CU Engineering Implementation Plan
This summer, three implementation teams composed of more than 60 faculty and staff members from across the College of Engineering and Applied Science met regularly to drive implementation of campus and college plans for fall 2020.
These college-level teams mirror the campus-level teams — COVID-19 Ready, Academic Instruction and Resource Alignment — and align with the Road Map to Fall 2020.
Leaders: Bill Doe, Massimo Ruzzene, Cherie Summers
- Created a college-specific COVID-19 Operational Risk Mitigation Plan, incorporating all of the key campus-level guidance and including specific plans that are unique to the college.
- CEAS Risk Mitigation Plan: Cleaning, Disinfecting, PPE
- CEAS Risk Mitigation Plan: Common Areas
- CEAS Risk Mitigation Plan: Engineering Controls
- CEAS Risk Mitigation Plan: Remote Work Measures
- CEAS Risk Mitigation Plan: Sick and Travel Policies
- CEAS Risk Mitigation Plan: Social Distancing
Leaders: Rhonda Hoenigman, Mary Steiner
- CU 101 (Fernando Rosario-Ortiz)
- Brought together 10 faculty members from across the college who are teaching first-year introductory courses.
- Incorporated the campus CU 101 requirements, including modules on COVID-19 Education, Safety Standards & Community Expectations, and Health & Wellness.
- Senior projects (Daria Kotys-Schwartz, Dan Riffel)
- Focused on the capstone class experience.
- Developed guidance for student group work on and off campus, including expectations for social distancing, mask usage, working in groups at home, working with external clients, sick policy, etc.
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Software Resources for Team Environments
- First-year projects (Angie Bielefeldt, Mindy Zarske)
- Addressed challenges with first-year projects in the socially distanced environment.
- Developed and ordered GEEN 1400 “kits” to support a project-based learning environment.
- Provided syllabus statements and other support to all first-year project instructors.
- Technology readiness (Nick Stites, J. Franklin)
- Purchased Chromebooks for students in need; distribution details are being finalized. Also purchasing small pool of laptops where Chromebooks are not sufficient, also for students in need. Worked with campus partners to identify other programs and resources to support student tech needs.
- Surveyed the faculty to determine technology needs to support remote teaching activities, in coordination with campus OIT.
- Created a Technology Readiness Resources webpage to facilitate distribution of devices to faculty and teaching assistants.
- Remote and online lecture best practices training (William Kuskin)
- Launched summerlong Going the Distance series on preparing for fall teaching, including Instructor Seminars to address pedagogy best practices and Tech Fridays to address specific technology questions.
- Remote exam best practices (Ken Anderson)
- Developed guidance on best practices for remote exams.
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Full report with supporting reference materials
- "Can a Different Approach to Testing Help Students Remember What They Learn?"
- "Best Practices for Designing and Grading Exams"
- "Is There an Alternative to Exams? Examination Stress in Engineering Courses"
- "Effects of Testing Anxiety on Engineering Students' STEM Success"
- "What Does Trauma-Informed Teaching Look Like?"
- How to build small group interactions into remote classes (Balaji Rajagopalan/Rhonda Hoenigman)
- ċDeveloped guidance on best practices for office hours and other interactions
Leaders: Rory Korpela and Doug Smith
- Assessed technology needs for instructional faculty
- Assessed other structural or infrastructure needs
- Worked with OIT to address technology needs and collaborate to purchase appropriate amounts of equipment
- Enabled the procurement of the technology needs for instructors
- Procured tents for the Lesser House and the Herbst Plaza for student informal gathering spaces