1. Flipping the Class: Motivating Preparation and Participation
G. Peter and Carolyn R. Wilson
Boston College
2017 Kentucky Accounting Educators Conference
May 18, 2017
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2. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Agenda
Framing motivation
Why aren’t students motivated?
Multiple root causes
How to address them
Wrap up

3. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Framing Motivation: Building Blocks
Robust concepts and frameworks
Rich applications
Detailed course maps
Enabling technology
Effective motivation

4. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Why aren’t students motivated?
Don’t know what they are missing
Don’t know what to do
Aren’t interested in accounting
Have competing interests
Ineffective incentives
Other

5. Don’t know what they are missing
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Don’t know what they are missing

6. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what they are missing
During Course
During Career

7. We have a marketing problem
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what they are missing
The problem
We have a marketing problem
Costs
Benefits
Students’ Perception

8. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what they are missing
Change perceptions
Costs
Benefits
Benefits
Costs

9. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what they are missing
Set relevant goals
Click link below for example of how we communicate the relevance of our goals

10. What they’ve experienced
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what they are missing
Benefits of excellent preparation
Poor preparation
Shallow discussions
What they’ve experienced
Excellent preparation
Exceptional discussions
What they’re missing

11. What they’ve experienced
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what they are missing
Benefits of probing deeply
Lectures or shallow discussions
What they’ve experienced
Probing deeply
What they’re missing

12. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Don’t know what to do

13. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
The problem
Don’t know how to prepare
Don’t know how to participate

14. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Give guidance
Provide detailed map
Coach in and out of class

15. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Provide detailed map
Provide detailed map

16. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Set clear expectations
Our class is quite challenging and may differ from other courses you have encountered in at least three ways:
Flipped Classroom
Group Work
Friday Night Exams

17. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Share your principles
Preparation and attitude are the two biggest success factors to creating a great learning experience.
If you spend several hours preparing and the class environment is intellectually vibrant, but not intimidating, you will want to participate.
Confusion often precedes enlightenment.

18. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Provide a learning strategy

19. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Provide detailed guidance for every class
What to do before class
What to expect during class
What to do after class

20. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Don’t know what to do
Provide coaching
Listening
Probing
What did you learn today?
Curiosity
Good wrong answers

21. Aren’t interested in accounting
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Aren’t interested in accounting

22. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Aren’t interested in accounting
The problem
Students’ perception

23. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Aren’t interested in accounting
The bigger picture
Reality

24. Have Competing interests
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Have Competing interests

25. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Competing interests
The problem
Leisure activities
Other courses
Family obligations
Job obligations

26. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Competing interests
Elevate accounting
Seek synergies
Strengthen incentives
Coach time management

27. Ineffective incentives
Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Ineffective incentives

28. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Ineffective incentives
The problems
Ineffective grading
No shared responsibility

29. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Ineffective incentives
Share grading philosophy

30. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Ineffective incentives
Grade preparation and participation

31. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Ineffective incentives
Create shared responsibility
“We” Make Great Learning Experiences

32. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students
Wrap Up

33. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Focus on 3 key success factors for a great learning experience: preparation, shared responsibility, and a positive attitude.
Tip 1

34. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Continually sell the benefits of flipping.
Tip 2

35. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Help students internalize the benefits of preparation and participation.
Tip 3
Costs
Benefits

36. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Be organized: provide detailed guidance to help students know what to do, where they are going, and alternative resources to get there.
Tip 4

37. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Be intentional: What you do in class today will affect future preparation and participation.
Tip 5
Probing

38. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Coach ways to participate more effectively.
Tip 6
Active
listening
Celebrate good wrong answers
Ask “What did you learn today?” Be
curious

39. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Continually motivate relevance of your course content.
Tip 7

40. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Align grading policies with course goals to more profoundly affect student behavior.
Tip 8

41. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Tip 9
Seek role models and aim high, but be patient. ml
Marva Collins
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Eric Mazur
Richard Feynman

42. Flipping the Class: Motivating Students Wrap Up
Tip 10
Make beautiful music with your students.
“We” Make Great Learning Experiences