{"id":5606,"date":"2020-09-23T16:28:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T23:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/?p=5606"},"modified":"2023-05-23T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:49:16","slug":"honors-remote-learning-perspectives-lorenzo-curtis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/2020\/09\/23\/honors-remote-learning-perspectives-lorenzo-curtis\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Remote Learning Perspectives &#8211; Lorenzo Curtis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of summer plans, many Oregon State students opted to take summer term courses to get a leg up on the coming school year. Among those students was honors ecological engineering major Lorenzo Curtis, who took ENGR 211 Statics taught by Dr. Jeffrey Knowles. ENGR 211 is class that uses algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to analyze physical forces in support systems and machines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/09\/Lorenzo-Curtis-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5607\" width=\"630\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lorenzo Curtis (top right) with his three siblings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Not having taken a summer term course before, Lorenzo was worried that the workload \u2014 combining a summer job&nbsp; with his new academic commitments \u2014 would be overwhelming and wouldn\u2019t allow him time to relax after a stressful spring term. What made the class a positive experience, however, was that Dr. Knowles created a low-stress environment and supported his students both in and out of class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe gave a manageable yet sufficiently challenging workload,\u201d Lorenzo says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During lectures, Dr. Knowles ensured that students understood the material by explaining concepts through example problems. \u201cHe did a great job at being thorough [in his explanations], while also pausing and asking if there were questions or points of clarification,\u201d Lorenzo says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This awareness of his students\u2019 needs extended beyond the classroom. Dr. Knowles posted a recording of the day\u2019s lecture to Canvas after every class so his students who were unable to make it to lecture wouldn\u2019t miss crucial material, and he held virtual office hours weekly to help his students outside of normal class hours. For Lorenzo, all the extra help Dr. Knowles provided made taking ENGR 211 remotely a worthwhile&nbsp;experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Christopher McCracken: Media Assistant, Honors College<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of summer plans, many Oregon State students opted to take summer term courses to get a leg up on the coming school year. Among those students was honors ecological engineering major Lorenzo Curtis, who took ENGR 211 Statics taught by Dr. Jeffrey Knowles. 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