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Updates on a Work in Progress Assessing Student Perceptions of the Benefits of Continuing HyFlex Course Format Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Location

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Publication Date

March 22, 2024

Start Date

March 22, 2024

End Date

March 23, 2024

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45646

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https://peer.asee.org/45646

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Nicole Becklinger University of Southern Indiana

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Nicole Becklinger is an assistant professor at the University of Southern Indiana. Her two primary areas of research are engineering educational methods and agricultural injury prevention. This research is part of an ongoing study investigating the potential student benefit of continuing to offer HyFlex course format as we move further from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic required instructors to rapidly adopt online, hybrid, and HyFlex course formats. This ongoing research study uses a survey to monitor student perceptions of academic and non-academic benefits to continuing to offer a HyFlex course format as we move further from the critical phase of the pandemic. Preliminary results from the Spring 2022 semester were presented at the American Society for Engineering Education 2023 national conference in Baltimore. This follow-up presents results from subsequent semesters through Fall 2023. Students from five courses taught using a HyFlex format across multiple semesters were eligible to participate in the study. This included multiple semesters of two introductory engineering courses, one sophomore/junior technical writing course, and two manufacturing technology courses. The HyFlex format used for these courses allowed students to choose on a day-to-day basis whether to attend class in person or synchronously online via Zoom. Video recordings of each class were uploaded to the course website for students who could not attend class synchronously and for all students to use as a study aid if they chose. Students who participated in these courses were invited to complete a short survey asking them how frequently they utilized in-person, Zoom, and video formats during the semester. Students were then asked to indicate their level of agreement with statements about whether the HyFlex format helped them meet course, other academic, health, work, and family responsibilities. Finally, students were asked several demographical questions, how many hours they worked per week during the semester, and whether they had caregiving responsibilities. This update for a work in progress presents results from the Fall 2022, Spring 2023,and Fall 2023 semesters and examines the full Spring 2022-Fall 2023 data set for any time-dependent trends.

Becklinger, N. (2024, March), Updates on a Work in Progress Assessing Student Perceptions of the Benefits of Continuing HyFlex Course Format Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic Paper presented at 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 10.18260/1-2--45646

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