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Course Transformation at KU

Join our transformative course redesign workshop at KU to support hybrid and online courses, featuring disciplinary specialists for geology, psychology, theater, engineering, biology, math, and chemistry. Explore active learning models to boost student engagement and outcomes. Three-year postdoctoral positions available.

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Course Transformation at KU

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  1. Course Transformation at KU • Course Redesign Workshop for faculty • One semester • Support for hybrid and online courses • Disciplinary teaching specialist • Help research and implement active learning and evidence-based learning models • Geology, Psychology, Theater, Engineering, Biology, Math, Chemistry • Three-year postdoctoral positions • Increased human resources in and out of classroom • Undergraduate assistants (LAs) • Graduate assistants

  2. Geology 101: The Way the Earth Works300 students; 30% majors/Engineers; distribution requirement in Natural Science Constructivist Approach (e.g. Flipped) Transmissionist Approach Four in-class, multiple choice exams; lowest score dropped. Comprehensive Final Exam • Weekly quizzes assess outside reading comprehension. • Dedicated groups work through problems during class time, many of them based in GoogleEarth. • iClicker Questions during class spark discussion and identify student misconceptions. • Writing intensive out-of-class group projects. • 2-Stage Exams

  3. Student Performance • Success in GEOL 101 was related directly to effort. • In-class assignments make attendance necessary. • Numerically impossible to pass the course if students do not attend class.

  4. Learning Outcomes—B.S. in General Geology • Students will be able to identify major rock and mineral types, will be able to describe the conditions under which each of them formed and, using this information, will be able to draw conclusions about the geological history of a region. • Students will be able to apply spatial and temporal reasoning, physics, chemistry and biology to understand Earth systems, cycles and the role of humans in geologic processes. 90% of Geology majors and Petroleum Engineers and 85% of non-majors met learning outcomes at basic or Intermediate level.

  5. Narrowing the Gap: Gender • Females comprise ~30% of the class irrespective of teaching format. • Women decrease their %DFW by 8.5 % when class format was ”flipped”, while female first year students decreased their rate by 10.4% (significant to 95% confidence).

  6. Narrowing the Gap: Underrepresented Minorities • %URM in the course increased from 11% to 18% of the class (before/after flipped format was introduced; significant to 95% confidence) • %DFW decreased by 7% when the flipped format was introduced (within 90% confidence). • Consistent with major demographics which increased from 3% to 21% over the same period (all KU undergraduates=14%)

  7. Flipped Courses and Degree Assessment • All 100-level courses are flipped or have significant active-learning content. • Slow trickle-up to other major courses—but bad habits persist.

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