Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brenda Morrow, IUPUI- School of Engineering and Technology

Tagged Topics

Classroom methodologies

positive impact oncommunication between instructors with student issues and integration, with 67% neutral and33% strongly agree. Open-ended faculty comments suggested evidence of strong studentfriendships and interaction, while indicating concern that the high level of student comfort witheach other empowered students to act and communicate unprofessionally with the instructors andnot use studio time wisely. Other comments indicated, on average a perceived lower level ofstudent maturity within the learning community, raising the concern this limits their exposure tomore mature freshman, with higher level academic and project implementation skills. The fall2020 course format was fully online, with students taking the same three courses together for