Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, statements on inclusion and accessibilityshould be carefully examined to review language, tone, and scope, thereby working to avoid‘othering’ students or making them feel that they don’t belong [63].In fall 2020 I took special care with my syllabus and course policies in my first-year introductoryengineering course. Unlike a normal semester, the course was entirely online. It was intended tobe synchronous, but a few students were across the world making the lecture time challenging. Icarefully explained the purpose of office hours and encouraged students to attend for bothcourse-related and general questions. Due to COVID all office hours were online. Students weregiven an opportunity to earn extra credit the first time they visited me during office