COVID-19 and the New Normal in Engineering and Computer Science Education: Students’ Perspectives on Online and Hybrid Education
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Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
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14
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41131
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https://peer.asee.org/41131
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703
Paper Authors
Ona Egbue University of South Carolina, Upstate
Ona Egbue is an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She received her PhD from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include socio-technical system analysis, critical infrastructure resilience, modeling of energy systems, decision making for complex systems, and engineering education.
Rania Al-Hammoud University of Waterloo
Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she continuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is actively involved in the Ideas Clinic, a major experiential learning initiative at the University of Waterloo. She is also responsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas.
Dr. Al-Hammoud won the "Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student” in 2014 and the "Engineering Society Teaching Award" in 2016 and the "Outstanding Performance Award" in 2018 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement.
Arshia Khan University of Minnesota Duluth
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to colleges and universities, with many institutions cancelling in-person learning and moving to completely online instruction for a time. Since the pandemic began, institutions of higher education have utilized varying degrees of face-to-face, hybrid and online instruction. These changes have impacted both students and faculty in science and engineering fields. Traditional science and engineering students have had to adapt quickly to new, and largely unwelcome, means of learning. In addition, faculty have had to abruptly alter their teaching to adjust to changes in teaching formats imposed by the pandemic. Using a web-based survey of engineering and computer science programs in US and Canadian universities, this paper studies the challenges introduced to STEM education due to the COVID-19 pandemic from students’ perspectives. The survey was administered in face-to-face, hybrid and completely online classes to study students’ perceptions and attitudes as well as challenges related to changes in teaching formats during the pandemic. Furthermore, this study assesses students’ perceptions about the future of teaching in a post COVID-19 environment. Results of this study provide insights into both current and future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on engineering and computer science education.
Egbue, O., & Al-Hammoud, R., & Khan, A. (2022, August), COVID-19 and the New Normal in Engineering and Computer Science Education: Students’ Perspectives on Online and Hybrid Education Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41131
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