1. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh The inverted classroom in a large enrolment introductory physics course: a case study Ross Galloway School of Physics & Astronomy University of Edinburgh

2. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Acknowledgements The Physics 1A Course Team: Simon Bates & Richard Massey Workshop heads of class and Teaching Assistants Secretaries and technicians

3. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Outline Motivation What we did What happened What the students thought Some personal reflections

4. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Motivation: the Traditional Classroom

5. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Motivation: the Inverted Classroom Move information transfer out of the classroom. Devote in-class learning time to higher level activities.

6. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Motivation: the Inverted Classroom

7. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Week n + 1 Workshops What we did: Physics 1A Course Structure Week n - 1 Personal Reading Online Reading Quiz Week n Peer Instruction Lectures Q6: What I still dont understand is… Hand-in Assignment

8. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh What happened Students (mostly) did the reading! Students (mostly) did the quiz! Students (mostly) came to lectures!

9. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Students (mostly) did the quiz!

10. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Students (mostly) did the reading!

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12. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Students (mostly) came to lectures!

13. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh What happened

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15. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh What happened: diagnostic test results

16. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh What happened: diagnostic test results Data taken from R.R. Hake, Am. J. Phys. 66(1), 1998

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18. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh What the students thought N = 90

19. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh What the students thought

20. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh Some personal reflections Can be scary at first But you soon get into the rhythm Forget about carefully planned timing Great classroom atmosphere Freedom from coverage Focus on what matters

21. Physics Education Research The University of Edinburgh ViCE/PHEC Variety in Chemistry Education / Physics Higher Education Conference Edinburgh, Thu 30 th and Fri 31 st August 2012 vicephec.ph.ed.ac.uk