Development of the AISC "Days of Steel" Video Series to Engage Students Through Fun Online Videos (Case Study)
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Portland, Oregon
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June 23, 2024
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June 23, 2024
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July 12, 2024
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 2
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
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Diversity
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https://peer.asee.org/47186
Paper Authors
Anthony Battistini Angelo State University
Dr. Anthony Battistini is an Assistant Professor in the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. His expertise is in structural design, with an emphasis in steel bridge structures and connections. “Dr. Batts”, as his students call him, aspires to provide students with a quality and enjoyable experience in the classroom. He is actively engaged in improving the quality of education across the country through his participation as an Assistant Mentor in the ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop as well as making classrooms more equitable through his participation as a Facilitator for the ESCALA Certificate in College Teaching and Learning in HSIs. To get more ideas for demonstrations and how to introduce themes to your classes, Batts encourages you to check out his YouTube Channel (search Dr. Anthony Battistini) and his other ASEE conference papers.
Abstract
It is no secret that the current generation of students are plugged into their cellphones. As an instructor, it is frustrating that students can spend hours watching mindless videos online but cannot spare 30 minutes to read a foundational literature article related to their classwork and future careers. In order to engage these students, instructors must adapt to their lifestyles, including their online viewing habits. The following paper presents a case study on the development of the AISC Days of Steel video series. These videos explore typical undergraduate steel design topics in a fun, amusing, yet educational manner, combining quirky humor with equations. The intent of the video series is to provide content to students outside the classroom setting to increase engagement and interest in the technical topics. The videos will be made available online, and instructors have the option to utilize a series of handouts to supplement learning. The video content was primarily developed, filmed, and acted out by four, typical college-aged, engineering students to ensure the story plots were amusing and would interest their peers. Once created, the videos were reviewed by a number of other instructors and steel engineers to verify accuracy of the technical content. The paper provides instructors with more background on the process of creating engaging engineering videos, highlighting some of the difficulties in filming as well as editing the content. The theoretical basis for some of the videos will be discussed. In particular, the paper will focus on techniques used to intentionally attract students’ interest while promoting learning. Finally, very limited preliminary qualitative assessment of the videos will be shared.
Battistini, A. (2024, June), Development of the AISC "Days of Steel" Video Series to Engage Students Through Fun Online Videos (Case Study) Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47186
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