Increasing Access, Retention, & Excellence in General Chemistry at all ASU Campuses Tempe: Allen, Briggs, Bond-Robinson, Marks Polytechnic: Huffman & Sniegowski Downtown: Bauer Redesign Alliance Conference, Rosen Centre, Orlando, FL on March 17, 2008

Key Features  Better use of structural supports in technology Increased use of Blackboard’s online featuresIncreased use of Blackboard’s online features Student response systems in lecture: CPS clickersStudent response systems in lecture: CPS clickers Online homework system with publishing com.Online homework system with publishing com.  Increase scheduled out-of-class structured time Online assignmentsOnline assignments Online pre-laboratory assignmentsOnline pre-laboratory assignments Online pre-lecture reading quizzesOnline pre-lecture reading quizzes  Structured weekly recitation activities Relinquished 110 hours in classrooms for 24 SsRelinquished 110 hours in classrooms for 24 Ss for monopoly on one redesigned room for 72 Ss Newly designed activitiesNewly designed activities Trained “recitation TAs”Trained “recitation TAs”  Increase Students (Ss) Sense of Community Peers in lab groups and session of 24Peers in lab groups and session of 24 Peers in recitation pairs, tables of 6 Ss, and whole group of 72Peers in recitation pairs, tables of 6 Ss, and whole group of 72 Peers sitting together in lecture to answer clicker questionsPeers sitting together in lecture to answer clicker questions  Increase collaboration in Gen Chem Instructors at TempeInstructors at Tempe Instructors among Downtown, East, West, and Tempe campusesInstructors among Downtown, East, West, and Tempe campuses

Strategic changes in RECITATION Learning Environment Led to cost savings, leveraging university for mediated classroom, and deeper, more structured learning for Ss and TAs Cost Savings:  2 recitation TAs handle 72 students in one large room  3 lab TAs handle 72 students in three labs  Reduction of 14 TAs in general chemistry population Leveraging Changes hoped for: Grant from ABOR & NCAT & Proposal  Enabled us to get the support of Univ. Architect Office  Who collaborated w/Steelcase and Polyvision with us to provide a $500 K Model Classroom Invest training in “Recitation TAs”  To learn chemistry better, deeper  To act as a real chemistry teacher  To facilitate Ss’ learning while Ss work collaboratively Divided TA population Teach labsTeach labs Teach recitationsTeach recitations Renovated poor classroom Mediated, peer interactionMediated, peer interaction For 72 studentsFor 72 students Designed min activities for each GenChem population for each GenChem population First or One semester  CHM 101: Nursing, gen educ  CHM 113: Science; chm, material, bio engineering;  CHM 114: General engineering  CHM 117: Chm majors Second semester  CHM 116: Science; chm, material, bio engineering;  CHM 118: Chm majors

3 LEARNING FACETS of a PERSON’S PSYCHE COGNITIVE COGNITIVE  BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE  NEED or not for UNDERSTANDING  NEED or not for APPLICATION of KNOWLEDGE  INCLINATION or not to THINK CRITICALLY  META COGNITION willing or not to think about self’s thinking AFFECTIVE  ATTITUDE Toward CLASS Toward LEARNING  SENSE of SAFETY & CONFIDENCE  FEELINGS & EMOTIONAL RESPONSES  RESPONSES to CHALLENGE CONATIVE  MOTIVATION: wanting to act  SELF-EFFICACY: belief in self to act  VOLITION: will to act  GOAL SETTING  SELF-REGULATION EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INVEST in ALL THREE.

View the demo of “Thunder” at under_virtual_flipchart_sy_produ cts.aspx?f=17088 ModelClassroom for 72 Ss

ASSESSMENT of Learning Environment A student’s learning of chemistry

Thanks for your attention. Janet Bond-Robinson Thanks to NCAT and the Arizona Board of Regents for this opportunity to redesign general chemistry and to attend this conference.