Maintaining an Engaging Remote Learning Environment: A study of instructors’ tactics and students’ perspectives during the pandemic
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Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
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- Page Count
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9
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41335
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https://peer.asee.org/41335
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263
Paper Authors
Mohamed Zaghloul
Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1987. He received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 2009, and his M.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics in 2012, both from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. In 2019, he received a Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the University of Pittsburgh, in developing optical fiber sensors for monitoring harsh environments. Since 2019, he has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the same department of the same school. Zaghloul is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards; he currently holds the John C. Mascaro Faculty Scholarship in Sustainability.
Amr Hassan University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Amr Hassan (also know as Amr Mahmoud) received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering and the M.Sc degree in Engineering Physics from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. He earned his PhD in Computer Engineering from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor with the same department, since August 2019. Dr. Hassan's primary focus is on education development and innovation. His Research interests include, but not limited to: Machine Learning, especially Deep Learning, for Image Processing and Video Prediction, Neuromorphic Computing Systems and its applications.
Ahmed Dallal University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Dallal is an assistant professor at the department of electrical and computer engineering, Unversity of Pittsburgh, since August 2017. Dr. Dallal's primary focus is on education development and innovation. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, biomedical image analysis, computer vision, machine learning, networked control systems, and human-machine learning. Dr. Dallal's pedagogy and engineering research interests are on active learning, flipped classroom, problem-based learning, and collaborative learning.
Abstract
During the first year of the pandemic, instructors, inexperienced in online class delivery and platforms, were forced to conduct emergency online classes. Boosting and sustaining the student engagement remains a priority for instructors in the wake of the pandemic. In this study conducted during the first year of the pandemic, instructors and students were surveyed to determine the most effective pedagogical and delivery online instruction methods to maintain an engaging online classroom. The experiences of 15 surveyed instructors, who experienced remote teaching for the first-time, and the experiences of 519 students were used to understand the troubles facing student engagement in online classrooms. Adjusting the online classroom dynamics and allowing for more time for online-class activities resulted in increased student engagement from ~67% to ~75%.
Zaghloul, M., & Hassan, A., & Dallal, A. (2022, August), Maintaining an Engaging Remote Learning Environment: A study of instructors’ tactics and students’ perspectives during the pandemic Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41335
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