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Leveraging Remote Learning to Implement Open Educational Resources (OER) in Engineering Technology

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

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Virtual

Publication Date

April 17, 2021

Start Date

April 17, 2021

End Date

April 17, 2021

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--38300

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https://peer.asee.org/38300

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Michael Shenoda State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

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Michael Shenoda is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and Construction Management at Farmingdale State College in New York. He has previously served as a faculty member at other institutions, totaling over 10 years in civil and construction engineering education. Michael is a member of several professional organizations, including American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). He has also been inducted into Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society, and Chi Epsilon, the Civil Engineering National Honor Society. He has carried out research in several areas, including advanced traffic signal control, construction management, and sustainability in construction and civil engineering. Michael has also worked in the engineering industry for several years, as both a design engineer and construction inspector. He is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey and Texas, and a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction.

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Abstract

Access to educational programs in Engineering Technology can be limited by the high cost of textbooks, software, and other proprietary materials. The use of Open Education Resources (OER), which are materials that have low or no cost for academic use, can help address the issue of access. Engineering Technology courses can realize this benefit relatively easily, as the needed resources may often be accessed or created based on materials available from public agencies at all levels of government. There are several goals other than reduced cost that should be addressed by OER use in Engineering Technology. These include: (1) meeting required student learning outcomes, (2) improving student attitudes regarding educational access, and (3) fostering adaptation of the material to enhance student learning and provide current information. Previous work with this consideration by the presenter includes the establishment of a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of implementing OER in an Engineering Technology course, and comparison of the performance of OER use in a cost estimating course compared to a non-OER "control" section of the course also being offered in the same semester. The current work tracks continued implementation of OER in later offerings of the same course. It also considers the effect of offering the OER implementation of the course for the first time in a remote learning environment, as was done during the Fall 2020 semester. Class assessment measures, as well as survey data, were used to consider how well the three goals outlined above were addressed. The preliminary results point to a successful implementation of OER in the remote learning environment.

Shenoda, M. (2021, April), Leveraging Remote Learning to Implement Open Educational Resources (OER) in Engineering Technology Paper presented at 2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference, Virtual. 10.18260/1-2--38300

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