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International Conference in QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND BEST PRACTICES Ho Chi Minh City, July 30-31, 2015 Using Student Response Systems for Peer Instruction and Active Learning in the Classroom Mike Ma c Ca llum, PhD E me ritus Pro fe sso r o f Astro no my L o ng Be a c h City Co lle g e L o ng Be a c h, Ca lifo rnia mma c c a llum@ ve rizo n.ne t

The College Lecture-1

The College Lecture-2

Getting to Know You • Wha t is yo ur po sitio n in the fie ld o f e duc a tio n? o A. Ministry o f E duc a tio n o B. Administra to r o C. F a c ulty o D. Othe r

Getting to Know You • Are yo u c urre ntly using so me kind o f a udie nc e re spo nse syste m? o A. Ye s o B. No

Getting to Know You • Ho w muc h do yo u kno w a b o ut a stro no my? o A. A g re a t de a l o B. Ha ve so me unde rsta nding o C. Do n’ t kno w muc h a b o ut it o D. K no w no thing a b o ut a stro no my

Getting to Know You • Ho w muc h do yo u kno w a b o ut “flipping ” a c la ssro o m? o A. Ha ve a lre a dy flippe d my c la ssro o m o B. I ha ve re a d a b o ut it a nd a m pla nning to flip my c la ssro o m in the ne a r future o C. I ha ve he a rd a b o ut it o D. I ha ve ne ve r he a rd a b o ut flipping a c la ssro o m

The Flipped Classroom • Co urse le c ture s a re po ste d o nline • Stude nts a re to ld to re a d the le c ture s in pre pa ra tio n fo r c la ss • During c la ss, stude nts e ng a g e in c o nc e ptua l q ue stio ns a nd g ro up pro je c ts • No lo ng le c ture s!

Optional Weekly Quiz (to make sure students read the lecture) • At the e nd o f my pa pe r, ho w ma ny c o nc e ptua l q ue stio ns a re the re ? o A. One o B. T wo o C. T hre e o D. F o ur

Technique-1 • Ac c o rding to Ne wto n’ s la w o f g ra vity, the fo rc e o f g ra vity b e twe e n two o b je c ts is g ive n b y: • Whe re F is the fo rc e o f g ra vity, G is a c o nsta nt, m1 is the ma ss o f the first o b je c t, m2 is the ma ss o f the se c o nd o b je c t, a nd r is the dista nc e b e twe e n the m.

Technique-1 • Dia me te r o Mo o n – 5.5 c m (2 inc he s) o E a rth – 20 c m (8 inc he s) • Ma ss o Mo o n – 1 unit o f ma ss o E a rth – 81 units o f ma ss

Technique-1 • Give n tha t E a rth is muc h la rg e r a nd mo re ma ssive tha n the mo o n, whic h o f the fo llo wing is true ? o A. T he fo rc e o f g ra vity o f the e a rth o n the mo o n is la rg e r o B. T he fo rc e o f g ra vity o f the mo o n o n the e a rth is la rg e r o C. T he fo rc e o f g ra vity o f the e a rth o n the mo o n is e q ua l to the fo rc e o f g ra vity o f the mo o n o n the e a rth o D. No ne o f the a b o ve a re true

Technique-1 • Why is this te c hniq ue so e ffe c tive ? o A. Stude nts must a c tive ly wo rk with the c o nc e pts until the y unde rsta nd it o B. Stude nts c a n e xpla in the c o nc e pts to e a c h o the r mo re e ffe c tive ly tha n the te a c he r c a n o C. Stude nts unde rsta nd c o nc e pts b e tte r if the y c a n e xpla in the m to so me o ne e lse o D. Be c a use stude nts a re ta lking in the c la ssro o m, the y a re muc h mo re like ly to a sk q ue stio ns a nd e ng a g e with the pro fe sso r

Technique-2 • On De c e mb e r 1 st , a t no o n, the sun a ppe a rs to b e in the c o nste lla tio n Sc o rpius. (I f yo u c o uld se e the sta rs in the middle o f the da y.)

Technique-2 • T hre e ho urs la te r, a t 3:00 PM, whe re will the sun a ppe a r? o A. I n Ca pric o rnus o B. I n Sa g itta rius o C. I n Sc o rpius o D. I n L ib ra o E . I n Virg o (ra ise o ne ha nd) o F . Yo u c a nno t te ll fro m the dia g ra m (ra ise b o th ha nds)

Technique-2 • With this te c hniq ue , the disc ussio n ha s a lre a dy ta ke n pla c e , so the re is no po int o f furthe r disc ussio n. o I f mo st g ro ups g e t the rig ht a nswe r, g ive pra ise a nd e nc o ura g e me nt o I f mo st g ro ups g e t the wro ng a nswe r, g ive a sho rt e xpla na tio n a b o ut the c o nc e pt o Ask fo r q ue stio ns a nd g ive c la rific a tio n a s ne e de d o Optio na l: K e e p tra c k o f the a nswe rs a nd, a t the e nd o f c la ss, re c o g nize the g ro up who g o t the mo st c o rre c t

Group Discussion • One o f the mo st e a rth-like pla ne ts disc o ve re d to da te is K e ple r 438b , whic h is a b o ut 470 lig ht ye a rs a wa y fro m E a rth. Yo u a nd yo ur g ro up ha ve b e e n se le c te d b y the Unite d Na tio ns to pre pa re a me ssa g e to se nd to K e ple r 438b . Yo u c a n se nd a ny dig ita l me ssa g e yo u wa nt (pic ture s, a udio , mo vie s) a nd the re is no limit o n the size o f the me ssa g e . Wha t will yo ur g ro up se nd a nd why?

Group Discussion • F o r this disc ussio n, g ro ups must c o nside r o I t will ta ke 470 ye a rs fo r yo ur me ssa g e to re a c h K e ple r 438b a nd a no the r 470 fo r a re turn me ssa g e (Wha t kind o f dia lo g ue is po ssib le ? ) o We do n’ t kno w if the re is a ny life , le t a lo ne inte llig e nt life , o n K e ple r 438b o Wha t la ng ua g e do yo u use fo r the me ssa g e ? o Wha t a re the implic a tio ns o f c ho o sing so me info rma tio n o ve r o the rs?

Grading • T he flippe d, a c tive le a rning c la ssro o m g ive s us the o ppo rtunity to re c o nside r ho w we g ra de o ur stude nts • T he re is no thing wro ng with c o ntinuing to a dministe r te sts, b ut o the r o ptio ns a re no w po ssib le

My Class • I ntro duc to ry a stro no my o Optio na l la b o ra to ry • Ne a rly a ll stude nts a re no n-sc ie nc e ma jo rs • Ge ne ra l e duc a tio n physic a l sc ie nc e o Me e ts g ra dua tio n a nd tra nsfe r physic a l sc ie nc e re q uire me nts • Pe rma ne nt g ro ups a t the sta rt o f c la ss o Gro ups wo uld de c ide o n a n a stro no my-re la te d na me fo r the ir g ro up (T he Pluto ids, T he Big Ba ng e rs, e tc .)

My Class • Atte nda nc e : 100 po ints o Minus 10 po ints pe r we e k misse d o Dro p if 20% o f c la sse s a re misse d • We e kly q uizze s: 100 po ints o 10 q ue stio ns e a c h we e k • T e rm pa pe r: 100 po ints • Gro up pre se nta tio n: 100 po ints o T ime s a pa rtic ipa tio n fa c to r—b y g ro up vo te • F ie ld trip: 100 po ints o Pro o f a nd ha lf-pa g e re po rt re q uire d • T OT AL 500 po ints

My Class • 451 to 500 po ints = A • 401 to 450 po ints = B • 351 to 400 po ints = C • 301 to 350 po ints = D • 300 po ints o r b e lo w = F • E xtra c re dit: a dditio na l fie ld trip, a dditio na l te rm pa pe r

My 3-Hour Class • Astro no my pic ture o f the da y • We e kly q uiz (10 q ue stio ns) - a tte nda nc e • Astro no my ne ws o f the we e k • Astro no me r o f the we e k • Co nc e ptua l q ue stio ns (Pra the r, 2012) • Bre a k • Stude nt g ro up pre se nta tio n • Co nc e ptua l q ue stio ns • Gro up disc ussio n pro b le m

Clickers • iClic ke rs, T urning T e c hno lo g ie s o Stude nt c o st: $30 to $40 e a c h o Ado pt c a mpus-wide a nd use fo r a ll c la sse s • e Clic ke r in the Apple App Sto re o Use iPho ne s o r we b -e na b le d de vic e s • Ca pture stude nt I D fo r o Atte nda nc e o Quizze s • Use a no nymo usly fo r o Opinio ns o Pre te st/ po st te st le a rning o utc o me s

Flexibility is the Key • So me thing s will wo rk a nd o the rs, no t so we ll o Be willing to e xpe rime nt a nd mo dify • So me e xe rc ise s will g o fa st with so me c la sse s a nd slo w with o the rs • So me da ys yo u ma y run o ut o f thing s to do , o the r da ys, yo u ma y no t g e t to e ve rything yo u ha d pla nne d

The Importance of Engagement • Dr. Ca rte r te lls us, a s pa rt o f he r re ma rks ho w impo rta nt it is to wo rk a lo ng side stude nts • Stude nt e ng a g e me nt is a ke y to re te ntio n a nd suc c e ss • Mo st e ng a g e me nt pro g ra ms a re limite d in sc o pe • Stude nt e ng a g e me nt a t the le ve l o f the c la ssro o m ha s the po te ntia l to a ffe c t a ll o f the stude nts a t the institutio n

For Those of You Who Are Still Awake • T his pre se nta tio n wa s: o A. T he b e st e ve r!! I c a n’ t wa it to imple me nt the se ide a s. o B. Ve ry inte re sting ! I a m g o ing to try so me o f the se ide a s. o C. I nte re sting , b ut I a m g o ing to think a b o ut it. o D. No t inte re sting a t a ll.

Thank you and enjoy your new classroom! • Que stio ns, c o mme nts?