Wodin-Schwartz, S., & Lechasseur, K., & Keller, C. A. (2021, July), Hands On Learning in a Remote Introduction to Statics Classroom Environment  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37237

\bibitem{asee_peer_37237}
  Wodin-Schwartz, S., \& Lechasseur, K., \& Keller, C. A. (2021, July), \emph{Hands On Learning in a Remote Introduction to Statics Classroom Environment}
  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
  10.18260/1-2--37237

Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Kimberly Lechasseur, and Caitlin A Keller.  "Hands On Learning in a Remote Introduction to Statics Classroom Environment".  2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/37237 Internet.  21 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_37237}
  Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Kimberly Lechasseur, and Caitlin A Keller.
  "Hands On Learning in a Remote Introduction to Statics Classroom Environment".
  \emph{2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/37237 Internet.  21 Jan, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Active learning, such as hands-on activities, provides students with opportunities to develop skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and teamwork [1] [2]. Incorporating hands-on learning into the classroom environment involves several challenges including the design of the activities, building and setup of equipment, and reallocation of limited contact hours. While challenges exist for in-class hands-on learning, further hurdles, such as access to materials and activity scaffolding, are presented when adapting hands-on learning for remote course delivery.  

This paper describes the process of designing a series of remote hands-on activities, called Hands on Learning Days (HOLD), for an Introduction to Statics course based on materials that students have in their residences. Techniques to increase student access to the hands-on experiences included designing each activity using common materials that have many possible substitutions such as string, which is easily replaced with thread, floss or computer cables. 

Student-learning gains from the remote hands-on activities are presented and compared with those from an in-person hands-on instructional environment through the use of a midterm course evaluation and the Student Assessment of their Learning Gains (SALG) administered upon completion of the course. The vast majority (91%) of students had no or little difficulty finding the supplies needed to complete the HOLD activities.  The findings suggest that, even under the extreme circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, HOLD had a positive effect on student learning. In 5 of the 14 learning outcomes assessed, the effect of HOLD was equal to or greater than the effect of attending lecture and had a compensatory effect, allowing similar learning to the average in-person, pre-pandemic learning environment. 




[1] L. Robertson, “Toward an Epistemology of Active Learning in Higher Education and Its Promise,” in Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education: Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity, 1st ed., Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
[2] B. Trilling and C. Fadel, 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times, 1st ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2009.
 

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