Conference Session

Developing Teamwork, Student Attitudes, and Hardware Solutions for Laboratory Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

not appreciate the value of working together at the same time, in the same virtual place. Afinal regret is not having some more engaging remote activities, such as flow simulation exercisesor activities that require programming.ConclusionsThe Thermal Fluids laboratory course has ambitious outcomes, from teaching experimentationprinciples to developing soft skills in teamwork and communication, to providing tactile examplesof concepts in fluid mechanics and the thermal sciences. At the same time, students value labcourses for the ‘hand-on’ experience it delivers as well as the opportunity to work with their peersin creative problem solving. Thus, it was important to offer some in-person lab experiences forFall 2020, despite severe restrictions