1. Barbara Oakley, PhD, PE
Professor of Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Visiting Scholar, University of California, San Diego

2.  How advances in online education affect face-to-
face classes.
 How to make fancy online materials.
 How to make simple online materials.
 How to use insights from online classes to improve
your face-to-face and online teaching.
What we’ll cover

3. Barb Oakley,
Professor of Engineering
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan
Terrence Sejnowski
Francis Crick Professor
The Salk Institute
Professor of Biological Sciences
University of California, San Diego

4. Barb Oakley,
Professor of Engineering
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan
Terrence Sejnowski
Francis Crick Professor
The Salk Institute
Professor of Biological Sciences
University of California, San Diego

6. From Northwestern University Archives, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grPZLbOrvw4

7. Online is highly competitive
Silicon
Valley
Hollywood
Academia
People love it.

8. A preeminent cardiologist
spots an extra

9. Our basement

13. Green screen can help reduce cognitive load
Use simple backgrounds
Use gesticulation

15. Sony Vegas Pro - Adobe Premiere Pro
Film twice or use a 4K camera

16.  Give memory tips.
Tips for better learning—
online or in person

17.  Give memory tips.
kilo, hecto, deca, (unit), deci, centi, milli
Tips for better learning—
online or in person

18.  Give memory tips.
kilo, hecto, deca, (unit), deci, centi, milli
"King Henry doesn't usually drink
chocolate milk."
Tips for better learning—
online or in person

19. An example

20.  Give memory tips.
 Move your hands!
Tips for better learning—
online or in person

21.  Give memory tips.
 Move your hands!
Tips for better learning—
online or in person
 Action Action!Action

22.  Give memory tips.
 Move your hands!
Tips for better learning—
online or in person
 Action Action Action!
 Humor

23.  Creation of a friendly, upbeat, welcoming world for
learners.
 Plenty of dopamine hits of unexpected humor!
Humor!

24. The importance of good visuals
Kevin Mendez

25. Start with a puzzle!

26. AN EXAMPLE VIDEO
(Sleep )

27.  Give memory tips.
 Move your hands!
Tips for better learning—
online or in person
 Action Action Action!
 Humor
 Metaphor

28. 
About six minute length
Six minutes

29. Examples of (sometimes
dreadful) intro humor

30. Camtasia Studio

31.  Headset
 Condenser

32. Wacom tablet

33. Use partially completed notes
– fill them in by hand

34. Show students how to adjust
play speed settings

35. Keep original Camtasia
(or whatever) files so
you can edit and make
changes in original files.
Keep files organized

36. Use indents
Forced question
enrollments
Quizzes are critical—
but check via “in
person” tests or
other means

38.  Mastery learning approach
 Tests on what is emphasized and important—not
simply on the easily testable. Builds student
confidence.
Quizzes

39. Use of quizzes for learning and
on-boarding
Introductory quiz arose from the
suggestion of Senior TA Susan
Fitzgerald, with great visuals by TA
Antonio Milanese and Senior TA
Cristian Artoni.

40. Trick for online syllabi
Grading: The final course grade will be a weighted average of:
Laboratory 7.5%
Homework 7.5%
Moodle quizzes 20%
Learning How to Learn MOOC 10%
In class quizzes 30%
Final Exam 25%
 If your Moodle quiz grades ultimately average 10% to 19% higher
than your in class quiz grades, your Moodle quiz grades will be
reduced by 10%.
 If your Moodle quiz grades ultimately average 20% or higher than
your in class quiz grades, your Moodle quiz grades will be reduced
by 20%.

41. Excitement and adventure of
learning!