flip (not to) flop - how classes are flipped (to avoid failure)
DESCRIPTION
Some flipped classroom activities conducted by Dr. Numpon Mahayotsanun during his teaching period from 2010 to 2013 in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.TRANSCRIPT
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY
How classes are flipped
(to avoid failure)
not to
September 14, 2013
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 2
MY EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 3
PREPARATION
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 4
EDUCATION PROBLEMS IN THAILAND
http://bit.ly/1eHc4xw
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 5
MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THAI STUDENTS
Poor communication skills
No/Low critical thinking skills
No/Low collaboration skills
No/Low moral ethics
No/Low self-determination
No/Low responsibility
No/Low problem-solving skills
Too many activities
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 6
LEARNING BY QUESTIONING
No hole -> Ball bouncing back
“Wall = Brain, Hole = Question, Ball = Knowledge”
Hole -> Ball passing through
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 7
LANGUAGE
All my classes are taught in English
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 8
PROJECTS
All my classes are project-based
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 9
SMALL GROUPS
Students are splited up into groups of 3 to 5
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 10
PRESENTATIONS
Students are required to give oral presentations
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 11
INDIVIDUAL-BASED TESTS
Students are tested and graded individually
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 12
IT LITERATACY
Students are required to use IT for productivity and collaboration activities
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 13
MORAL ETHICS
Students are often challenged by moral/ethical situations
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 14
MY CLASS SIZES
100-120Students
40-50Students10-15
Students4-7Students
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 15
TRENTA CLASS (100-120 STUDENTS)
Manufacturing Processes
2nd-year ME students
Engineering design principlesEngineering materialsMachining processesForming processesCasting processes
Processing of plasticsJoining processes
Rapid prototyping processesManufacturing systems
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 16
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
(Good) TAs are extremely helpful to teach big classes
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 17
CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT
Students are randomly assigned groups and sitting in circles (with laptops)
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 18
CLASS RULES
Class rules are given at the very beginning of the first class
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 19
CLASS RESOURCES
Students are required to best utilize the available resources
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 20
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
In-class activities must be well designed (avoiding lectures if possible)
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 21
WEEKLY PROJECT TASKS (25%)
Group project tasks are assigned weekly
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 22
ONLINE CLASS MATERIALS
Class materials are available online
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 23
WEEKLY QUIZZES (10%)
Weekly quizzes are required and used for students’ performance predictions
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 24
INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAMS (30%)
Each student is asked questions during class activities
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 25
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (5%)
Each group needs to present their final project presentations
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 26
PROJECT AWARDS
Awards are given to the top projects
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 27
MIDTERM & FINAL EXAMS (30%)
Midterm and final exams are still required
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 28
CLASS EVALUATIONS
Focus groups should be conducted to collect useful feedback
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 29
VENTI CLASS (40-50 STUDENTS)
ME Seminar in English
3nd-year ME students
Self-determinationEngineering skills
Qualities of successful engineersJob searchingInterview skills
Presentation skillsTeamwork skills
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 30
SELF-DETERMINATION SURVEY
50% of the students do not know their potential
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 31
FUN & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Fun and creative activities highly encourage students’ engagement
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 32
SKILLS PREPARATION
Skills preparation are important and necessary
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 33
MOBILE DEVICES
Mobile devices are very helpful for searching and capturing information
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 34
SOCIAL NETWORK
Social network is key to communicate with students
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 35
GRANDE CLASS (10-15 STUDENTS)
Fundamentals of ME Experiments
ME graduate students
Engineering research principlesProject topics selectionMeasurement systems
Experimental plansApparatus design and construction
Signal and noiseDatasheets and logbooks
Analysis of experimental dataResearch writing
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 36
RESEARCH PROJECTS
New graduate students are required to start conducting research projects
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 37
WEEKLY TASKS
Students carry out their own research work following the assigned topics
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 38
WEEKLY UPDATE
Students are required to present their research progress weekly
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 39
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
Students ask questions and give comments on the presentations
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 40
RESEARCH WRITING
Students are required to write a manuscript for scientific journal submission
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 41
TALL CLASS (4-7 STUDENTS)
ME Experiments I, II
3nd-year ME students
Pressure TransducerPID Control
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 42
ONLINE CLASS MATERIALS
Class materials are available online
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 43
PRE-CLASS QUIZ
Students are required to take a pre-class quiz
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 44
CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS
Students are asked about conceptual questions in class
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 45
NO TIME LIMIT
Students are given no time limit in order to fully understand the topics
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 46
PROFESSIONAL REPORTS
Students are required to write a professional laboratory report
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 47
INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAM
Students are asked questions individually to test their understandings
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 48
KEY FACTORS
Industry/society trends Teaching strategy
Student problems Feedback/comments
Resources utilization Adjustment/improvement
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 49
PRESENTATION FILE
http://www.slideshare.net/numpon1
NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY
CONTACT
Dr. Numpon Mahayotsanun
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University