Zoom data analysis in an introductory course in mechanical engineering

Abstract

[EN] This investigation studies various data extracted from Zoom meetings which are used in teaching an introductory course in mechanical engineering online. The effect of using Chat tool is discussed by extracting and analyzing the data in chat report. The parameters, such as number of chatting students, chatting participation rate, as well as average numer of chats per student, can show students activeness from different perspectives. Participcation in polling and polling performance are also studied by extracting data from polling reports. Non-graded polling activities are found to be effective of increase attendance of students. The using of breakout room doesn’t show its effectiveness in online learning of this introductory course.