TechnologyEntertainment is fine in an auditoriumEducation is too important, has different goals
c. 2000 CE
TechnologyEntertainment is fine in an auditoriumEducation is too important, has different goalsKalimera Kriti Hotel in Sissi (c. 2000 CE)Progress ?Entertainment is fine in an auditorium.Education is too important and has different goals.Auditorium = Old TechnologyEntertainment is fine in an auditorium.Education is too important and has different goals.Education in Ancient GreecePythagoras Socrates Plato’s Academy Aristotle’s Lyceum (Athens, 384-322 BCE)http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/greece/pythagoras/school.htm(Xerographic Method of Instruction)Gutenberg’s Bible
not till 1455
The Lecture HallPope Gregory VII called for clergy education in 1079 Students listened and made their own books.
Different Technology for a Different Purposenext: new technology....SCALE-UPDifferent Technology for a Different Purposenext: new technology....SCALE-UPLess LecturingMore “Doing”New TechnologyStudent-Centered ALarge Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP)Round Tables & Whiteboardsnext: table trialsTable TrialsLecture hall modificationsRectangular tablesRound tables (6, 7, 9, 10 foot)next: canonical table9abcabcBillGATES WILLIAM H. 8AJOBS STEVEN PAUL 8ASteveClassroom ManagementComputer Supportnext: GradingGradingRapid Grading Scheme –+Every minute/paper = 1.5 hoursGroup assignmentsRandom “sampling”WebAssignGOAL protocolnext: return to outline (activities)Develop/modify instructional activitiesActively engage students in their learningDesign an environment to support learningDevelop/modify instructional activitiesAssess impact on learningEncourage others to adopt what worksnext: List of activitiesActivitiesTangiblesPonderablesSimulationsLabsProblem SolvingTangiblesWhat impulse is experienced by a bouncing ball?next: return to Activities listPonderablesHow far does a bowling ball skid?What fraction of a candy bar is burned while walking past the snack isle?How many electrons can you fit on a foil-covered racquetball?How many two-step paces does it take to walk from NYC to LA?SimulationsExcelVPythonInteractive Physicsvertical velocityNext: Return to activities listLabsModel an oscillating mass on a springnext: photos of students doing spring lab• LabsExplicitly Taught & RequiredGatherOrganizeAnalyzeLearnAssess impact on learningActively engage students in their learningDesign an environment to support learningDevelop/modify instructional activitiesAssess impact on learningEncourage others to adopt what worksnext: our methods (triangulation)Qualitative DataQuantitative Datanext: Does it work outlineDoes it Work ?Problem SolvingPass/Fail RatesConceptual LearningAttitudesPerformance in Later Classesnext: Problem solving in mechanicsCan they solve problems ?next: problem solving in E & MRegion 1Overall2.8Male2.5Female4.7White2.8Afr. Am.3.5Asian Am.2.1Latino0Native Am.3.80.265027 0.257656 0.1733550.265027 0.257656 0.173355g10.265027 0.257656 0.1733551.4858585858585858585858585858585application/apple-stonesFall 1997 through Spring 2002 (N > 16,000)No SCALE-UP FailuresPass/Fail Rate RatiosPRENot LearnedActual Gain0100Possible Gain<g> = =actual gain posttest - pretestpossible gain 100 - pretestAmerican Journal of Physics 66 1, 64-74.<h>Conceptual TestsYou want to compare classes, but how do you account for differences in students?Hake’s “normalized gain”Goal is 100% by all studentsHow much progress was made?Conceptual LearningNext: Learning by thirds in mechanicsSame InstructorConceptual LearningNext: Learning by thirds in mechanicsConceptual LearningReturn to “Does it Work” Attitudes next(Same Instructor)Lecture/LabSCALE-UP# Classes356# Students26353425% Attendance75.2590.35Std. Dev.24.0511.651.2application/apple-sticksAttitudesnext: Quotes on attitudesAttitudesIf you don’t understand something, you just ask the guy next to you. Nobody yells at you for talking.”You really don’t have anyone but the two people next to you and they don’t know.You really don’t have anyone with some knowledge to help you out.”next: Return to “Does it Work?”Thanks to Dr. Joni SpurlinLater PerformanceBut much larger fraction pass SCALE-UPNo difference in passing rates for Math SAT > 500For “at-risk” students with Math SAT < 500...next: back to outline (Encourage others--dissemination efforts)SCALE-UPLecture + LabLater Engineering Statics Course3x as many fail traditional course31 % of at-risk students fail17 % of at-risk students fail“Filtering”Encourage others to adopt what worksActively engage students in their learningDesign an environment to support learningDevelop/modify instructional activitiesAssess impact on learningEncourage others to adopt what worksnext: adopting schools photosAdopting SchoolsAmerican UniversityAdoptersNext: Photos of adopters (UCF)University of Central FloridaAdopters80 studentsMITAdoptersUniversity of New HampshireAdopters36 studentsRITAdopters40 studentsWestern Kentucky UniversityAdopters36 studentsSoutheastern Louisiana State UniversityAdoptersnext: no photos available for...“Products”Lesson PlansHandouts, Web pages, Supporting filesClassroom design specifications & helpTeacher enhancement guidesTravel assistance“Mainstreaming” in Textbooksnext: Sample lesson plan of Bouncing BallBouncing BallInteractive PhysicsObjectives:Interactive PhysicsMisconceptions:y vs. x. Making the transition from an abscissa of x to one of t is a very subtle point we often skip over.TaskReasonNotes1. Drop a racquetball2. Have a few people read what they wrote. Discuss the motion as a large group.We want them to thoroughly examine the motion situation.Make sure everyone hears what is said. You will probably have to repeat it.1.2application/apple-sticksRelated activities: Excel VideoGraph or VideoPoint analysis of freefall or coffee filter drop.next: Sample student labnext: Mainstream in text“Mainstreaming”