Presentation about teaching and learning methods in physics at Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

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Flipped, Blended and
Online Learning at
TAMK
Sami Suhonen

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Teaching Learning
Studying
Background

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Homework
Assignmnents
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𝑃 = 𝑈𝐼𝑣 =
𝑑𝑦
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In Classroom: Worst case:
• Passive
• Alone
• Not engaged
At home: Worst case:
• Alone
• Stuck…
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Traditional lecturing

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Flipped Classroom/Learning/Teaching
At home: Preparation:
• Moodle
• Books
• Videos
• Simulations
• Pre-assignments
• Animations
…
Face-to-face:
Active DOING
• Group assignments
• Measurements
• Calculus
• Peer work
• Peer/Self -assessment
….
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B) Face to face teaching streamed or
lecture recording
C) Virtual classroom D) Asynchronous online course
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A) Face-to-face teaching (blended)
Physics choice
for online
studies
Physics Studies - studying methods
Main delivery
method

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Face-to-face (Blended)
Online learning
Delivery
Needs of
a degree
program
Physics
Course 1
Physics
Course2
Thermal physics
Kinematics
Power
Dynamics
Fluid mechanics
Combustion
Tilanmuutokset
Electromagnetics
Magnetic flieds
Induction
Electric current
Sensors
Heat transfer
IR radiation
Convection
Radiation safety
Radioactivity
Small particles
Spreading models
Sound
Wave mechnics
Oscillations
Maxwell equations
Energy principle
Optics
Photometry
Engineering
Physics
Atomic models
Energy
Bernoulli’s principle
Electromagnetics
Friction
Thermodynamics
Atomic models
Heat pumps
Engineering
topics and subjects,
Mathematics
Scientific Reporting
Integration
Physics Studies

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Why Videos?
Support face to
face teaching
Material for online
implementations
Videos
Blended
Online
1400 videos
Watching:
450 000 min
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Flipped
Classroom
Laboratory
instruction

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Why Videos?
Nursing students: 86
Answers: 74 (86 %)
Engineering students: 111
Answers: 68 (61%)

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Video types in physics
at Tampere University
of Applied Sciences
A) Present theory of physical
phenomena
B) Show lecture
demonstrations and
measurements
C) Present solutions to
homework exercises
D) Instruct laboratory work.

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= Classroom, face-to-face time
2000 2010 2020
FLIPPING
Flipped Classroom/Teaching/Learning at TAMK Physics

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Combining Good Practices: A Method to Study
Introductory Physics in Engineering Education
SEFI 2013:
New teaching/studying method:
Maindidactical
methods
Active doing
Measurement Assignments
Peer instruction
Group Assignments
Educational videos
Continuous assessment
Combining good practices in fully online learning
environment – introductory physics course,
SEFI 2015:
Learner experience:
Students’ Experiences on Modern Fully Online
Introductory Mechanics Physics Course
Flipped Classroom/Teaching/Learning at TAMK Physics
SEFI 2014:
New teaching/studying online:
SEFI 2016 & 2017:
Video instruction for laboratory work
Enhancing physics laboratory work with online
video instruction,

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Measurement assignments
• Simple, one topic or one
phenomenon at a time
• In groups of 4-6
• Measurements + laws of physics +
calculations + explanation
Physics & Engineering skills – and beyond
Students:
• Argument their opinions.
• Evaluate peers’ opinions.
• Evaluate if they themselves really know –
or just have a ”feeling”.
• Come to a joint conclusion … hopefully
based on scientific reasoning.
And if they came to a wrong result:
• Not a person’s fault – it’s the group….
• (Try to) find where their own cognitive
model was incorrect and rebuild it.

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Measurement
Assignments

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Exercises
Meas.
Meas.
Results
Measurement Assignments
~ 50 % of the
classroom time

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Assessment
Measurement Assignments

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~ 100 Physics course implementations / year
~ 700 Students / year
~ 8 000 ECTS
credits / year
”Your opinion about measurement assignments.”
Group: L K J n.a. N
M1 4 % 13 % 80 % 2 % 46
M2 2 % 13 % 83 % 2 % 46
M3 0 % 16 % 59 % 25 % 32
TF 21 % 25 % 50 % 4 % 24
EC 0 % 22 % 72 % 6 % 18
TOTAL 5 % 16 % 72 % 7 % 166
L K J
TOTAL:
Measurement Assignments

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1) Power Point → video clip
• Time-consuming
• Quite easy
• Rather large area
• Equations rather easy
to present
• Good quality graphics
• Few animations
• Embedded video
• Easily editable in all ways
• We use this for theory
video clips
Video production methods:

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2) iPad (or any video camera) + paper
mic
• Fast
• Easy
• Large area
• Equations easy to
present
• Graphics quality depends on
the person J
• Not easily editable (only
clipping and voice-over)
• We use this for homework
solution video
Video production methods:

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3) iPad + Explain Everything • Faster than PP
• Quite easy
• Unlimited area or slides
• Equations more difficult to
present
• Good quality graphics
• Embedded video and pictures
• Easily editable in all ways
• We use this for theory videos +
homework solution videos
Video production methods:

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4) Screen Capture Videos
• Good for explaining the
usage of different
programs
• Possible to edit only with
video editing software
• We use for Excel (signal
processing etc.)
Video production methods:

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5) Video Camera + Cameraman
• Cameraman needed
• Good for explaining the
proper use of laboratory
equipment
• Usually video editor is
needed (to add clips to one
complete video)
Video production methods:

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Exaples of
different video
production
types:
Video Camera
Explain everything
PowerPoint -video
Screen CapturePowerPoint -video
iPad + pen + paper
Video production methods:

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Structure of the online implementation
Asynchronous Online Physics Courses

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Structureoftheonline
implemention
Asynchronous Online Physics Courses
2. Studying with.
• Video clips
• Books
• Animations
2. Studying with.
• Video clips
• Books
• Animations
Teacher’s online presence,
care and interest are of
greatest importance.
Translation: ”It’s so nice that
teacher helps and answers also
here! Not everyone would
bother… Thanks for that”
Agree! Cool. Thx.

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Online
Measurement
Assignments
A) Smart phone apps
and sensors
B) Video analysis
using smartphone
C) Measurement
presented as a video
clip
Examples of Apps:
- acceleration: ”Accelerometer Monitor”
- position (GPS): ”Speed view”
- angle (friction measurements): ”Angle Meter”
Asynchronous Online Physics Courses

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A) Smart phone apps and sensors
B) Video analysis using smartphone
C) Measurement presented as a video clip
Online Measurement Assignments
Asynchronous Online Physics Courses

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A) Smart phone apps and
sensors
B) Video analysis using
smartphone
C) Measurement presented
as a video clip
http://youtu.be/5EoRCdLa-no
Online Measurement Assignments
Asynchronous Online Physics Courses

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Learning
Analytics
”Who, What, When?”
 skills & knowledge
 conceptual thinking
 Ability to simplify
and model
 Making reasoning
visible
 Grades
 Online activity
 Time usage and time of day
 Material usage
Research interests
 Oral feedback
 Numerical
feedback
 Experiences
of different
methods
 Conception of
own learning
style & methods
 Experiences of peer
work

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Learning Analytics
Moodle
Who?
When?
What?
How long?
What next?
Excel
Data Mining
Filtering
Categorizing

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Deadlines on
Modays
Deadlines on
Sundays
Results… experiences… ideas

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Results… experiences… ideas

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Week exam
Final exam
Results… experiences… ideas

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𝑦 = 423 𝑒−0,0442 𝑥
T1/2 = 15,68
𝑦 = 423 𝑒−0,0442 𝑥
The half-life of studying
enthusiasm is 16 days…
Results… experiences… ideas

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Includes two students who had
watched all video clips 3-9 times –
unlike the others
The two students
removed.
Previous study about blended implementation
(Sefi2014)
Results… experiences… ideas

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1. Suhonen, S. (2016) Students’ experiences of different types of (distance)
learning, Proceedings of OOFHE2016 conference, Rome, Italy
2. Suhonen, S., Tiili, J. (2016) Enhancing physics laboratory work with online
video instruction, Proceedings of SEFI 44th Annual Conference, Tampere,
Finland.
3. Suhonen, S. (2016) Learning Analytics View to Students' Homework Activity
in Engineering Physics. INTED2016 Proceedings, pp. 3998-4005.
4. Suhonen, S. (2016) Put Theory into Practice: Measurement Assignments in
Physics Theory Courses. INTED2016 Proceedings, pp. 4478-4484.
5. Suhonen, S., Tiili, J. (2015) Students’ Online Activity on a Fully Online
Introductory Physics Mechanics Course, Proceedings of SEFI2015 43rd
Annual Conference, Orleans, France
6. Suhonen, S., Puranen, J., (2015) Enhancing Learning in Integrated Physics
Laboratory Course: Physics, Mathematics and Communications, 43rd Annual
SEFI Conference June 29 -July 2, 2015 Orléans, France
7. Tiili, J., Suhonen, S. (2015) Students’ Experiences on Modern Fully Online
Introductory Mechanics Physics Course, Proceedings of SEFI2015 43rd
Annual Conference, Orleans, France
8. Hockicko, Peter, and Juho Tiili. "Comparison of the Entering Students’ FCI
Results–Tampere UAS and University of Žilina", Proceedings of SEFI2015
43rd Annual Conference, Orleans, France
9. Tiili, J., Manninen, R., Puranen, J., Suhonen, S., (2015) Development of
Simple Public Assessment Sheet and its Use in Elementary Physics
Laboratory Course, , Proceedings of SEFI2015 43rd Annual Conference,
10. Suhonen, S., Tiili, J.Combining good practices in fully online learning
environment – introductory physics course, Proceedings of SEFI2014 42nd
Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK
11.Tiili. J., Suhonen, S. Using video solutions and “hi-score-list” to increase and
to monitor student’s homework activity, PTEE2014
12.Suhonen, S., Tiili, J. Enhancing scientific analyzing and reporting skills –
integrated physics laboratory course, PTEE 2014
13.Tiili, J., Suhonen, S. (2014). Analysis of Analytics - Videoclip Watching
Activity in Introductory Physics. Proceedings of SEFI 42nd Annual
Conference, Birmingham, UK
14.Manninen, R., Tiili, J. Using pre-lecture assignments to enhance students'
learning in introductory physics, PTEE2014
15.S. Suhonen, J. Tiili (2014) Simple Measurement Assignments as Activators in
Elementary Engineering Physics, INTED2014 Proceedings, pp. 4057-4066.
16.Suhonen, S., Tiili, J. (2014), Active Engaging Video Assisted Physics Studies -
Preliminary Results, World Conference on Educational Multimedia,
Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vol. 2014, No. 1 (Jun 23, 2014) pp.
1636–1644
17.S. Suhonen, J. Tiili (2014) Simple Measurement Assignments as Activators in
Elementary Engineering Physics, INTED2014 Abstracts
18.Tiili, J., Suhonen S. (2013) Combining Good Practices : Method to study
Introductory Physics in Engineering Education, Proceedings of the SEFI
annual conference 2013, Leuven, Belgium
Latest publications:

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Thank you!
sami.suhonen@tamk.fi