can generate consistent and coherenttext, convey relevant, concise and easy-to-understand information to explain course-specifictopics and at the same time, easily scale to replace textbooks from other courses.3.0 Beyond TextbookBT is an online work-in-progress OER platform that delivers customized, credible, andcontinuously updated e-textbooks that closely follow course content at no cost in a standardized,but collaborative and dynamic manner. BT allows users to upload lecture notes through itswebsite interface and then given a list of topics, users will be able to auto-generate apersonalized e-textbook from the uploaded notes. The backend algorithm determines therelatedness metrics used to distill the database of notes using the provided
hands-on activities, and to enhance other forms of collaborative and active learning.Consistency in coverage had been a problem with this particular course, which is taught everyterm and has 8-9 sections of 45-50 students each. The instructors are senior PhD students, manyof whom are interested in academic careers. A survey of the instructors showed a largeinconsistency in coverage, upwards of 20% mismatch in topics between sections. High levels ofinconsistency across multiple sections of a course is not unusual even among experiencedinstructors when the syllabus is considered to be “packed with material.” Blending the coursewith all course lectures online and common homework and exams across all sections removesmost of the inconsistency across
by the students based on feedbacksolicited by the students. By focusing on the student satisfaction and perceived learning of thematerial, the proposed model is complementary to, and should be used together with, summativeassessment tools (e.g. HW assignments, quizzes, midterm exams, final exam), which explicitlyfocus on quantifying actual student learning in an absolute sense. This complementarity alsorests on the fact that the performance of students in HW assignments and midterm/final exams isclearly associated with their overall satisfaction about the course structure and delivery [10, 11].3 Description of the Proposed Assessment ModelThis model includes four online (3 via Google Forms and 1 via the University online surveysystem
incorporate as many of Blooms learning styles as our faculty can include intheir courses.Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) at Kettering have these basic assumptions:y ALN's are learning environmentsy ALN's can be entire courses or components of coursesy ALN's use technology as a delivery mechanismIt has been determined that for ALN’s to be effective they must include the following: [2]y structured learner-supportive activitiesy technology mediationy interactive or collaborative activitiesy mandatory or optional learner participationy substantial content resourcesy useful but not necessary information and or activitiesy ‘stuff on the Web’y computer networksy collaborative activitiesy mandatory learner participationy online syllabus, other course
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Investigation on Students' Educational Experience with HyFlex Instruction Model in Two Engineering CoursesAbstract Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educators all around the world searched for effectiveways to continue teaching. Although switching to online learning seemed to be the safest andmost appropriate method at the time, the virtual setting is inadequate for providing activelearning. Hands-on learning is indispensable especially for engineering programs. In Fall 2020,synchronous online mode was augmented with HyFlex instruction for the first time. HyFlex isshort for Hybrid learning and Flexible course structure. The HyFlex
of Engineering at Rowan University. Stephanie is past president of the American Society for Engineering Education and serves as 2021-2022 IFEES President-Elect. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com An Analysis of LGBTQ+ Courses: Recommendations for Developing Content for LGBTQ+ Individuals and Allies in Academia AbstractThis work-in-progress paper examines four free online courses addressing LGBTQ+ topics andissues and provides recommendations for creating new content and resources for allies in highereducation. This exploratory work is guided by the following questions
Page 6.1149.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationLincoln4, Northeastern University5, University of Florida6, and the Colorado School of Mines7,to name a few. The web-based content associated with these laboratory courses ranges fromsyllabus supplements to full experimental details, including equipment descriptions and pre-labquizzes. In each case, however, there is reference to a printed laboratory manual whichaccompanies the web-based material. In the implementation at Auburn, we do not have a printedlaboratory manual- all of the primary instructional material is online and accessed through
serve as a visually appealing translation of the coursesyllabus, naturally aligning the course content with the objectives and competencies to developin the students. In other words, badge architectures may act as a valuable tool for turning theformal course syllabus into a creative and fun way for students to engage with and helpunderstand the course structure. As a result, we start this section by briefly describing thecontent and objectives of our second mathematics course for freshmen engineering students,called for shortness MATH 202.MATH 202 continues with the study of calculus for functions of a single real variable. Moreprecisely, MATH 202 reviews and reinforces the fundamental concepts of differential calculus,but it focuses primarily
thefollowing sections, we will first briefly introduce these two classes and then discuss recentcoordination efforts to further improve the curriculum integration.II.A. Engineering Design Methods (EDM)As mentioned earlier, EDM is the theoretical portion of the design curriculum taught over onesemester. Due to the high enrollment, the class is offered in both the fall and spring semesters.Typically, advanced sophomores and juniors form the majority of the students, however some out-of-sequence seniors also take this course in the fall semester. A comprehensive syllabus comprisedof mechanical engineering design case studies, research work and application forms an integralpart of EDM.Throughout EDM, industry-relevant tools are introduced to students at
ethicalresponsibilities and ramifications of collecting data on humans.The syllabus shown in (Table 1) lists the topics that were covered during the semester. Asdiscussed earlier, Usability as an area of knowledge overlaps with several other areas ofknowledge, therefore it was essential for students to learn about Human Factors, understandHuman Capabilities and Human error as well as being able to practice design thinking beforebeing able to test the usability of systems or products. Topics covered were drawn from sixtextbooks and references which are listed in Appendix A, the instructor chose textbooks that areavailable in the University’s e-library with full access to students. Table 1: Course Syllabus Week
, students carryout their plan to generate a functional prototype and demonstrate that it validates the establishedneeds. In pursuit of objective 1, the 2019-2020 course now requires ID students to leadstakeholder interviews and make concept sketches in the fall and generate the following for theproduct in the spring: a logo, a storyboard illustrating product-user interactions, and aninformative webpage. Like previous years, the 2019-2020 course year will end with a final posterpresentation and a written report in the format required for the VentureWell BME ideacompetition. To guide work allocation between subteams, instructors provided recommendationsduring lecture and/or stated in the syllabus (Appendix A) whether engineering, industrial design,or
critical to success in follow-up mechanics courses andupper-level engineering courses. Data has been collected on students’ performance onhomework, quizzes and exams, and on the students’ thoughts on learning and course delivery.Thus far, we have concluded that the use of traditional hand-written homework, frequentassessment via quizzes [1], or the Pearson Mastering Engineering [2] software for formativeassessment did not have a significant impact on students’ performance on exams. It was alsoobserved that neither traditional nor online homework scores correlated well with exam scores;however, in-class quizzes did correlate with final exam scores. More recently, using theMastering Engineering Online system, specifically the inclusion of the
led by faculty members who have experienced success in their classrooms or whofeel that their experiences may be valuable to other faculty members. Engineering faculty haveserved as leaders for three workshops.Searchable Database. CxC also offers an online searchable database for faculty interested inlooking at syllabi, rubrics, and assignment ideas. The resources in the database are produced byfaculty at this institution and are also gathered from other universities, providing a wide scope ofideas, discussion, and viewpoints on issues regarding communication.The Engineering Communication Studio (ECS). The ECS assists Engineering faculty throughconsultation on syllabus and assignment generation, help with meeting C-I course requirements,and
a local instructor who presentsrecordings from NC State in class to their respective students. Each of the partnering universitiescreated their own course website for this course where students upload assignments, and accessthe syllabus and other reading materials. Although students from each participating institutionshare the same lecture content and readings, specific assignments and grading requirements aredetermined by the local instructors at each institution. However, a common online open-sourcediscussion forum known as Piazza was used for all registered students, regardless of theinstitution where they were enrolled. The goal was for all students to interact with one anotherthrough the Piazza discussion forum and share their opinions
an opportunity to apply both qualitative and quantitative techniques to solve realproblems facing industry sponsors. This study evaluates the effects of changes made indelivering an Industrial Engineering Capstone Design course amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Specifically, student feedback, course assessments, and performance are compared acrossmultiple semesters and analyzed for the mode of course delivery (face-to-face, hybrid, andonline) and the course design changes. Students participated in an online survey to gather theirperspectives beyond standard course evaluations and test the hypothesis that the mode ofdelivery did not influence student learning outcomes. Survey results are supplemented by courseevaluations and student performance to
under directsupervision of the instructor. The implementation of this teaching method is comprised of twomain components, the pre-class activities, which consist of individual student work and arelargely based on pre-recorded videos, and in-class activities, which are group activitiessupervised by the instructor. This paper discusses the implementation of the flipped classroommethod in a Fluid Mechanics course in an Engineering Technology program at a midsizeuniversity. The study presented was conducted over four consecutive semesters, the datarepresenting four different groups of students. In the study presented, an important percentage ofthe students took the course in an online setting, either synchronous or asynchronous mode,which created
the students decide to pursue as a career, these modules would attempt to teachcybersecurity throughout an existing CS/CSE program. This paper presents one such module inthe form of a visualization tool that describes cryptography and its basics for a sophomore discretemathematics course. Specifically, the tool demonstrates the mathematical foundations ofcryptography, the implementation of the RSA algorithm, and a real-world scenario to showcasethe utility of encryption. Related results demonstrating the efficacy of the tool are presented.2. IntroductionIn recent years, the advancement of technology has led to people spending more time on theInternet. Even though there are benefits of using the Internet, such as online transactions
excels in those areas. This would help programs to align their coursework deliverablesto integrate these competencies at a higher level of Blooms taxonomy.Future improvement for the course syllabus includes adding a course level learning outcome toaddress leadership. It may not have been originally added due to the formative nature of thecourse at the sophomore level, nevertheless, by reviewing ABETs definition of teamwork andleadership it is quite possible to add this per the author.Certainly, there is a clear need to review the PEOs with the program constituents and althoughPEOs are not measured nor assessed for accreditation purposes, they should be revisited to betteralign and harmonize with the competencies, attributes and learning outcomes
the pandemic. The coursework ofstudents of other instructors (e.g., the second author) are excluded due mainly to variations in keyassignments (e.g., different quizzes).Fall 2019. The syllabus topics for Fall 2019 did not change significantly from the original designof the course 23,24 . A minor rearrangement of topics introduced simple functions earlier for moreutility throughout the semester. The Fall 2019 course topics are in table 1.Fall 2020. The syllabus topics for Fall 2020 did not change significantly from 2020 to try to givestudents as much of an equivalent experience to their pre-pandemic peers as possible. The twoexams were administered online though on an LMS. The schedule was moved up, however,because the university started the
, Austin Ohio State University University of Washington Pennsylvania State University Virginia Tech Polytechnic Univ. of Puerto Rico Washington State University Page 22.418.8 Note: Web addresses of online course catalogs used are presented in Table 7 at the end of the paper.small universities, which may have a different institutional culture and relationship to otherdisciplines, such as environmental studies and social science, where sustainability education ismore developed, are under-represented
out how to operationalize them in theirclassrooms. Research has shown that faculty interested in pedagogical transformation areoften overwhelmed by the many tools, frameworks, and theories available [13]. One of theobjectives of this paper is to remove this burden on faculty and instructors by providing themwith an organized checklist of inclusive teaching practices stemming from variedframeworks, along with some easy-to-use resources, strategies, and examples, all in a singleresource. Further, our inclusive course design checklist is organized around the variouscomponents of teaching (e.g., writing the syllabus, selecting/training TAs, etc.) so it is (wehope) more pragmatic, accessible, and implementation-ready to educators, all the
of Teaching Assistants in a First-yearEngineering Course During the PandemicAbstractThis complete evidence-based practice paper examines the synergy of the roles of TAs (teachingassistants) and IAIs (instructional assistant interns) in the remote teaching and learning of anewly redesigned level 1 Engineering course. This study asks: In what ways do the similaritiesand differences among IAIs’ and TAs’ roles and responsibilities enhance first-year students’learning experience in an online course amid the pandemic?Using the lenses of collaborative teaching and community of practice (CoP), we examined howTAs and IAIs perceived their roles as they worked together to mentor first-year students. Ananonymous and voluntary online self-assessment
in electronics has a one unit laboratory associated with it. This work results from effortsto enhance the lecture portion of the course. The most recent course syllabus details coursemechanics and how the course schedules reading, homework, quizzes, midterm exams, a finalexam, and the course project.4Project AssignmentsThe projects focus on digital electronics subsystems. Table 1 lists project problems assigned todate. Complete assignments and a subset of student work appear online.4 Not as significant as theVLSI projects students would complete in a senior level IC design course, the design projectspoint in the direction of VLSI design by requiring similar and simpler analysis and simulationsupport. The projects have wider scope than
available online. Results are encouraging and the course is now offered on a regular basis.1. INTRODUCTIONMany industry applications rely on embedded real-time programming that uses low-powerembedded microcontrollers with limited features. The latest embedded technology, however,uses powerful microprocessors (e.g.: Intel Atom ®) and parallel programming models. Thus,there is a need to train the next-generation workforce with the latest embedded technology. This was accomplished this via the design and implementation of a research and educationalinfrastructure for embedded real time processing using an embedded kit (DE2i-150 DevelopmentBoard that includes an Intel Atom® N2600 processor running Linux-based embedded OS). Anearlier work has
students in self-paced coursesAbstractNationwide, a surge in students who are under-prepared for collegiate mathematics has left in-stitutions struggling to meet the needs of these learners. Many schools have moved to online orhybrid instructional models for developmental mathematics. These models work very well formany students, but not at all for others. At Clemson University, all STEM majors who are notyet calculus ready take precalculus under a self-paced hybrid course model that includes an asyn-chronous online component using ALEKS R (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces)and a face-to-face component with targeted direct instruction in small groups.The ALEKS R software allows students to master objectives at their own pace following an
beused to drive prospective customers to Kickstarter and other websites to assess consumerdemand. The materials and supplies budget could be awarded for the development andproduction of print and online marketing collateral. The materials and supplies budget was alsoused to purchase prototyping materials for the 3D printer.Understanding the best use of $2,600 for equipment to support students was a central challengewith the inaugural offering of the course. We leveraged existing physical resources at theUniversity and beyond campus; including computers, scanners, printers, white boards, andmeeting spaces and production labs. We knew we may need various computer software and newmedia technology to support student efforts.Customer validation and
traditional class room delivery methods. In thenot so distance past the medium of distance education delivery used to be print media deliveredvia the postal service. A remarkable paradigm shift has occurred with the advent of thepopularity and Omni presence of personal computer with the ubiquitous connectivity of Internet.As a result today we have a number of modes of delivery methods, that are at our disposal. In Page 15.368.2today’s environment, Videoconferencing, Web Conferencing, Print medium , Soft or E-Printmedium are all being utilized 24 -7 for the Online course delivery2. Online courses, which are also referred to as web courses, are usually
systems using these devices. These courses encompassphysics, solid-state concepts and conventional transistor circuits and systems.A variety of synchronous and asynchronous delivery methods, chosen to provide support andenable students to comprehend and appreciate this crucial component in the study of electricalengineering technology, were employed in the Active Networks I course.2,3,6,7 Asynchronousmaterial was made available through WebCT in the form of a detailed course syllabus, anextensive course schedule with links to individual assignment write-ups, lecture notes, examples,homework solutions, test solutions, and computer simulations.8 Synchronous delivery wasachieved through Centra in the form of office hours, problems sessions and
would be responsible forinsights into communication with professors, email attending each class, interacting with the students in and outetiquette, organization through time management, of class, and aid with course presentations and gradingunderstanding the syllabus, exposure to study according to the discretion of the faculty member. Theenvironments, and personal management skills. Campus student mentors are chosen by the faculty member and areengagement activities are also encouraged including typically engineering students but can also be chosen from aattendance at college seminars and university programs poll of interested students in the University. Mentors areand participation in relevant engineering professional
Master’s in Power Systems from India in 2011 and 2014, respectively. He has worked with Tata Consultancy Services as an Assistant Systems Engineer from 2011–2012 in India. He has worked as an Assistant Professor (2014–2018) in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KLE Technological University, India. He is a certified IUCEE International Engineering Educator. He was awarded the ’Ing.Paed.IGIP’ title at ICTIEE, 2018. He is serving as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education Transformations (JEET). He is interested in conducting engineering education research, and his interests include student retention in online and in-person engineering courses/programs, data mining and