ERIC Number: EJ1430694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-2730-5937
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Moving a Team-Based Freshmen Biomedical Engineering and Design Course Online
Biomedical Engineering Education, v1 n1 p31-36 2021
Team projects and in-class interactions are the hallmark of a freshmen introductory course in biomedical engineering (BME). Our challenge was to continue team activities, mentoring, and the semester-long design project in a virtual environment after in-person classes ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper highlights some of the adaptations required to continue a large (n = 124) team-based course with students located throughout the world. Breaking up planned in-class activities into small individual assignments followed by team meetings gave groups a starting point for their discussions. Mentoring panels with upperclassmen were actually enhanced through the inclusion of alumni in a virtual environment. The end-of-semester anonymous survey results indicate that 81% of the freshmen agreed or strongly agreed that the course objectives were met, and 75% believed that the team assignments were useful learning experiences. In spite of the sudden shift to online learning, we were able to continue with both short-term and semester-long team activities.
Descriptors: Teamwork, College Freshmen, Biomedicine, Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Course Objectives, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Introductory Courses, Design, Student Projects, Active Learning, Large Group Instruction, Assignments, Distance Education, Educational Change, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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