The Flip Side of Flipped:
What the data say about engagement in the
active learning classroom
IT Services Teaching and Learning | Michigan State University
Presented by: Jessica Knott, [email protected] - @jlknott
Teaching and Learning Lightning Round
Educause Annual Conference, 2013
“How was your day?”
We hear…
And even from each other…
“So, what works?”
According to the students…
“Very cool technology”
“I enjoyed the group work
environment”
“Could be improved if one computer
was provided per station”
“So, what works?”
According to the faculty…
“Be very explicit in your instruction
about teamwork. Be sure to make it
part of the course, assign points to
some of the activities, and most
important, teach students HOW to
effectively be a team-member.”
“Competition among the groups
seemed to be an effective way to
make the groups work more
efficiently. I gave them the assignment
and the group that finished first would
get 6 extra points to their homework
grade, group that finished second
would get 5 pointes, etc.”
“Make recorded lectures short,
faster, and engaging…
I would not recommend a recorded
lecture longer than 25 minutes (that
is when I started getting email
complaints).”