In an effort to improve a high-failure rate mechanical engineering course (ME 3111), a team of professors implemented a series of online instructional videos called “ME Online,” developed by the mechanical engineering department. The current project focuses on whether students feel that the videos are useful and help them pass the course. In Fall and Spring 2019, focus groups were held with 60 participants (~50% participation rate), who represented a subset of four sections of one course (ME 3111, a course which has 30 undergraduate students per section). The course failure rate was reduced by more than 30%. Data showed that students felt more confident from the videos and helped them perform better in the course. Limitations are that multiple factors may account for these positive outcomes. Our future research direction includes conducting a quasi-experiment assessing whether the videos help students perform better and contribute to the low failure rate in this course. The results have implications for professors in other departments who are considering creating online instructional videos. Such resources may help students pass challenging courses in their academic careers. Shikha Gupta