Minneapolis, MN
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10.18260/1-2--40439
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Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He teaches courses in the areas of thermo-fluids, heat transfer, numerical modeling, and air pollution control. Paul's main research interests involve exploring how technology can be incorporated into engineering courses. He has served on the ASEE PSW Section Executive Board since 2014, including Chair during 2018-2019.
This evidence-based practice paper describes the use of a faculty learning community (FLC) to promote the creation of departmental video tutorial libraries at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The libraries were based on a highly successful video library created by the Cal Poly Pomona Mechanical Engineering Department (ME Online, www.cpp.edu/meonline) which at the time of writing has more than 600 videos across 16 courses, and accumulated over 11 million views and 100,000 subscribers from around the world. The ME Online library was created for relatively low cost and in a sustainable manner, and its developers believed it could serve as a blueprint for other departments to start their own video libraries. In Spring 2020, an FLC was established with 13 faculty from four departments (including Civil Engineering), during which its members engaged in numerous activities that focused on creating high-quality, accessible videos and video libraries. The FLC members received hardware to record videos and learned about best practices in video design, the importance of accessibility and learning objectives, and where to find on-campus resources.
Each FLC member created four videos and received extensive feedback about their videos from fellow FLC members and staff from Cal Poly Pomona’s faculty development center. These videos were used as the initial content for sustainable and scalable departmental video tutorial websites, which are organized in a university-level video library named CPP Video Tutorials (www.cpp.edu/videotutorials). A formative evaluation of the FLC was conducted using surveys and interviews. The FLC members reported that the accountability, hands-on training, and feedback from peers led to improved skills, confidence, knowledge, and willingness to mentor others. Additionally, the FLC members provided numerous ideas for improving the FLC, including starting a peer-mentor program where former FLC members could assist current FLC members.
Nissenson, P., & Wachs, F., & Fuqua, J., & Nguyen, C., & Miranda Barrios, D., & Perez, N. (2022, August), A Faculty Learning Community for Building Sustainable Open Educational Resources: Creating a Departmental Video Tutorial Library Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40439
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