Teaching an Innovative Asynchronous, International, Multi-University Seminar

Abstract

SWE 763, Software Engineering Experimentation, was taught in spring 2012 as a unique and innovative international collaboration. It used asynchronous lectures and discussions and virtually merged students from US and Swedish universities via Piazza. The class had three weeks of lectures (made available online), ten weeks of reading and discussing research papers, and two weeks of student presentations. Two students wrote and posted summaries and evaluations for each paper, one student ââ¬Ådissented,ââ¬Â and all students joined the online discussion. This session will describe the innovative aspects of the class, including innovations that were introduced ââ¬Åon the flyââ¬Â to solve unanticipated problems, and discuss the advantages, challenges, and disadvantages of this format.