scholarly journals Introducing students to neural communication: an embodied-learning classroom demonstration

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. D. M. Hatin
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Action Potentials ◽  
Embodied Learning ◽  
Neural Communication ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Active Learning Method ◽  
Receptor Action ◽  
Science Educators ◽  
The University

AbstractLearning about neural communication can be a dry and challenging undertaking, particularly for students without a background in biology. To enhance learning of this and other STEM material, there has been a call for science educators to embrace the use of active learning techniques. The aim of this Brief Communication is to encourage the use of embodied metaphors in the university classroom by sharing an active learning method for introducing students to a number of key concepts in neural communication. The students work in pairs or small groups, using foam projectiles such as Nerf guns to work through several metaphors for electrical and chemical processes including action potentials, neurotransmission and receptor action, excitatory and inhibitory post-synaptic potentials and neurotransmitter inactivation. The activities are easy to stage and lend themselves well to customisation based on available class size, classroom space, and resources. Student feedback showed that the activities improved self-reported impressions of understanding and ability to convey key concepts to others. The activities thus can serve as a useful method of student engagement and help develop understanding of complex material in a neuroscience classroom.

scholarly journals Exploiting Past Users’ Interests and Predictions in an Active Learning Method for Dealing with Cold Start in Recommender Systems

Informatics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Pozo ◽  
Raja Chiky ◽  
Farid Meziane ◽  
Elisabeth Métais
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Active Learning Method ◽  
Public Dataset

This paper focuses on the new users cold-start issue in the context of recommender systems. New users who do not receive pertinent recommendations may abandon the system. In order to cope with this issue, we use active learning techniques. These methods engage the new users to interact with the system by presenting them with a questionnaire that aims to understand their preferences to the related items. In this paper, we propose an active learning technique that exploits past users’ interests and past users’ predictions in order to identify the best questions to ask. Our technique achieves a better performance in terms of precision (RMSE), which leads to learn the users’ preferences in less questions. The experimentations were carried out in a small and public dataset to prove the applicability for handling cold start issues.

scholarly journals Supporting Active Learning Through Team Based Problem Solving and Simulation in an Integrated Biomedical Engineering Course

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negar M. Harandi ◽  
Carol P. Jaeger ◽  
Philip D. Loewen
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Vector Calculus ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Course Outcomes ◽  
The University

In this paper the planning, implementation, and analysis of active learning techniques introduced into a new integrated course designed for second-year Biomedical Engineering students at the University of British Columbia are presented. The course included foundation material on circuit analysis, electromagnetics, and vector calculus. The course was delivered using a blended learning format, incorporating video content, traditional lecture time, and team based in-class problem solving. In general the problem solving activities were well received, but several adjustments were necessary during the term to optimize the effectiveness of the team-based activities. Student feedback and course outcomes are presented and discussed in the paper.  

scholarly journals Exploiting Past Users’ Interests and Predictions in an Active Learning Method for Dealing with Cold Start in Recommender Systems

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Pozo ◽  
Raja Chiky ◽  
Farid Meziane ◽  
Elisabeth Metais
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Maximum Information ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Active Learning Method

This paper focuses on the new users cold-start issue in the context of recommender systems. New users who do not receive pertinent recommendations may abandon the system. In order to cope with this issue, we use active learning techniques. These methods engage the new users to interact with the system by presenting them with a questionnaire that aim to understand their preferences to the related items. Example of questions may include "do you like this book?" and the users answer,"yes", "no", "I have not read it (unknown)", will reflect the degree of interest for the item by the users. As a consequence, the system can learn the users' preferences from these answers. The goal of active learning is to correctly choose the questions (items) for users. Thus it is necessary to personalize the questionnaires to retrieve the maximum information by avoiding "unknown" answers. In this paper, we propose an active learning technique that exploits past users' interests and past users' predictions in order to identify the best questions to ask.

Quality-driven Deep Active Learning Method for 3D Brain MRI Segmentation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenxi Zhang ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Chunna Tian ◽  
Zhusi Zhong ◽  
Zhicheng Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Brain Mri ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Mri Segmentation ◽  
Active Learning Method

scholarly journals Microscopy for Children

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-53
Author(s):  
Caroline Schooley
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Real Science ◽  
Curriculum Research ◽  
Early Decision ◽  
National Reputation ◽  
Science Educators ◽  
The University ◽  
Lawrence Hall Of Science ◽  
Made In

Precollege science education in the United States is not what it could, and should, be. Major changes are being made in the way science is taught, but delivering those changes to thousands of schools is an enormous task. Scientific societies are a major resource; they can organize and train member-volunteers to help teachers bring “real” science to the classroom. The Microscopy Society of America has become part of the effort with Project MICRO (Microscopy In Curriculum - Research Outreach). MICRO is putting MSA members, teaching materials, and microscopes in middle school classrooms nationwide. The idea began in 1993, but it has taken a lot of time and effort to implement.MSA's early decision to collaborate with experienced science educators at the Lawrence Hall of Science of the University of California at Berkeley was a wise one; their educational materials have a well-earned national reputation for excellence.

Leveraging Active Learning Pedagogy in a Scaffolded Approach: Reconceptualizing Instructional Leadership Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason D. Salisbury ◽  
Decoteau J. Irby
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Leadership Practice ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
The University

This article investigates how the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) redesigned its three-course instructional leadership strand to operate as a continuous three-semester learning experience that sequenced and emphasized an active learning pedagogy. This accounting elaborates the design and use of this pedagogy to support aspirant leaders in progressing through a continuum of knowers, assessors, and demonstrators of instructional leadership practice. Finally, we discuss the tensions that emerged from this approach to instructional leadership learning.

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