CSCE 315 Prof. Lupoli

Introduction “Professor. L” Proper email Teaching for 15+ years Lou – poll – e (it’s Italian) Proper email slupoli@cse.tamu.edu Teaching for 15+ years Not a perfectionist, but nearly OCD Very organized, not happy when not

My Pet Peeves Student that is lost, but doesn’t tell me Student that asks (begs) to turn something in late Showing up late First 15 minutes is usually the most important Excuses MACs The Yankee’s (I’m an Orioles fan)

How I run class Sense of Humor Gonna need it Will have group exercises during “lecture” Active learning Will ask you to come to the board

Active Learning What I strive for, but not always accomplish Keeps you wake and interested Exercises during a lecture On laptop On paper 10 – 15 minutes There are some topics in this class that are not involvement rich!! Meaning boring!!

Participation Be active in class Come to board Raise your hand Answer questions volunteer For those of you who want to get a letter of recommendation, do not have me ask twice for volunteers

Those you want a letter of recommendation I get 50+ requests each year I do not grant all Those that: Participate in class Answer questions Come to the board to solve problems Etc… Are proactive see me or the TA Show for class (not matter an A or not)

Using BB Everything (almost) will be on BB Notes Syllabus Homework (listed) Most will be submitted through GL Etc… Do not contact me through BB Please use my slupoli@cse.tamu.edu email

Using BB In-Class Content Lab Content Duh Around 50% of labs are material needed for class Rest if for project group time Which is also a part of your project grade

Breakdown of the class Lectures Lab Theory Practical What you should be doing for projects Coding Prepare you for professional setting Arduinos Projects

Why I love could love this class 1st year teaching it here at Texas A&M Good stuff about the class Learn a lot Great projects

Why I love could love this class Bad stuff about the class “let to our own devices” Hopefully not true, since labs are legit and graded A lot of learn PHP, MySQL, Python, Arduinos, etc… Lecture and Labs are not integrated Both help for your Projects Labs = coding help for Projects Lectures = Design and deliverable help for Projects

Why I love could love this class Will be updating the notes often after class Add things we need Eliminate stuff that we don’t Change things to make more readable

Books and my Notes The book and Notes do not always match!! The book is provided in a link in BB But book is more details and better examples My notes are both, plus my own thoughts, plus some research

Books and Costs Book is free Projects Again, found on BB There will be equipment to gather Arduinos Arduino sensors TAMU Box to contain the Arduino Etc… All of these are cheap

Assessments/Training Due every few weeks These will have tutorials/training for you to complete that will be required for your project Tutorials/training will be found on BB TAs working on it now You get to pick what training you want, then take the Assessment

Assessments/Training 100 MC Tests Take the Assessments on ECampus Training – GitHub Print and email certificate

Flipping (What is it?) In class time is replaced with a graded lab with exercises Exercises are usually completed in teams “Lectures” are broken up into smaller “videos” that contain graphics, demonstrations, etc… You watch the videos on your own time before class that is You take a quiz BEFORE class on the material

What Flipping is not It is not a replacement for me! I am still your main resource you are more than welcome to see me if anything comes up the course watered down matter of fact, I get MORE in since I edit how much I talk!! easy for me to do! I personally created and continue to add the videos

Why are we using Flipping? For me can focus on those who need help or just don’t understand If I get common questions I answer them immediately, but also go over it in class For you Many (but not all) learn just as much View videos on your own time (there is a time span) still have the same support (Instructor/TA) graphics and “lecturers” are much cleaner and faster than in class, getting to the point

What happens during Flipping OUT OF CLASS (HOMEWORK) You review details and short videos of the SAME material you have in class My notes are still there!! Take a quiz IN-CLASS Have a group “lab” or exercise on what you learned Ask any questions you have I’m walking around helping instead of teaching to those that already know it

Advantages to Flipped Classes SOME of you will get the same learning as if I lectured to you You view the videos on your OWN time Videos are short (5 minutes max) for your short attention span Videos have examples Videos use graphics and are smoother than what I can do in the classroom YOU CAN STILL ASK QUESTIONS!!!

After a Flipped Class PLEASE give me your feedback Will take a survey This only helps you and everyone else Even if you think it’s stupid Will take a survey Tell me if I missed something, or something SHOULD be there!!

How do I know when we have a FLIPPED topic? look at BB Calendar

Laptops in Class I am for, but to an extent Will ask you to close at times But also will ask you to use at times as well Exercises Tests Communication In-Class labs

Making this class work for you Learning PHP and Python, GitHub, Arduinos, etc… Anything you can add to your resume

Teams You will be placed into teams of 3 Will pick a letter from the cup Join up after selection This will be your group for a while Adjustments are only made in extreme circumstances Teams will consist of others in your same lab session Need to Fill out CATME survey sent to you If not, you are basically assigned a random team

Who to Contact Instructor TAs Project specs (really should be done over Piazza) In Class content Logistics Flipped Video Content TAs Anything with Labs Grades Questions Etc… Assessment TA – specifically Anything else – will pass to me if needed

Work with me!! Since first time with this class Don’t assume anything If something appears off or missing, let me know Trying hard to make this smooth, but something will come up I will make adjustments to schedules, due dates, etc… if something comes up On a personal note… (don’t have kids) Will have office hours online, will use Gchat to talk

Questions? If not, we’re getting to work!!