Collection

2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference

Authors

Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu, New York University

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Diversity

modulewas launched in Fall 2018 and a potential evaluation plan is also discussed.2. Elements of the moduleA need assessment was conducted at the beginning of the development process. Based on theconversations with various stakeholders and the data from course evaluation, the learningoutcomes of the GTA training module are identified as follows: (1) Identify and follow a protocol to handle students’ inquiries. (2) Use the basic functions in the learning management system (LMS) to carry out course- related tasks. (3) Communicate with students and faculty in a professional way. (4) State strategies for creating an inclusive online learning environment. (5) Describe characteristics of students at risk and take proper measures to help

Collection

2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

to take the test at all. While the spatial skills test was apart of the course grade for the freshmen classes, seniors were offered extra credit for simplycompleting the test. In future years, we plan to further incentivize the seniors to put forward theirbest effort by presenting the activity as a friendly competition between the freshmen and seniorclasses. We also plan to reach out to students beyond just the Mechanical and Civil Engineeringdepartments.Lastly, all four data points consisted of different populations of students. We plan to complete alongitudinal study with one-to-one tracking of students to yield more reliable results.Additionally, the two senior classes did not have the benefit of a spatial skills intervention intheir