SIMON LANCASTERUNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Questioning the Lecture?

What do you expect me to cover?A. Social Media

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You Tweet, we’ll Storify, Everyone Wins

The objectives of our education system are to developA. critical thinking

B. problem solving skills

C. interpersonal skills

D. the ability to retain information long enough to pass examinations

E. logical and independent thought

F. communication and information management skills

G. intellectual curiosity

H. creativity

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In Defense of the Lecture?

More than anecdotal evidence

• Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics PNAS 2014 ; published ahead of print May 12, 2014, doi:10.1073/pnas.131903011

Freshers 'forget 60% of their A-level studies'

• “Secondary education has become increasingly politicised, which involves greater emphasis on testing and results of tests” Dr Harriet Jones, University of East Anglia

Which of the these might be addressed during peer instruction within a flipped lecture?A. critical thinking

B. problem solving skills

C. interpersonal skills

D. the ability to retain information long enough to pass examinations

E. logical and independent thought

F. communication and information management skills

G. intellectual curiosity

H. creativity

I. ethical awareness, integrity and tolerance

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How should we incentivize students to prepare for flipped lectures?A. ……………………

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What should we do to cater for students who haven’t prepared for their interactive contact hour?

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• Choose an open educational resource (OER)?

• Ask students to prepare a ScoopIt?

• Screencast?

Preparation

• Challenge your students

• Student source your questions and your answers?

• React to events

Engagement

Flipping: A Concept not a Recipe

The attributes of a good screencast are the same as those of a good lectureA.True

B. False

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What is the objective of a question posed during a flipped session?

Who has done the most to advance the cause of education?A. Michael Gove

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The Goldilocks Zone

Who is best placed to determine the Goldilocks Zone?

• Be open to students suggestions

• Encourage students to submit questions to use within flipped sessions

• Use Peerwise to structure, screen and select questions in the sweet spot for peer instruction

• Seek answers from students and even draft new questions ‘on the hoof’

Student Sourcing Questions?

A ball of nylon is floating on dichloromethane. When sufficient water is poured over the dichloromethane to cover it, the ball

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B. Stays at the same height

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Nylon has a density of 1.1 g cm-3, water 1.0 g cm-3 and dichloromethane 1.3 g cm-3

What happens next?

The Question is Key

What is the default copyright status of everything published on the internet?

Your work is automatically protected under copyright!

Alternative copyright Licensing

Open Educational Resources (OERs)

ChemTube3D

Symmetry at Otterbein

• Cut your content in half

• Ask what you are adding by expecting your students to attend

• Question everything, especially the questions

• Seek (possible) answers from the floor

• Relinquish as much control as possible and enjoy the ride

Conclusions Suggestions

• The Variety in Chemistry Education and Physics Higher Education Conference Communities

• Higher Education Academy

• Higher Education Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics

• University of East Anglia

Acknowledgements

Thanks to @BradScienceFest