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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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David J. Dimas; Faryar Jabbari; John Billimek

positive results. In Shukla10 lower level math courses were delivered in on-ground(face-to-face), hybrid and 100% online formats. In all cases, completion rates were better for on-ground when compared to online with some students showing a steeper decline than others(males and students with lower prior GPAs). However, in a preparatory algebra class in thissame study, the hybrid version of the class had better outcomes than the on-ground version.While there are some studies comparing online and on-ground courses in STEM disciplines, thenumber of these studies is limited and often focused at the community college or at non-researched focused institutions. One of the reasons that STEM subject areas have been studiedless is that there are simply fewer

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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collaboratory is defined as being “virtual” and promoting “working together apart”5 (Kouzes,Myers, & Wulf, 1996), which has been perceived to significantly increase the output andproductivity of researchers. Collaboration is at the heart of science. NU finds satisfaction inbeing involved in community service and supporting advanced education of U.S. militarypersonnel. This paper reports a collaborative research effort between (a) NU and its communityservice support of wildfire management, (b) the SOEC Master of Science in Computer Scienceprogram, (c) a graduate student with vision (author Allen), who is a recognized national subject-matter-expert on MAFFS, and (d) Colonel Brian Kelly, Vice Wing Commander of the 146thAirlift Wing, Channel Islands