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

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

claimBingo wins bragging rights. From the prior lab course, students in the cohort had participated inan activity based on the team policies and student expectations assignment presented by Oakley et.al.[5]. Rather than repeat this activity exactly, teams were sent to breakout rooms a second timeto discuss an ethics case study and to develop a Team Compact agreement outlining expectationsthey have for one another.After the second week, teams worked together to complete post laboratory assignments, to providea blind peer review of lab reports from other students, and to complete an end of semester project.For the most part, teams met during the ‘off’ lab week to accomplish these tasks. A teachingassistant was available in a course Zoom session to

Conference Session

Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

predictions can betested using remotely controlled equipment. Data analysis can be performed using simulated dataor data gathered by the students in lab. Choosing appropriate engineering analysis methods ortools can be simulated easily, and ethical, clear communication of laboratory results does notrequire students to be physically present in any particular place. However, it is difficult forstudents to work on open ended experiments, work meaningfully in teams, and demonstratecreativity in many existing alternatives to physical lab experiments.Lab experiments for distance learning vary widely in terms of how they are administered andpresented. Jeschafnig described a number of types of labs used for teaching science in distancelearning environments