Speaker:
Nikitha Sambamurthy, Ph.D.
zyBooks Engineering Content Lead
Description:
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted education around the world. As higher education institutions grapple with the uncertainty of students returning to campus, many instructors are preparing for courses that can seamlessly transition between in-person and online instruction. This talk presents an overview of zyBooks, which are interactive online engineering textbooks proven to increase student confidence in engineering courses. Throughout the talk, we explore methods to incentivize student reading, assign auto-graded homework and coding labs, and track student learning for engineering courses.