Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Geraldine L. Cochran, Rutgers University; Bryce Troncone, Rutgers University; Bianca R. Evangelista, Rutgers University; Pablo J. Cueva Vera, Rutgers University; Gafar O. Tajudeen, Rutgers University; Nazeer Mosley, Rutgers University; Russell Thomas Soto, Rutgers University; Nathaniel Debebe Asefa, Rutgers University; Nkenna Opara, Rutgers University; Corey Ptak, Rutgers University

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Engineering Physics and Physics

intervieweessaid “Be patient.” Understanding that students personal lives and home situation impact theirability to perform academically is probably the first step. Then, implementing policies andpractices in the course that reflects this understanding would be an obvious next step. This maymean providing more flexibility when it comes to deadlines, allowing and responding to studentcommunication regarding a need for accommodations – temporary or permanent (through thefull term of the course), and rethinking assessment practices.Racial Injustice. We found that racial injustice impacted the experiences of Learning Assistantsand the students they supported. The crisis of continued racialized violence against Black peoplehas an impact on students. Following

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics and Physics

appendix 4, andmainly reflects their expectation. Based on the responses to questions 10 to 12 in figure 4, one ofthe key concerns such as diverse views and inclusiveness during the virtual teaching environmentwere addressed and handled well by our teaching approach. In figure 4, over ninety percent of thesurvey participants satisfied by the way we handle the situations. Since this is pioneering work ofthis type of teaching, no prior data is available to compare the improvement in students'interactions and experiential learning; this aspect needs to be assessed in the future. The approachcertainly helped them to understand the importance of interactive and experiential learning. Thisstudy is only a sample; additional studies are needed to reach