Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges to delivering laboratory-based STEM curricula. This study evaluates students’ learning experience in a synchronous team de...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges to delivering laboratory-based STEM curricula. This study evaluates students’ learning experience in a synchronous team design activity within the laboratory component of an undergraduate Computer Engineering course during the pandemic. Using the EduPad digital platform, students collaborated in small groups to develop a working design for a software simulator. The researchers measured students’ social, cognitive, and teaching presences during the remote team design activities and gathered their feedback on the learning experience. The findings demonstrate that students exhibited high levels of cognitive presence during the remote team design activities, suggesting effective strategies for promoting cognitive presence in synchronous engineering laboratory instruction. This study contributes to the community of inquiry framework and expands the existing repertoire of techniques for enhancing cognitive presence in online synchronous instruction. The implications for further research are also discussed.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 67, Issue: 1, February 2024)
Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Baiyun Chen received the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in education and a Graduate Certificate in data mining from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively.
She is the Program Director of Personalized Adaptive Learning and a Senior Instructional Designer with the Center fo...Show More
Baiyun Chen received the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in education and a Graduate Certificate in data mining from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively.
She is the Program Director of Personalized Adaptive Learning and a Senior Instructional Designer with the Center fo...View more
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Ronald F. DeMara (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, in 1987, the M.S. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 1992.
He is a Professor with the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), University of Central Florida...Show More
Ronald F. DeMara (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, in 1987, the M.S. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 1992.
He is a Professor with the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), University of Central Florida...View more
Contents Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Baiyun Chen received the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in education and a Graduate Certificate in data mining from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively.
She is the Program Director of Personalized Adaptive Learning and a Senior Instructional Designer with the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida. She designs and delivers faculty professional development programs and teaches graduate courses on Instructional Systems Design. Her research interests focus on using instructional strategies in online and blended teaching and learning, professional development for teaching online, and application of emerging technologies in education.
Baiyun Chen received the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in education and a Graduate Certificate in data mining from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively.
She is the Program Director of Personalized Adaptive Learning and a Senior Instructional Designer with the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida. She designs and delivers faculty professional development programs and teaches graduate courses on Instructional Systems Design. Her research interests focus on using instructional strategies in online and blended teaching and learning, professional development for teaching online, and application of emerging technologies in education.View more
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Ronald F. DeMara (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, in 1987, the M.S. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 1992.
He is a Professor with the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL, USA, with 24 years of university-level faculty experience in electrical and computer engineering disciplines. He has completed approximately 200 technical and educational publications, 34 funded projects as a PI/Co-I, and established two research laboratories. He is the Founding Director of the Evaluation and Proficiency Center, CECS, UCF. He has developed seven Computer Engineering courses which have been added to the UCF catalog and is a co-developer of two courses.
Dr. DeMara received the Joseph M. Bidenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from IEEE in 2008. He is an iSTEM Fellow.
Ronald F. DeMara (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, in 1987, the M.S. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 1992.
He is a Professor with the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL, USA, with 24 years of university-level faculty experience in electrical and computer engineering disciplines. He has completed approximately 200 technical and educational publications, 34 funded projects as a PI/Co-I, and established two research laboratories. He is the Founding Director of the Evaluation and Proficiency Center, CECS, UCF. He has developed seven Computer Engineering courses which have been added to the UCF catalog and is a co-developer of two courses.
Dr. DeMara received the Joseph M. Bidenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from IEEE in 2008. He is an iSTEM Fellow.View more
