: Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.; Jeff Chernosky, Ed.D.; Randy McDonald, Ed.D.
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE Virtual Annual Conference 2021
Survey design for evaluating student interaction in face-to-face and online learning environment
- Authors: Jaskirat Singh Batra; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE Virtual Annual Conference 2021
Investigation of technology-based student interaction for social learning in online courses.
- Authors: Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.; Jaskirat Singh Batra; Xi Zhao
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE Virtual Annual Conference 2021
Can Learning Earth Science be Competitive and Fun? Results of a Gamified Online Course in Earth Sciences.
- Author: Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2019
Does student satisfaction equal learning? A differentiated design strategy for course improvement: Lessons learned from learning outcomes and grade distribution.
- Authors: J. Martin Chernosky, Ed.D.; Sunay Palsole, Ph.D.; Valentini A. Pappa; Jeffrey D. Sammons
- Type: Paper & Presentation
- Association & Event: ASEE National 2019
Elastic Course Design Methodology
- Authors: Lani Draper; Gerry Pedraza
- Type: Presentation
- Associations & Events: TxDLA, USDLA, TAMU Tech Summit
- Date: 2018
