Something Old, Something New: Lessons Learned from Pivoting an REU Site during the COVID Pandemic
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Minneapolis, MN
- Publication Date
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August 23, 2022
- Start Date
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June 26, 2022
- End Date
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June 29, 2022
- Conference Session
- Page Count
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9
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--42107
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https://peer.asee.org/42107
- Download Count
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216
Paper Authors
Brittain Sobey University of Texas at Austin
Brittain is the Academic Advising Coordinator for the department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She completed her Ed.M. at Boston University.
Ariel Chasen
University of Texas at Austin
orcid.org/0000-0001-6889-3202
Maura Borrego University of Texas at Austin
Maura Borrego is Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Borrego is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and a Senior Associate Editor for Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. She previously served as Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education, a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, U.S.A, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.
Thomas Lindsey University of Texas
Laura Suggs University of Texas at Austin
Mia Markey University of Texas at Austin
Abstract
Due to the safety risks and potential for program disruptions posed by the on-going COVID pandemic, our REU Site transitioned to a fully virtual offering for summer 2021. In this paper, we share our experiences in offering our REU Site online, with an emphasis on lessons learned that can benefit our Site and others post-pandemic. The paper includes evaluation data collected via surveys, focus groups, and interviews with undergraduate research Scholars and their mentors.
Sobey, B., & Chasen, A., & Borrego, M., & Lindsey, T., & Suggs, L., & Markey, M. (2022, August), Something Old, Something New: Lessons Learned from Pivoting an REU Site during the COVID Pandemic Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--42107
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