Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Eric Steven Hall, North Carolina State University; Praveen Kolar, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

timemanagement are also emphasized [3]. Further, these capstone projects are also expected to serveas a conduit that connects theoretical learning in classrooms with applied problem-solving in theindustry and prepare the graduating seniors to take on professional responsibilities immediatelyafter graduation [4] [5]. In line with other engineering disciplines in the country, capstone design in biological andagricultural engineering programs is also a two-semester course. The design projects aretypically conceived by the faculty sponsors and sometimes advised by the members of thedepartmental industrial advisory board. In the first semester, the students actively form groupsand select projects that are aligned with their interests (e.g

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Michael "Mick" Peterson, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

follow trendsobserved nationally. According to a survey conducted by Every Learner Everywhere, one of theemergent themes was that many faculty members indicated they learned lessons during theirtransition to emergency remote teaching that will inform their practice moving forward, whetherteaching remotely or in-person [1]. Since the teaching modality for the 2020-2021 academic yearwas highly uncertain at the close of the Spring 2020 semester, the instructors recognized thatmodifications to teaching strategies would be critical for a successful course for the nextacademic year.This paper is an evidence-based practice complete work that details positive and negativeelements resulting from the sudden transition to emergency remote instruction and