Program: Undergraduate Research

Project Year: Fall 2022 - present

Project Advisors: Drs. Grace Panther and Heidi Diefes-Dux

Project Title: Evidencing Epidemic Change in Engineering Education: Shedding Light on Instructor Adaptability and Course Complexity for Sustained Change

Description: Significant and sudden disruptions can bring normal university classroom activity to a halt and have many effects on how instructors teach going forward. Disruptions cause instructors to utilize different teaching practices and strategies including different Learning Management System (LMS) features. The research question being addressed in this study is: How do engineering instructors’ Learning Management System (LMS) use change before, during, and after a sudden disruption to higher education?

Project Dissemination:

Cover, J., Panther, G., & Diefes-Dux, H. A. (2024). Learning management system feature use in mechanical engineering second- and third-year courses before, during, and after a disruption. Proceedings of the 131st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR.

Cover, J., Panther, G., & Diefes-Dux, H. A. (2023, Apr. 3). Changes in course delivery: The effect of a significant disruption on instructors’ LMS feature use. [Poster Presentation]. X-DBER Conference, Virtual.