The Flipped Learning One-Year-Plan
If you're thinking about changing a class over to a flipped learning model, don't try it on short notice. Instead, give yourself a year to get there. Here's a guide.
Teaching
Return to specs grading: Modern Algebra
This is second of two posts on my use of specifications grading, this time in my Modern Algebra course.
Return to specs grading: Calculus
Here's a rundown of how I am using specifications grading in my Fall 2018 hybrid Calculus course.
How do we get students to complete pre-class work?
An onging issue in flipped learning (and elsewhere) is how to get students to complete pre-class work. Two theoretical frameworks from psychology can help.
Keeping an ear to the ground through mid-semester evaluations
There's a simple, often-overlooked way to kickstart communication with your students and get good data to improve your course: The mid-semester evaluation.