Teaching Modalities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Waco, Texas
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March 24, 2021
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March 24, 2021
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March 26, 2021
- Page Count
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6
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--36407
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https://peer.asee.org/36407
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4624
Paper Authors
Dani Fadda P.E. University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Fadda is Associate Professor of Practice in Mechanical Engineering. His background includes two decades of professional engineering practice in the energy industry where he has held numerous positions. Dr. Fadda has worked in product research and developed patented products for chemical, petrochemical, and nuclear applications. He is involved with professional organizations and was named the 2016 ASME North Texas Engineer of the Year.
Oziel Rios University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Oziel Rios earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 where his research focused on design of robotic systems with an emphasis on kinematic and dynamic modeling for analysis and control. Dr. Rios teaches the first-year and CAD courses in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Rios has also taught kinematics and dynamics of machines and graduate-level CAD courses. Dr. Rios’ research and teaching interests include: robotics, design, kinematics and dynamics of machines and engineering education.
Roopa Vinay The University of Texas at Dallas
Roopa Vinay works an eLearning Manager at the University of Texas at Dallas. She oversees faculty training and support in educational technology applications. She developed an online certification program to help faculty transition from classroom to online teaching. During the 2020 pandemic she designed and coordinated a University-wide training effort to help faculty teach remotely. She has worked with subject matter experts across disciplines to develop academic courses, certification programs, and open-source learning materials. Her background is in instructional design, LMS administration, multimedia production, and student engagement systems.
Abstract
Most engineering and computer science faculty members at our public university prefer teaching in a face-to-face format instead of teaching virtually. However, when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the university offers faculty members ‘Traditional Classroom/Laboratory,’ ‘Blended Hybrid,’ ‘Flexible mode,’ ‘Remote Virtual,’ or ‘Online’ teaching modalities. Faculty members are given a choice among these five modalities that best suit their courses. The choices made by 270 faculty members (average for Fall 2020 and Spring of 2021) are presented in this paper. Conclusions are also presented based on this data.
Fadda, D., & Rios, O., & Vinay, R. (2021, March), Teaching Modalities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Paper presented at ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Waco, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--36407
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