Flipping the Classroom: Introducing Active Learning into the Large Group Setting

1. Flipping the Classroom: Introducing Active Learning into the Large Group Setting Bill Jeffries, University of VermontKatie Huggett, Creighton UniversityJohn Szarek, The Commonwealth Medical College

3. Objectives • Define active learning and explore barriers to active learning in health sciences teaching • Describe methods for introducing active learning into large group settings • Engage in demonstrations of the “flipped” classroom and develop strategies for introducing it into their own teaching • Discuss the limitations and debunk myths and misunderstandings about the “flipped” classroom

4. Pre Classroom Activity • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiMQWBioJY8

5. Readiness Assurance Test • 5 Questions • Answers Derived from Assigned Work • Ensures Prepared Learners • Individual, in groups or both

6. Principles of Flipping • Knowledge transfer outside of class • Learner’s own pace • Learner’s own style • Homework assignment in class • Peer teaching • Contextual learning • Assessment reinforces learning

7. Learning Resources John L. Szarek, PhD, CHSE The Commonwealth Medical College jszarek@tcmedc.org

8. What are some learning resources?

9. Purveyor of Content? “Anyone can now learn anything from anyone at anytime” (Bonk 2009, The World is Open, p 7) “Of course, there are constraints related to the relevance and accuracy of the information found online….” (Bonk 2009, The World is Open, p 35)

10. Dutourdumonde Photography / Shutterstock.com

11. Faculty podcast

12. Curated podcast

13. Is the curated slide non-inferior? • Yes • No

14. Where to Find Content • www.hstalks.com • www.pharmacologycorner.com • www.cvpharmacology.com • http://videocast.nih.gov/ • www.coursera.org • www.pharmprofessor.com • http://www.aspet.org/Cardiovascular_Pharmacology/Lectures_on_Demand/ • https://www.khanacademy.org/science/healthcare-and-medicine • https://www.youtube.com/user/armandohasudungan • IUPHAR-ASPET Pharmacology Education Project

15. Small Group Activity A • Identify needs for transforming a traditional lecture to active learning • Form a Small Group with your Neighbors

16. Examples of Active Learning Exercises(HANDOUT) • Simple Methods • Worksheet • Case Report • Dry Lab • Modifications of Classic Classroom Assessment Techniques • Background Knowledge Probe • The One-Minute Paper • Student-generated Test Questions • Team-Based Learning

17. Large Group Collaboration Methods • Buzz Groups • Think-Pair-Share • Classroom Survey Techniques

18. Classroom Survey Techniques • Assess learning on the fly • Provides arousal boost • Technology or non-technology implementation • Used for: • Feedback • Assessment (credit or non-credit) • Assessment w/ discussion • Contests, opinions, etc.

19. Small Group Activity B • Brainstorm on individual cases supplied by participants from Small Group Activity A

20. Discussion

21. Take-Home Resources • Adapting Classroom Assessment and Other Techniques to a Flipped Classroom: http://www.uvm.edu/medicine/mededucation/documents/FlippedClassroom.pdf • IAMSE WAS on Flipping the Classroom (Katie and Bill): http://iamse.org/development/2014/was_2014_winter.htm • Creating a podcast using Camtasia (John):