Lawanto, O., & Goodridge, W., & Iqbal, A. (2022, August), Virtual REU Program: Engineering Education Research  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--42046

\bibitem{asee_peer_42046}
  Lawanto, O., \& Goodridge, W., \& Iqbal, A. (2022, August), \emph{Virtual REU Program: Engineering Education Research}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--42046

Oenardi Lawanto, Wade Goodridge, and Assad Iqbal.  "Virtual REU Program: Engineering Education Research".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/42046 Internet.  11 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_42046}
  Oenardi Lawanto, Wade Goodridge, and Assad Iqbal.
  "Virtual REU Program: Engineering Education Research".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/42046 Internet.  11 Jul, 2024

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AB  - This paper describes a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program conducted through virtual working environment. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, REU 2021 activities were conducted online through Canvas and Zoom communication platforms. The major aim of this program is to provide undergraduate students with experiences in engineering education research (i.e., education research in the context of engineering). This paper provides an overview of the program, and briefly describes the virtual working environment, and students’ research experiences during the 10-week program. 

A total of 11 undergraduate students, seven graduate mentors, and seven faculty mentors have actively participated in the program. The program is conducted in two phases: Phases 1 (i.e., Weeks 1-2) and 2 (i.e., Weeks 3-10). Phase 1 consists of preparatory and foundational work that is delivered to participants and will allow them to begin Phase 2 with some educational research foundation already established. 

The results of the project evaluation show that the program has made a positive impact on increasing education research skills and communication skills of the participating REU students. The participating REU students reported that the research projects they worked on increased their motivation and confidence for continuing to engage in engineering education research. Four participants (i.e., 36.4% of the total participants) suggested that, if available, they would prefer face-to-face over a virtual REU program. Another four participants (i.e., 36.4%) felt that both face-to-face and virtual would offer the same quality of research experiences, and 3 participants (i.e., 27.2% of the total participants) voiced their preference of virtual over face-to-face REU program. 
AU  - Oenardi Lawanto
AU  - Wade Goodridge
AU  - Assad Iqbal
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PB  - ASEE Conferences
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