According to Dr. Anne Balsamo, dean of ATEC, the school is tackling the challenges of using new learning methods this semester with optimism and experience. I suspect that the semester will be very successful.”Balsamo said the challenge is keeping students engaged and involved in the ATEC culture in the virtual setting. “Because ATEC is such a high-touch environment, we all will be working hard to augment and encourage student engagement,” she said. This fall, a popular ATEC class that is taught by Balsamo has been opened to non-ATEC majors. The Introduction to Technoculture course is a foundation class for all incoming ATEC students.