Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science emphasizes a hands-on approach to education. When Penn moved all of its classes to online formats in mid-March, Engineering lab and lecture courses began facing dramatic changes.
As labs became prerecorded videos and lectures were viewed asynchronously or through live Zoom meetings, many students said the shifted course formats made classes less stressful, but also less engaging.
Rising Engineering sophomore computer science vs information technology Dennis said her PHYS 151 Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiation lab became far less time-intensive when it was moved online in the spring semester.
Dennis said the lab was performed by the class teaching assistants, who recorded their work and sent it to students to analyze in written lab reports. As opposed to the normal two-hour, hands-on lab experience students would have had on campus, students could view the recorded labs at any time and as many times, she said.
As labs became prerecorded videos and lectures were viewed asynchronously or through live Zoom meetings, many students said the shifted course formats made classes less stressful, but also less engaging.
Rising Engineering sophomore computer science vs information technology Dennis said her PHYS 151 Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiation lab became far less time-intensive when it was moved online in the spring semester.
Dennis said the lab was performed by the class teaching assistants, who recorded their work and sent it to students to analyze in written lab reports. As opposed to the normal two-hour, hands-on lab experience students would have had on campus, students could view the recorded labs at any time and as many times, she said.
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