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Conducting a Blended GD&T Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Location

Virtual Conference

Publication Date

July 26, 2021

Start Date

July 26, 2021

End Date

July 19, 2022

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3: Flipped Classroom

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Engineering Design Graphics

Page Count

14

DOI

10.18260/1-2--36834

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https://strategy.asee.org/36834

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Theodore J. Branoff Illinois State University

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Dr. Branoff is a professor and chair of the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He taught engineering graphics, computer-aided design, descriptive geometry, and instructional design courses in the College of Education at North Carolina State University from 1986-2014. He also worked for Siemens-Switchgear Division and for Measurement Group, Inc. Dr. Branoff's research interests include constraint-based solid modeling strategies and spatial visualization abilities in undergraduate students. He has conducted CAD and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing workshops for both industry and education professionals. Dr. Branoff served as President of the International Society for Geometry and Graphics from 2009-2012. In 2013 he was elected into the Academy of Fellows of the ASEE, and in 2014 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. In April of 2015 Dr. Branoff received the Orthogonal Medal for distinguished service in graphic science from the Technology, Engineering & Design Education faculty at North Carolina State University.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for lab-based courses. Faculty have been faced with moving all facets of their courses online or with determining ways in which portions of courses could be taught safely in a face-to-face environment. During the Fall 2020 semester, a GD&T course was offered in a hybrid/blended/flex format within the [Department] at [Institution Name]. This course was offered in the previous 4 fall semesters in a face-to-face format where students attended 2-hour class sessions twice each week (lecture and labs). Some of the previous lab assignments were set-up to allow students to work together in groups of three or four on a coordinate measurement machine. Adjustments were made during the Fall 2020 semester to minimize the physical distance between individuals in the classroom and laboratory while also giving students the option for accessing the classroom remotely through Zoom and the software remotely through Citrix. Students who felt uncomfortable being around other individuals were given access to the metrology lab outside of normal class hours. This paper will describe the parameters in which faculty at [Institution Name] used to make decisions about the mode of instruction in their courses, describe the adjustments that were made to content delivery and lab activities within the GD&T course, discuss changes in how assignments were evaluated, compare student performance on course outcomes with previous semesters, describe student engagement during the semester, and discuss instructional strategies that had positive impacts on student learning.

Branoff, T. J. (2021, July), Conducting a Blended GD&T Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--36834

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