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Flipped Online Learning with Synchronous Meetings in an Engineering Thermodynamics Course

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: DEI, Flipped Classrooms

Page Count

7

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40525

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/40525

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217

Paper Authors

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Randall Manteufel The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Dr. Randall Manteufel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He has won several teaching awards, including the 2012 University of Texas System Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2013 UTSA President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence, the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2019 College of Engineering Student Council Professor of the Year Award, 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award for College of Engineering, and 2004-2005 Mechanical Engineering Instructor of the year award, 1999 ASEE-GSW Outstanding New Faculty Award. Dr. Manteufel is a Fellow of ASME with teaching and research interests in the thermal sciences. In 2015-2016, he chaired the American Society for Engineering Education Gulf Southwest section and in 2018-2019 he chaired the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars at UTSA. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

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Amir Karimi The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003-April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006-September 2013). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of ASEE, a Fellow of ASME, senior member of AIAA, and holds membership in ASHRAE, and Sigma Xi. He has served as the ASEE Campus Representative at UTSA, ASEE-GSW Section Campus Representative, and served as the Chair of ASEE Zone III (2005-07). He chaired the ASEE-GSW section during the 1996-97 academic year.

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Abstract

Thermodynamics class was taught fully online-flipped with regular synchronous online meetings. Students view pre-recorded lectures with embedded problems that they solve before each class meeting. The embedded problems were similar to problems solved in the pre-recorded lecture. The online synchronous meetings were devoted to addressing muddy points and follow-up questions. This format allowed the instructor to reinforce important concepts. Student learning was evaluated by class performance on exam problems used in previous face-to-face semesters. Data showed that student learning was comparable to previous semesters. Student evaluations of the flipped online course were higher than previous online semesters but still below previous face-to-face semesters.

Manteufel, R., & Karimi, A. (2022, August), Flipped Online Learning with Synchronous Meetings in an Engineering Thermodynamics Course Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40525

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