Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerard P. Lennon, Lehigh University; John B. Ochs, Lehigh University; Derick G. Brown P.E., Lehigh University

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Educational Research and Methods

results have been used to improve teaching 2000 2012 11 In any areas in which the above are not yet happening, there are concrete, feasible and timely plans are in place. 2000 2012 12 Assessment processes have been reviewed and changes made to improve their effectiveness and/or efficiency, as 2000 2012 appropriate. 13 There is sufficient engagement, momentum, and simplicity in current assessment practices to provide assurance that 2000

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Cindy Kato

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First-Year Programs

, 2017 Effect of cohorts on student retention in engineeringAbstractProject Succeed is a campus-wide initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Itsfocus is to improve the 5-year graduation and retention rates and close the achievement gap forUnder-Represented Minorities (URMs) across all majors at San José State University (SJSU).There are three major goals: strengthen SJSU’s core academic performance in retention andgraduation; provide an improved supportive environment for URM students; and enhance thedelivery and integration of academic and co-curricular support services.For Fall 2015, newly matriculated students in the College of Business, College of Engineering,and Child and Adolescent Development Department

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Sarah Korkes, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Effective Autograded Exercises using Bloom’s TaxonomyAbstractComputer Science (CS) enrollment continues to grow every year and many CS instructors haveturned to auto-graded exercises to ease grading load while still allowing students to practiceconcepts. As the use of autograders becomes more common, it is important that the exercise setsare being written to maximize student benefit. In this paper, we use Bloom’s Taxonomy (BT) tocreate auto-graded exercise sets that scale up from lower to higher levels of complexity. Weconducted a field experiment in an introductory programming course ( 264 students) and focusedon evaluating learning efficiency, code quality, and student perception of their learningexperience. We

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

within it. Generally speaking, a north-south orientation, with windows concentratedon the east- and west-facing walls of interior spaces is best, for it allows spaces throughout thefacility to enjoy a shifting pattern of light throughout the day. By contrast, north- and south-facing windows receive more or less even amounts of light, too little or too much, respectively.A concern for compass orientation has waned in recent decades, with the development of heatingand cooling systems that can effectively control interior climate conditions no matter how muchor how little sunlight is entering a space. When the quality of light changes over the course ofthe day, however, the occupants of a space feel a greater connection to the outside world, and

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas

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Computing and Information Technology

separatepolicies for multiple Schools that have become more restrictive over the years and especially soin the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Motivations for the policy and the updatesto it included managing growth and maintaining, improving quality.We look at a number of issues arising from the policies and the interplay between the School'schange of major policy and policies at the University level. We study movement of students inand out of the School and each Department and its effects. We discuss issues withmaintaining a common School-wide policy on change of major and the effects on theDepartments. IntroductionThe School of Engineering and Computer Science was established in 1986 by moving an

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Holman

lecture downloads before viewing it, or download it on-campus for later viewing. Data rates over Ethernet connections are considerably higher, soremote students at business sites, in campus computer labs, or in Ethernet-wired dormitories canview the lectures with ease. Future advances in high-bandwidth residential Internet connections(e.g. cable modems) should improve the situation for off-campus students.V. ConclusionPlans are currently underway to offer a Web version of an ECE graduate course utilizing thislecture technique starting Fall Semester 1999. Initial response to the virtual whiteboardrecording method by both faculty and students has been very promising. The entire set-up,recording, and editing process for a single 50-minute lecture

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Dennis George; john bruni

of StudentEngagement (NSSE) which is administered to each freshmen and senior student.The Department of Engineering at WKU is an ABET accredited program that has a mission ofproject-based engineering education. The department has chosen to engage students through thistype of educational experience. Since the programs in the Department of Engineering are ABETaccredited, the ABET criterion must be satisfied. The three programs in the department; civilengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering; have created individualassessment programs in order to continuously improve the programs. Project courses and designexperiences play an integral role in the delivery of the project based courses at WKU. This paperwill examine the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William Schleter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Taimi Olsen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

is a Faculty Scholar with the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center. Page 25.505.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Effects of an Early Homework Completion BonusIntroductionThe freshman engineering program at the University of Tennessee consists of two 4 hourcourses, Physics for Engineers I and II. The content of these courses is an introduction toengineering physics (approximately the first 20-25 chapters of an introductory engineeringphysics textbook), and an introduction to elements of successful engineering practice (teamwork,engineering design, and

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Herold, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside; Han-lung Lin, University of California, Riverside ; Robert C. Calfee, University of California, Riverside

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

effectiveness of a pencast to that of a PDF, we conducted astudy comparing learning gains achieved using tutorials presented in the two forms. Thestudy included two sessions. A total of 62 students participated in the first study session,and 48 in the second. The participants were enrolled in an undergraduate Statics course atUniversity of California, Riverside. This is a required course for Mechanical Engineeringstudents and covers the usual topics: equilibrium in both 2D and 3D, trusses, frames andmachines, distributed forces, and dry friction. The study was conducted during the ninthweek of a ten week quarter.Prior to the study, students had received a lecture on dry friction problems, but theapplication to wedges and belts had not been discussed

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ray N. Nitzsche

her knowledge along to students. This faculty member isof no value to a university. 6. In order for faculty, both young and old, to devote the time which they must toresearch, they must nearly devote their lives to their research work. Consequently, it is lesslikely that they will become the well rounded, reachable, concerned, personable people whichthey must be to be the mentors, role models, and character builders which they should be. 7. The most important courses for students are the basic courses; however, these are thecourses where research activity has the least effect upon a person's teaching ability. 8. Peer review stifles creativity. 9. Faculty members need more than intelligence and the ability to do

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

[81] and historicallywomen have not seen that engineers and developments in engineering improve our lives [82] ormake a difference in the world [83]. The public face of engineering is male dominated [84] andmasculine [85]. Young girls need to learn the importance of engineering and that women can bejust as effective and successful in an engineering career as men. Self-efficacy is important in allpursuits [86], but especially important for women to persist in engineering [87-88]. Young girlsneed to develop an engineering identity if they are to feel a sense of belonging and success inpursuing a career in engineering [89], and the earlier the better [19, 60, 62, 72, 87-88].The Woman in Engineering Initiative in the Center for Pre-College

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalia Ospina-Uribe, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus ; Pamela Cristina Silva Díaz; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

technologies for improving their own livelihoods [5]. “Creative capacity building has agreat potential to convert local communities into innovators” [6]. Also, CCB serves as a modelof gender inclusion, enabling both men and women to share the same roles [6]. It has beendemonstrated that innovations are often most effective when the users also participate in thedesign [7]. In summary, our mission is to empower and stimulate community members to worktogether, particularly by leveraging their own genius and wisdom to meet their needs in aneffectively. We believe that this work represents the development of what might be called a“participation cluster”, a network of people who can share knowledge fluidly with each other asneeded, in a manner analogous to

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Sargianis, Museum of Science, Boston; Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learning.”  “Trying the experiments helped me think of what would be challenging to my students. It also helped me consider extension options.”  “The opportunities we were given to actually complete the activities because it gave us a sense of what our students will be going through. Also, we were able to get a sense of what challenges our students might face.”  “Actually doing the activities to see what the kids will be doing. It helps to know what the end-product is and to know all the steps and challenges along the way.” Modeling Effective Pedagogical Strategies Throughout the course of the workshop, the facilitator models the types of pedagogical approaches and

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

: Do Clickers Improve Learning?" Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 6(1), 2008. 10) Fang N., "Electronic Classroom Response System for an Engineering Dynamics Course: Student Satisfaction and Learning Outcomes," J. Engineering Education, 25 (5) 2009, pp. 1059-1067. 11) Trees A.R. and Jackson M.H., "The learning environment in clicker classrooms: student processes of learning and involvement in large university-level courses using student response systems," Learning, Media and Technology, 32(1), 2007, pp. 21–40. 12) King D.B., and Joshi S., "Gender differences in the use and effectiveness of personal response devices," J. Science and Education Technology, 17(6), 2008, pp 544-552. 13) Klaus

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4524: EFFECTS OF STUDENT STRATEGIES ON SUCCESSFULPROBLEM SOLVINGMs. Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University Sarah Grigg is a Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial Engineering Department at Clemson University.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Page 25.508.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Effects of Student Strategies on Successful Problem SolvingAbstract In order to analyze students’ problem-solving strategies, tablet PCs were used to capturestudent problem solving attempts for 3 separate problems (n=76) completed by students in anintroductory engineering course. Specific

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Varun K. Kasaraneni, Gannon University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

implemented on the client’s equipment. Figure 7 demonstrates thestudents’ enthusiasm for the project; student comments indicate that purchase of the surrogatebike had a measurable, positive effect. The lesson seems to be “hands on is best, even if handsare not on the ‘correct’ equipment.”Student engagement seems also improved by an executive decision made by the students’instructors: since there has been no very clear message about how the power will be used,students are free to select their own use – with the caveat of a centralized use point for all powercreated. This caveat is a work-around so that other uses of the power can be implemented later.Timeline of this project is as follows (refer to Figure 3):• Freshman year: The task the first

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Steven C. Currall, University of California, Davis; Ed Frauenheim, The Great Place to Work Institute

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #11561Organized Innovation: A Framework for Effectively Managing InnovationDr. Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University Sara Jansen Perry is an assistant professor of management in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. She teaches organizational behavior and human resource management courses, including ne- gotiation and principles of management. She earned her PhD in 2009 from the University of Houston in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, also earning the Meredith P. Crawford fellowship in I-O Psychol- ogy from HumRRO that year. In the 2013-14 academic year, she held the Professional Land

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

simulation with General Purpose SystemSimulator (GPSS/H) to (a) measure effectiveness of CADLAB teaching and learning, (b) plan forcad-lab activities and estimate utilization, and (c) monitor and improve cad-lab performance undersevere resource limitations.IntroductionEffective Teaching of Computer Aided Design necessitates strong student learning experiencesdemonstrating abilities as outcomes of "Affective Behavior." An affective behavior is a behavior thatis demonstrated by the student as an act of competence or show of confidence. In an introductory levelcourse, a student after completion of about only twenty eight lessons of one hour each must be able todemonstrate effective learning in higher level cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University ; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

dynamic elements of interactive infographics improved the processingmemory of learners, which complements the emotional aspects of animated infographics.Doukianou et al. [7] highlight that the combination of animation, engaging presenters, andexciting data significantly increases the effectiveness of the presentation and the audience'sability to understand the presented information. However, the authors note that animatedinfographics are the most efficient, fastest, memorable, and most enjoyable way of givinginformation, with movement increasing the animation's effectiveness [7]. Animated infographicsbuild upon a visual gradually and seamlessly so the audience can easily follow the information,increasing engagement and comprehension. However, the

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonas Wullbrandt, Technical University Braunschweig (Germany), Institute for Advanced Industrial Management; Craig G Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #14469Stress Fracture: Adverse Effects of Lean InitiativesMr. Jonas Wullbrandt, Technical University Braunschweig (Germany), Institute for Advanced Industrial Man-agement Jonas Wullbrandt is a Research Assistant in the research group ”Lean Production Systems” at the Institute for Advanced Industrial Management (IFU) at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering specializing in Mechanical Engineering from Otto-von-Guericke Uni- versity, Magdeburg, Germany and his M.S. in Engineering Management from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current research interests

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #6

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil Salib, James Madison University

Paper ID #37974A cost effective smart trough monitoring alert systemEmil H Salib (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com A cost-effective smart-trough monitoring alert system Dr. Emil H. Salib, Kabeer Mehdi and Matthew Chamberlain salibeh@jmu.edu, mehdika@dukes.jmu.edu and chambemr@dukes.jmu.edu College of Science and Engineering (CISE), James Madison University (JMU), Harrisonburg, VA 22807AbstractAs farmers embrace environmental stewardship, many plan to improve surface water quality

Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colby Weishaar, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Trevor Joe Dodson, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, preparation, and the effects of twoworkshops conducted to improve student’s awareness of the GRE. Because a majority ofgraduate programs require the GRE, we concentrate on the student’s awareness of the need toprepare, regardless of the effectiveness of the GRE in predicting future success in graduateschool.Recommendations to Do Well on the GREThere are many different types of study materials that a student can use to prepare for the GRE.There are multiple useful study schedules available online that range from one week to sixmonths depending on the time a student has available to prepare for taking the test. While it mayseem obvious, the earlier a student decides to take the test, the more time they have to prepare.Thus, one of the goals of the

Conference Session

Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Kimberly Pender

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Paper ID #39608Do Short-Term Diversity Trainings Have Lasting Effects?Dr. Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Laura Bottomley is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering at NC State University. She has worked in engineering education from preK-20 for more than 30 years, starting the Engineering Place for K-12 Outreach at NC State in 1999 and the Women in Engineering Program in 1998. She has been recognized with the PAESMEM award, once as an individual and once as a part of a program award, but her students would say that her Superbowl commercial was the greater recognition

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie-Ann Miller LCSW, State University of New York, Stony Brook

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-3775: EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP’S FOR WOMENIN STEMMs. Carrie-Ann Miller LCSW, State University of New York, Stony Brook Carrie-Ann Miller, LCSW, is Director of the Women in Science and Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2200. Email: Carrie-Ann.Miller@stonybrook.edu. Phone: 631-632-9648. She has a B.A. (1978), SUNY at Stony Brook, in interdisciplinary social science with minor in women studies, and a M.S.W. (1982), SUNY at Stony Brook, School of Social Welfare, in integrated practice. From 2004- present, she is Director of the Women and Science and Engineer- ing Program, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook. From 2001-2005, she

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Lloyd, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

: A Reliable, Cost Effective ApproachAbstractHome automation is an exciting area of technology that is gaining momentum every day.Current implementations of home automation systems often utilize devices that are designed forother uses. A common example of this includes the use of a lighting dimmer that has thecapacity of a 1000 watt load while only driving one or two 100 watt light bulbs. Other examplesinclude inferior wireless and power line communication products that result in unreliableautomation systems.The current paper focuses on an implementation that features a modular design, allowing theplanner to select only the modules needed to complete the installation. Furthermore, the systemis completely hardwired and software configurable

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - The New Normal: Enduring Technology Improvements in the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mousumi Roy, University of Connecticut; Manish Roy, University of Connecticut

pandemic (AY 2020-21), some of the virtualinstructional tools were used in these in-person courses to improve student engagement. Thepurpose of this paper is to describe those instructional tools and their effectiveness in improvingthe pedagogy as well as the students’ learning using the data collected during the mid-semesterand annual student surveys.1. IntroductionThe development and advancement of technology during the COVID-19 pandemic have been amajor contributor to effective course delivery both in remote and hybrid settings in the AcademicYear (AY) 2020-21. In a short period of time, many instructors learned how to use theappropriate instructional technology not only to teach in remote or hybrid mode, but also to keepthe students engaged

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-2133: USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE COURSE ANDPROJECT OUTCOMES IN A SERVICE LEARNING COURSE FOR FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSDan Budny, University of Pittsburgh Dan Budny joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty as Academic Director of the Freshman Programs and an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering. His research has focused on the development of programs that assist entering freshman engineering students, including academically disadvantaged students, succeed during their first year.Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh Laura Lund is the director of the Freshman Service Learning Program at the University of Pittsburgh

Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Roy Y. Myose, Wichita State University; Foo Ngai Kok; Elizabeth Rollins

pass rate of 3%.Over time, average student performance in the course improved; however, the student pass rateremained relatively constant. A number of ad hoc internal studies by the hybrid course instructorswere conducted to attempt to determine the factors contributing to the reduction in the student passrate. A test over prerequisite Statics and Calculus material was developed and incorporated intothe course in order to gauge incoming student capability and knowledge. Results of this pre-testprovided a baseline measure so that the effect of various changes to the hybrid course could beobjectively measured independent of differences in student capability. Internal studies suggestedthat a lack of student engagement as manifested by poor

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Wroblewski, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Herding CATs: Weaving Coherent Application Threads through a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum to Facilitate Course-to- Course Connectivity and Improve Material RetentionIntroductionMechanical engineering (ME) is a broad and varied field, one reason why it is a popular choicefor students pursuing engineering degrees. A down side of this breadth is that applications usedas contextual examples in engineering-science core courses are also varied and diverse: e.g.,bridges in introductory mechanics, I-beams in mechanics of materials, power plants inthermodynamics, pipe flows in fluid mechanics, etc.. Though useful in focusing students on thetopic at hand and exposing

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 2, IE-ing the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Joseph Wilck, College of William & Mary; Amanda Elizabeth VanBuskirk

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Engineering Education, 2017 Improving Communication in Industrial Engineering Courses by Implementing a “Zero Email” Policy and Optimizing the Use of a Learning Management SystemAbstractNumerous research studies have shown that college students prefer face-to-face, verbalcommunication for their college courses, rather than social communication (e.g., Facebook,Twitter, apps, text messages); despite the fact that college students communicate more via textmessages than any other communication option (e.g., face-to-face, email, text). This paperdescribes a study in which the instructor did not email the students, but instead communicatedinformation face-to-face during class and kept the learning management system up