scholarly journals More Time for Hands-On Learning: Flipping the Engineering Classroom in a Polytechnic

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Koska ◽  
Louise Condra
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Student Surveys ◽  
Learning Time ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
Engineering Classroom

This case study examines the use of the flipped classroom model in the polytechnic environment. This research gathered data through four student surveys and student grades and supported by overall instructor reflections. Overall this research indicates that using the flipped model in an engineering polytechnic education environment can be successful in extending in-class hands-on learning time while maintaining high levels of student satisfaction and grades

Case Study

2017 ◽  
pp. 101-115
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Transactional Distance ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Interaction ◽  
Team Loyalty ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Student Grades

This chapter discusses how the information received from subsequent cycles should be interpreted. It explains that the results from subsequent cycles will show both continual and continuous improvements. It also explains the envelope of improvement that places an upper limit on the amount that the results can improve over time. It expands on this concept by similarly showing that the TD factors are significant predictors of relative student satisfaction (which in turn measure outcomes) and how they can change as the number of P-D-S-A cycles increases. Continuing with our case study, we will find that the transactional distance between student and student is the only factor that remains significant in every cycle. This underlies the importance of team interaction to satisfaction in the flipped classroom. Finally, the traditional learning outcome of student grades is shown for the same course the years before it was flipped, and the years after it was flipped. The flipped classes show improvement in average and median grades as well as grade spread, attesting to the camaraderie and team loyalty developed among team members that encouraged everyone to contribute to each other's success.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY ON BLENDED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Harris ◽  
Charles Park
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Thermal Energy Conversion ◽  
Classroom Space ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning

This paper explores a case study of implementing blended learning in a third-year engineering course. In “Mechanical and Thermal Energy Conversion Processes”, blended learning was implemented by flipping the classroom (i.e. reversing the roles of lectures and homework) for selected units of the course. While flipping an entire course can be a significant undertaking, it can be much easier to take a blended approach and only flip lectures on selected topics. Many studies on flipped classroom learning have focused on the production of online lectures and active learning methods; often these case studies have overlooked the mechanisms to bring homework into the classroom. In this case study, homework was adapted into a variety of in-class activities, composed of hands-on learning, problem solving, and classroom discussions. In addition, a variety of classroom space types were used to conduct these activities. In this paper, the successes, challenges, and lessons learned for each type of activity and classroom space are discussed. Strategies for student engagement and acceptance of blended learning are also discussed.

An Open Source Solution for “Hands-on” teaching of PET/CT to Medical Students under the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Biermann ◽  
Salim Kanoun ◽  
Trond Davidsen ◽  
Robert Gray
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Technical Challenge ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Central Image ◽  
The University

Abstract Aims Since 2017, medical students at the University of Bergen were taught PET/CT “hands-on” by viewing PET/CT cases in native format on diagnostic workstations in the hospital. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were barred access. This prompted us to launch and evaluate a new freeware PET/CT viewing system hosted in the university network. Methods We asked our students to install the multiplatform Fiji viewer with Beth Israel PET/CT plugin (http://petctviewer.org) on their personal computers and connect to a central image database in the university network based on the public domain orthanc server (https://orthanc-server.com). At the end of course, we conducted an anonymous student survey. Results The new system was online within eight days, including regulatory approval. All 76 students (100 %) in the fifth year completed their course work, reading five anonymized PET/CT cases as planned. 41 (53 %) students answered the survey. Fiji was challenging to install with a mean score of 1.8 on a 5-point Likert scale (5 = easy, 1 = difficult). Fiji was more difficult to use (score 3.0) than the previously used diagnostic workstations in the hospital (score 4.1; p < 0.001, paired t-test). Despite the technical challenge, 47 % of students reported having learnt much (scores 4 and 5); only 11 % were negative (scores 1 and 2). 51 % found the PET/CT tasks engaging (scores 4 and 5) while 20 % and 5 % returned scores 2 and 1, respectively. Conclusion Despite the initial technical challenge, “hands-on” learning of PET/CT based on the freeware Fiji/orthanc PET/CT-viewer was associated with a high degree of student satisfaction. We plan to continue running the system to give students permanent access to PET/CT cases in native format regardless of time or location.

Pedagogical Creativity as a Means of Inclusion in Primary School

2022 ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
Gaia Lombardi
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Learning As A Process

This chapter presents some creative pedagogical strategies used during the distance or remote learning period due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March to May 2020. The chapter explores the use of coding in a transdisciplinary way. Strategies for online tools and their specific use both in remote and in face-to-face learning are presented. The role of hands-on learning as a process of learning-by-doing and how to involve pupils using the methods of a flipped classroom are also presented. The chapter concludes with the importance of games to keep the class group united and cohesive in order to develop a healthy sense of competitiveness and collaboration among the pupils.

scholarly journals Statics Modeling Kit: Hands-On Learning in the Flipped Classroom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Davishahl ◽  
Russell Pearce ◽  
Todd Haskell ◽  
Kordel Clarks
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning

scholarly journals Implementing the Flipped Classroom in an Undergraduate Corporate Finance Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Jayendra S. Gokhale
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Finance ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Class Session ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Mode Of Instruction ◽  
Study Performance

This study analyzes flipped mode of instruction in Corporate Finance. In the current environment, with many students in quarantine and greater emphasis on self-study, it is even more relevant to understand how students understand and retain concepts derived from online environment. In this study, performance of students in flipped mode is compared with the performance in traditional lecture-style. In flipped class, students watched a brief video-lecture, took an online assessment quiz prior to attending an interactive discussion-based class session, unlike the traditional lecture style. The results of this study suggest that with flipped mode, most students take greater responsibility of their learning, prefer hands-on learning, achieve more and feel more satisfied with their performance. However, there is no statistical difference in the test scores of students in the flipped classroom as compared to the traditional classroom.

scholarly journals Implementation of a MEIoT Weather Station with Exogenous Disturbance Input

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1653
Author(s):  
Héctor A. Guerrero-Osuna ◽  
Luis F. Luque-Vega ◽  
Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla ◽  
Gerardo Ornelas-Vargas ◽  
Víctor H. Castañeda-Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Weather Station ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Linear Quadratic ◽  
Brushless Motor ◽  
Exogenous Disturbance ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning

Due to the emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19), education systems in most countries have adapted and quickly changed their teaching strategy to online teaching. This paper presents the design and implementation of a novel Internet of Things (IoT) device, called MEIoT weather station, which incorporates an exogenous disturbance input, within the National Digital Observatory of Smart Environments (OBNiSE) architecture. The exogenous disturbance input involves a wind blower based on a DC brushless motor. It can be controlled, via Node-RED platform, manually through a sliding bar, or automatically via different predefined profile functions, modifying the wind speed and the wind vane sensor variables. An application to Engineering Education is presented with a case study that includes the instructional design for the least-squares regression topic for linear, quadratic, and cubic approximations within the Educational Mechatronics Conceptual Framework (EMCF) to show the relevance of this proposal. This work’s main contribution to the state-of-the-art is to turn a weather monitoring system into a hybrid hands-on learning approach thanks to the integrated exogenous disturbance input.

scholarly journals Video Viewing Patterns Using Different Teaching Treatments: A Case Study Using YouTube Analytics

2019 ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Walsh ◽  
Michael P. O'Brien ◽  
Darina M. Slattery
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Instructional Videos ◽  
Regular Monitoring ◽  
Video Viewing ◽  
Ongoing Support ◽  
Summary Data

This study explores the viewing patterns of 17 instructional videos in both a traditional and flipped classroom environment by 732 business students taking an IT-related module. While previous work has concentrated mainly on outputs(e.g. student satisfaction/results), this study focuses on how the nature of students’ interactions with videos can be determined through a deep analysis of analytics data. The main findings show that there were less interactions with the instructional videos in the flipped classroom environment compared to the traditional environment, and that videos were used more as a revision aid prior to exams (in both environments) than as an ongoing support to develop skills during term. Implications of this study include the need for regular monitoring of how instructional videos are being used during termand the importance of undertaking a deeper analysis of analytics data as the initial summary data may be misleading.

E-Learning Challenges for Polytechnic Institutions

2010 ◽  
pp. 245-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Burkle
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
New Generation

Mobile technology use is a major issue in higher education institutions, and one that is increasing daily. While the new generation of students (the “digital natives”) move across programs and courses, their learning expectations have started to emerge. It is with these expectations and needs in mind that educators around the world are recognizing the advantages of using mobile technologies to engage with students and make learning a more collaborative, interactive activity that can be engaged in at anytime, anywhere. Using a case study approach, this chapter explores the challenges of transforming static curricula into a mobile experience, and the ways in which these challenges were overcome within a polytechnic institution where hands-on learning takes place inside the classroom or the lab. In addition to presenting a literature review on the use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning, and an analysis of the relevance of connectivism theory to analyze students learning in the digital age, this chapter also includes an analysis of student surveys and interviews, as well as further opportunities for research.

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