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Pamela Vargas, HOJ Chief Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\nPamela Vargas, HOJ Chief Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Marcela G. Cuellar, Invited Co-Editor
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Welcome to the Fall 2020 edition of the HETS Online Journal<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0Like everything in 2020, it\u2019s been a challenge This edition marks the second time that HETS and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) have collaborated to bring you an even more informative Journal.\u00a0By working together, we can offer a larger variety and number of articles. The HETS Journal recognized the valuable collaboration of Dr. Marcela G. Cuellar from the University of California, Davis, who represented HACU as an invited editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, the Journal focuses on ensuring the success of Hispanic students in higher education, which is at the core of the missions of both organizations. Many of the articles include the use of technology in student success, while all include information designed to help Hispanic students access higher education and succeed in their studies. In light of the pandemic and all of the other challenges of recent months, learning from the experiences of others has become even more vital. In this edition, you\u2019ll find the following articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1- A National Portrait of STEM Trajectories through Two- and Four-Year Hispanic Serving Institutions<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0explores the undergraduate profiles and outcomes of STEM majors who begin post secondary education at two- and four-year Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2- The article,\u00a0Assessing the Needs and Experiences of First-Generation Students\u2019 Transition to Remote Learning Due to COVID-19 Pandemic at a Hispanic Serving Institution<\/span>,<\/a>\u00a0describes an evaluation research project undertaken to determine the impact that the shift to remote learning has had on first-generation college students\u2019 learning and the challenges that they faced in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3- <\/em>Estrategias de apoyo a la facultad en tiempos de pandemia: la respuesta de dos instituciones<\/span><\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0presents successful strategies that two institutions employed during the rapid transition to remote teaching that was necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4- <\/em>La oferta universitaria en l\u00ednea de Puerto Rico: Actualizaci\u00f3n a oto\u00f1o 2020<\/span><\/em><\/a>, provides an update of the distance learning offerings at colleges and universities in Puerto Rico and identifies the institutions, disciplines and level of programs offered under this teaching modality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5- La tecnolog\u00eda virtual: su importancia en la ense\u00f1anza-aprendizaje de la contabilidad<\/span><\/em><\/a>, explores the use of virtual technology in an accounting course and discusses how it can influence motivation and academic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6- Social Presence: An Imperative in Online Learning Contexts<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0discusses the role of culture in social presence and how teaching and learning, faculty disposition, and cultural competence can be used to encourage a sense of belonging to an institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7- In the article,\u00a0Student and Faculty Perspectives on Student Evaluation of Teaching: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Community College<\/span><\/a>, the usefulness of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) is examined from both the student and faculty views, with the goal of making these evaluations more useful for faculty while also providing a better learning experience for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8- Teaching Using a Flipped Classroom Approach: Impacts for Students of Color<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0considers whether the use of a flipped classroom teaching method for undergraduate quantitative research methods had an impact on undergraduate students\u2019 academic achievement, as measured by their performance in course assignments, as well as on quizzes, exams, and the final paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n