Online Interactive Resources You Can Use May 2018
Developed by people Like You, for courses like yours Faculty designers at work Visible L-R: Liz McCormack (Bryn Mawr/ Bowdoin), Mark Schneider (Grinnell/Ursinus), John Meier (Lafayette)
Hybrid Learning and the Residential Liberal Arts Experience initiative With support from Hybrid Learning and the Residential Liberal Arts Experience initiative U.S. Dept. of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education “First in the World” grant (P116F140302)
Psychology Research Methods and Statistics How do we individualize instruction to serve students with a wide range of prior exposure? Responses from 268 students to a pre-test question about prior experience
Psychology Research Methods and Statistics 20 Topic-based modules Built around learning objectives Content review and practice exercises Did I Get This? mastery assessment
Just-In Time Blended Math Review for INTRO STEM How can we ensure marginally math prepared* students thrive in intro calculus, chemistry, and physics courses? *College-ready, but below average compared to peers; may have content gaps (e.g., trigonometry)
The Sandwich Model Worked “gateway” problem (e.g. motion in a straight line) Recommended math review modules (e.g. solving for a variable) “DIY” version of gateway problem
Try Them, Adopt Them, adapt them yourself … Go to myopenmath.com Create student account to preview/study Create instructor account to adapt/adopt Course numbers are 6558 Psych Research Methods and Statistics 28097 Just-In-Time Math Review for Calculus 28098 Just-In-Time Math Review for Chemistry 28099 Just-In-Time Math Review for Physics
Questions? Jennifer Spohrer, Director of Educational Technology Services, Bryn Mawr College jspohrer@brynmawr.edu Our project websites: Teagle Psychology Research Methods and Statistics First in the World Blended Just-in-Time Math Fundamentals