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Promoting Student Learning and Teaching in the Virtual Environment and In-PersonPromoting Student Learning and Teaching in the Virtual Environment and In-Person

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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

Civil Engineering Division - Changing How We Teach: Flipping, Project-Based Learning, and More!

Page Count

17

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41216

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https://peer.asee.org/41216

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202

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Monique Head University of Delaware

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Monique Head, PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. She is also an affiliated member of the University’s Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering (CIBrE) and Delaware Center for Transportation (DCT). Dr. Head has more than 13 years of experience in higher education at both research and teaching-intensive institutions. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Civil Engineering degrees from the University of Delaware in 2000 and 2002, respectively, and PhD in civil (structural) engineering with a minor in seismology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2007.

Dr. Head specializes in structural engineering, solving problems related to 1) seismic-resistant design and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures, 2) bridge load testing and evaluation using digital image measurements, and 3) evaluating the performance of structures rehabilitated with composite and advanced materials to enhance strength and ductility. The broader impact of her research includes performance-based design (PBD) methodologies validated by large-scale experimental testing.
She also serves in leading roles within the structural engineering community as Chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Seismic Design and Performance of Bridges Committee (AKB50), Co-Chair of the 2021 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, and Editorial Board Member for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Practice Periodical of Structural Design and Construction. She has received many awards including an Outstanding Alumni Achievement Citation from the University of Delaware, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Outstanding Educator of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Maryland Section.

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Christos Aloupis University of Delaware

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PhD Candidate in Structural Engineering at University of Delaware

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James Hanson Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Dr. James Hanson is Department Head and Professor of Civil Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. He is author of the textbook Structural Analysis: Skills for Practice. He is the recipient of several teaching and best paper awards from ASEE, ACI, and ASCE. Jim brings four years of military and industry experience to the classroom and is a registered Professional Engineer.

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Allen Jayne University of Delaware

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Allen Jayne is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, where he teaches courses in mechanics, structural analysis, and structural design.

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Abstract

The objective of the study is to evaluate formative assessments used to engage and support student learning in both the virtual and in-person learning environment in 2020 and 2021 for an undergraduate structural analysis class. In both the virtual and in-person learning environment, active learning and student engagement opportunities were created via a flipped classroom, which included breakout rooms in the virtual environment and in-person small groups to support problem-solving and peer teaching and learning. Formative assessments included recitation session lab assignments, homework assignments, and exams, where grades were analyzed to identify trends in student performance when the course was taught in-person, online, and at different institutions (i.e., University of Delaware and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) with different instructors but with the same textbook and learning outcomes. While some challenges existed in the virtual environment such as disengaged and even absent students, this study will highlight some of the lessons learned that helped to improve student learning. For example, most students liked being able to review lectures on demand. Hence, we hypothesized that having lectures accessible online, which did not occur when in-person learning resumed, was an asset and improved student learning, especially on topics such as construction of shear and moment diagrams, and analysis of beams and trusses subjected to various loads. To evaluate this hypothesis, the data analytics from our learning management system showed a correlation between the time students spent reviewing content area to how well students performed on the formative assessments by topic from 2020 and 2021. Based on the data captured in this study, best practices to determine to what extent student learning improved are examined and presented, and how these practices can guide teaching effectiveness in both the virtual and in-person learning environment.

Head, M., & Aloupis, C., & Hanson, J., & Jayne, A. (2022, August), Promoting Student Learning and Teaching in the Virtual Environment and In-PersonPromoting Student Learning and Teaching in the Virtual Environment and In-Person Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41216

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