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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

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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

  • ng Be a c h City Co lle g e

L

  • ng Be a c h, Ca lifo rnia

mma c c a llum@ ve rizo n.ne t

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The College Lecture-1

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The College Lecture-2

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Getting to Know You

  • Wha t is yo ur po sitio n in the fie ld
  • f e duc a tio n?
  • A. Ministry o f E

duc a tio n

  • B. Administra to r
  • C. F

a c ulty

  • D. Othe r
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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?

  • A. Ye s
  • B. No
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Getting to Know You

  • Ho w muc h do yo u kno w a b o ut

a stro no my?

  • A. A g re a t de a l
  • B. Ha ve so me unde rsta nding
  • C. Do n’ t kno w muc h a b o ut it
  • D. K

no w no thing a b o ut a stro no my

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Getting to Know You

  • Ho w muc h do yo u kno w a b o ut

“flipping ” a c la ssro o m?

  • A. Ha ve a lre a dy flippe d my c la ssro o m
  • 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

  • C. I

ha ve he a rd a b o ut it

  • D. I

ha ve ne ve r he a rd a b o ut flipping a c la ssro o m

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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!
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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 ?

  • A. One
  • B. T

wo

  • C. T

hre e

  • D. F
  • ur
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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.

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Technique-1

  • Dia me te r
  • Mo o n – 5.5 c m (2 inc he s)
  • E

a rth – 20 c m (8 inc he s)

  • Ma ss
  • Mo o n – 1 unit o f ma ss
  • E

a rth – 81 units o f ma ss

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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 ?

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • D. No ne o f the a b o ve a re true
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Technique-1

  • Why is this te c hniq ue so e ffe c tive ?
  • A. Stude nts must a c tive ly wo rk with the c o nc e pts

until the y unde rsta nd it

  • B. Stude nts c a n e xpla in the c o nc e pts to e a c h
  • the r mo re e ffe c tive ly tha n the te a c he r c a n
  • 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

  • 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

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Technique-2

  • On De c e mb e r 1st, 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.)

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Technique-2

  • T

hre e ho urs la te r, a t 3:00 PM, whe re will the sun a ppe a r?

  • A. I

n Ca pric o rnus

  • B. I

n Sa g itta rius

  • C. I

n Sc o rpius

  • D. I

n L ib ra

  • E

. I n Virg o (ra ise o ne ha nd)

  • F

. Yo u c a nno t te ll fro m the dia g ra m (ra ise b o th ha nds)

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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

  • f furthe r disc ussio n.
  • 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

  • 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

  • Ask fo r q ue stio ns a nd g ive c la rific a tio n a s ne e de d
  • Optio na l: K

e e p tra c k o f the a nswe rs a nd, a t the e nd

  • 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

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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?

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Group Discussion

  • F
  • r this disc ussio n, g ro ups must c o nside r
  • 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 ? )

  • 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

  • Wha t la ng ua g e do yo u use fo r the me ssa g e ?
  • 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?

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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

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My Class

  • I

ntro duc to ry a stro no my

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 .)

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My Class

  • Atte nda nc e : 100 po ints
  • Minus 10 po ints pe r we e k misse d
  • Dro p if 20% o f c la sse s a re misse d
  • We e kly q uizze s: 100 po ints
  • 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
  • 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

  • Pro o f a nd ha lf-pa g e re po rt re q uire d
  • T

OT AL 500 po ints

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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

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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
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Clickers

  • iClic ke rs, T

urning T e c hno lo g ie s

  • Stude nt c o st: $30 to $40 e a c h
  • 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
  • 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

  • Atte nda nc e
  • Quizze s
  • Use a no nymo usly fo r
  • Opinio ns
  • Pre te st/ po st te st le a rning o utc o me s
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Flexibility is the Key

  • So me thing s will wo rk a nd o the rs, no t so we ll
  • 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 ,
  • the r da ys, yo u ma y no t g e t to e ve rything

yo u ha d pla nne d

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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

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For Those of You Who Are Still Awake

  • T

his pre se nta tio n wa s:

  • 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.

  • B. Ve ry inte re sting ! I

a m g o ing to try so me o f the se ide a s.

  • C. I

nte re sting , b ut I a m g o ing to think a b o ut it.

  • D. No t inte re sting a t a ll.
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Thank you and enjoy your new classroom!

  • Que stio ns, c o mme nts?