New Orleans, Louisiana
June 26, 2016
June 26, 2016
June 29, 2016
978-0-692-68565-5
2153-5965
Systems Engineering
Diversity
8
10.18260/p.26789
https://peer.asee.org/26789
684
Thomas H. Bradley is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Director of the Systems Engineering Program in the College of Engineering at Colorado State University. Bradley teaches and conducts research in system engineering, automotive engineering, and sustainable energy systems. In 2013, Bradley was awarded the Ralph R. Teetor Award for Excellence in Engineering Education.
For this study, we ask the question: what circumstances lead to synchronous student interaction in these synchronous online sections of the courses? Observations suggest that formative assessment question and answers, class structure, and technological capabilities can play a role in determining the level of classroom interaction, but these effects have not been quantified to date. In this study, we gather quantitative data on online-student to instructor real-time interactions using the archived recordings of 6 Systems Engineering courses offered in Fall 2015. The presence and participation of the students, and the types of successful interaction elicitation techniques are described for this dataset. The challenges and opportunities of instructing synchronous sections of systems engineering courses are discussed. Results may be used to develop best practices for instructors of Systems Engineering online coursework.
Bradley, T. H. (2016, June), Evaluation of Techniques for Eliciting Online Interaction in Systems Engineering Courses Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26789
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