Proposal Title
Large science class WITH group work WITH creativity WITH painless grading - Impossible you say? I say possible!
Session Type
Presentation
Room
Somerville House, room 3317
Start Date
13-7-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
13-7-2023 12:20 PM
Keywords
group work, large classes, creativity, science, peer marking, soft skills, 3-minute videos
Primary Threads
Teaching and Learning Science
Abstract
Giving science students effective communication skills to explain complex problems can be useful not only for the student presenting the concept but also for learners attempting to understand that concept. Called "The Protege Effect" research has shown that the best way to fully understand a concept is to teach it to others (anniemurphypaul, 2011). I have created an assignment where students are put in groups, given a scientific concept that must be researched and then the group must figure out a way to explain the concept to others in approximately 3 minutes. My inspiration for this assignment was watching our grad students participate in the 3-Minute Thesis Competition. This assignment will allow your students to reinforce their learning (The Trustees of Princeton University, 2023) by being creative, practicing a few well-needed soft skills through group work, letting them do some research and they will also practice simplifying a scientific idea. This approach will also give you an innovative way to cover material that you never seem to have time to get to during class. This can be done in a class with 30 students but, the amazing thing is that, using peer marking, it can scale up to a class with 300 students. I know, I have done it with my class of 300 third year Computer Science students.
Please bring your phone to this presentation as we will start the presentation with a few poll questions.
anniemurphypaul, A. M. P. (2011, November 30). The protégé effect. Time. https://ideas.time.com/2011/11/30/the-protege-effect/
The Trustees of Princeton University. (2023). How people learn: Common beliefs vs. research. Princeton University. https://mcgraw.princeton.edu/undergraduates/resources/resource-library/how-people-learn
Elements of Engagement
I will do a Kahoot poll with 7 different questions that the participants answer on their phones.
Large science class WITH group work WITH creativity WITH painless grading - Impossible you say? I say possible!
Somerville House, room 3317
Giving science students effective communication skills to explain complex problems can be useful not only for the student presenting the concept but also for learners attempting to understand that concept. Called "The Protege Effect" research has shown that the best way to fully understand a concept is to teach it to others (anniemurphypaul, 2011). I have created an assignment where students are put in groups, given a scientific concept that must be researched and then the group must figure out a way to explain the concept to others in approximately 3 minutes. My inspiration for this assignment was watching our grad students participate in the 3-Minute Thesis Competition. This assignment will allow your students to reinforce their learning (The Trustees of Princeton University, 2023) by being creative, practicing a few well-needed soft skills through group work, letting them do some research and they will also practice simplifying a scientific idea. This approach will also give you an innovative way to cover material that you never seem to have time to get to during class. This can be done in a class with 30 students but, the amazing thing is that, using peer marking, it can scale up to a class with 300 students. I know, I have done it with my class of 300 third year Computer Science students.
Please bring your phone to this presentation as we will start the presentation with a few poll questions.
anniemurphypaul, A. M. P. (2011, November 30). The protégé effect. Time. https://ideas.time.com/2011/11/30/the-protege-effect/
The Trustees of Princeton University. (2023). How people learn: Common beliefs vs. research. Princeton University. https://mcgraw.princeton.edu/undergraduates/resources/resource-library/how-people-learn