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Signal Flow Training with Virtual Simulations as a Co-Curricular Tool
Many traditional pedagogical approaches to signal flow training were forced to be rethought at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  This unprecedented event forced educators to reevaluate curriculum and tools for distance learning.  In an effort to adapt courses to online formats, educational programs revealed the growing consensus that virtual simulations can be effective for console and signal flow training.  The objective of this paper is to document the impact of virtual simulations in audio education amid social restrictions and to highlight their relevance for post-pandemic conditions.  Observations of the progress of educators and students who used virtual simulations in their studio or live sound courses will be combined with survey and user engagement data collected over the semester to support the results.