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Article History

Received: 28 March 2024

Accepted: 2 June 2025

First Online: 19 June 2025

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: The interviews in this study were conducted in compliance with Appalachian State’s Institutional Review Board Office and according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Exempt status was approved on July 9th, 2023, approval id: HS-25-27. Exempt status was granted based on the following criteria: (1) the research on instructional activities was conducted in an educational setting and are not likely to have adverse effects on student learning, and (2) sharing the results of the interviews posed little to no professional, personal, or financial risk to participants.

: All interview participants were provided an information sheet about the research, how the data would be used (including publishing), and any risks the research may pose prior to their interview. The information sheet was sent to all participants on July 10th, 2023 along with the request to participate in the study. It was made clear that by signing up to be interviewed, participants consented to the use of their data in this manuscript.