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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Teaching Unit Operations Lab in the Pandemic Christi Patton Luks Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstract2020 was a year of many changes. Faculty suddenly needed to convert their courses to an onlineformat. For lecture classes there were many issues to address, but laboratory courses had aspecial set of concerns. When the lab instructor also left during this year, the author suddenlyfound herself thrust into teaching unit operations lab. The university was beginning to open up,but there were more students scheduled to be in the lab facilities than the university

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Manuel D. Rossetti; Bryan Hill; Ronna Turner; Wen-Juo Lo; Ed Pohl; Xintao Wu

, clustering, and classification.• Student mentoring from each other, with faculty and with industry partners. Mentoring activities will include engagement with data science faculty on career and research opportunities, meetings with industry representatives to discuss career opportunities, and peer engagement within social settings.• A data science speaker series hosted during the academic year. The series provides students and faculty with a better understanding of data science from an industry perspective. Business and industry leaders will share their experiences, concerns, and future analytics objectives, while also sharing insight regarding the future job market within their industries. The Speaker Series provides

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Sanjeev Adhikari; Sandeep Langar

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Education in the times of Pandemic; A Retrospective Review Rachel Mosier, Sanjeev Adhikari, and Sandeep Langar Oklahoma State University/Kennesaw State University/University of Texas, San AntonioAbstractAlthough it seems as if social distancing is a new concept, the CDC previously issued similar guidelinesfor more typical flu prevention. Similarly, in 2007, guidelines were implemented to limit the transmissionof swine flu in schools. As early as 1908, guidelines were proposed that included “segregation” of thosewith infectious Tuberculosis. Research exists about the pandemic impacts and the reactionary approachesadopted and

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Michael A. Rother

had to cover the usual range of material: fluidmechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, separations and chemical reactions. The lab has nowbeen taught twice during May-term in a completely online format, with mixed results. Many ofthe usual class features can be incorporated easily, such as student presentations in Zoom, or thenumber and types of reports, or lecture coverage through Canvas and Kaltura. However, whilestudent satisfaction, as measured by their evaluations, is generally good, some concern about alack of rigor has been expressed. Moreover, while flexibility is excellent and allows students towork outside school, communication in the online format is not as good as in a laboratory settingon campus. Some potential improvements

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Thomas W. Smith; Natacha Souto-Melgar; Edgar C. Clausen

COVID-19 [1]. By March11, the World Health Organization had declared COVID-19 a pandemic and, by March 13,President Trump had declared COVID-19 a National Emergency [1]. At the University ofArkansas (U of A), faculty training sessions on the use of Blackboard and Collaborate wereoffered on March 11 and 12 because the faculty were told that they might need to move to fullyremote teaching at some point. Within hours, the Dean of Engineering declared that all facultyneeded to be able to teach at least one class remotely by March 19 in preparation for fully remotedelivery on a regular basis by March 30. The clear message to the faculty was to “go fullyremote and do the best you can to finish out the semester.”The following summer demonstrated that