An Exploratory Research Study on a University Directed Co-Teaching Initiative with a Community College, High School, and Industry in Support of Aligned Learning Outcomes

10 pages•Published: December 11, 2023

John Annor, Francois Jacobs, Chengyi Zhang, Jason Eggemeyer and Rob Hill

Abstract

Research has shown that higher education learning, a transition point to industry for most people, is always challenged in meeting the demands of the multidimensional experiences people in practice demonstrate. A greater part of construction related students lack firsthand experience and the required soft skills for industry practice. Thus, a need for a partnership between industry and academia in training students for better learning outcomes is called for. Other studies also project a 9% decline in high school graduation rate between 2020 and 2030, which calls for the need to instill the interest in construction related professions at the high school level to prevent a decline in construction related programs enrolment. The noted challenge has led to the introduction of a co-teaching platform engaging universities, community colleges and high schools, with input from industry, in support of anticipated aligned learning outcomes. This paper presents an exploratory study: a co-teaching initiative involving three instructors of record, six industry practitioners, with the integration of video conferencing technologies (i.e., Zoom Meeting and Meeting Owl Pro), and the effectiveness measured through Direct as well as Indirect Assessment methods. The results demonstrated that students across the various learning platforms were able to meet the set learning outcomes. Survey responses also indicated a good blend between instructors of record and industry practitioners, thereby laying a foundation for the need to continue and improve the co-teaching platform through the online supporting tools to enhance the competencies of young graduates.

Keyphrases: aligned learning outcomes, co teaching, industry practitioners, meeting owl pro, teaching with industry

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 10-19.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/8k6v
	https://doi.org/10.29007/dnn7

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2023:Exploratory_Research_Study_University,
  author    = {John Annor and Francois Jacobs and Chengyi Zhang and Jason Eggemeyer and Rob Hill},
  title     = {An Exploratory Research Study on a University Directed Co-Teaching Initiative with a Community College, High School, and Industry in Support of Aligned Learning Outcomes},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {4},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/8k6v},
  doi       = {10.29007/dnn7},
  pages     = {10-19},
  year      = {2023}}

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