2. Effective Use of Class Time What to do with a class when everything anybody needs to know can be found on…

3. Overview Why change? Lecture worked for me, what’s wrong with students these days? What’s better? What can I use to change what I’m doing?

4. Driving the Change Curriculum Initiatives – State and National – K-12 and Higher Education Technology Advances – Educational Resources – Distractions

5. Curriculum Initiatives State-level directive – General Education Core Curriculum Revision in Texas National Initiative – LEAP initiative from AAC&U Standardized assessments of critical thinking

6. Texas Higher Ed Core Curriculum Revision Focused on six core competencies, stated in the form of learning outcomes – Critical thinking – Communication skills – Empirical and quantitative skills – Social responsibility – Personal responsibility – Teamwork

7. LEAP Initiative Intent is to broaden the reach of a liberal education to more college students Devised a set of Essential Learning Outcomes Advocates “High-Impact educational practices” LEAP States Initiative focuses on authentic assessment of competencies

8. Technology Advances Cloud / internet resources – Factual knowledge – Explanations of theories – Examples of phenomena – Interaction with others – Video, audio, text resources – Commercial ventures Lecture capture

9. Technology Challenges Distractions Time management Information overload Evaluation of sources

10. Evaluating Web Sites

12. Scientific Teaching Multiple studies show increase in student success with active learning Key concept: students are doing something in the classroom

13. Course Design First step is always to determine Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Align elements for each outcome: – Pre-class reading assignments – Quiz or assessment to validate reading – Lecture (brief, focused, based on assessment) – Class activity (social, active) – Post-activity assessment

14. Best Use of Class Time Overriding question: what is the best use of synchronous, face-to-face, course time? Secondary question: what resources do all students have access to that they can use outside of class?

15. Suggested Practice #1 Predetermine what resources can be provided outside of class – Reading assignments Textbook Library or online references Trusted web sites – Pre-recorded lectures or openly available videos – Online course materials Web pages with embedded links

16. Suggested Practice #2 Assess to hold students accountable for being prepared for class. – Assessment of reading assignment Online quiz or homework First-of-class reading quiz – Assignment to be turned in at beginning of next class – Group work to be reported on or turned in

17. Suggested Practice #3 Develop conceptual questions to explore in class that rely on student preparation and are meaningful in the context of the course. This is the most challenging aspect! – Can’t be just busy work – Can’t be just filling in worksheets or reading in groups – Can’t duplicate or replace the pre-reading

18. Vision and Change Action Items – Define learning goals – focus on core concepts and align assessments with understanding – Relate abstract concepts to real-world examples – Introduce fewer concepts in more depth – Demonstrate passion and delight

19. Examples Team Based Learning – www.teambasedlearning.org www.teambasedlearning.org – Highly structured organization – Complex problems that students must make a choice in solving – Individual accountability with a group dynamic

20. Examples Flipped Classrooms – 7 Things You Need to Know about Flipping the Classroom 7 Things You Need to Know about Flipping the Classroom The Flipped Classroom: Increasing Instructor Effectiveness in Higher Education The Flipped Classroom: Increasing Instructor Effectiveness in Higher Education

21. Summary Focus is shifting from learning facts to mastering concepts. Students need support in developing conceptual mastery. Facts can be learned out of class, from a variety of sources, at differing paces. Students benefit from well-structured classroom activities.

22. LEARNING IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT.