Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Zhen Yu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Menglai Yin, Cal Poly Pomona; Tim Lin

learning, online simulation,microelectronics circuits lab, computer network lab, digital circuit design lab.1. IntroductionAs John Dewey, a well-known educational theorist, emphasized1, “hands-on learning such as labexperiments are essential in education experience.” This principle was challenged whenproviding remote/virtual mode of instructions due to the COVID-19 situation was forced. Thiswas stated in Alexander et al.’s report 2, “Higher education is no longer simply being asked tochange. Change will be forced on it, and not just from the impact of Covid-19.”The challenges on the lab courses were highlighted by Woodley et al. 3, “The challenge is tomove lab courses quickly online and still meet the learning objectives, which exists in all