The document discusses the Accelerated Learning Through Interaction (ALTI) project. ALTI aims to develop a technical infrastructure to support the flipped classroom model. It does this by addressing challenges of the interactive classroom and providing tools like in-class voting, peer review, and tracking student work. The goal is to enhance learning through interaction while maintaining control in an electronic classroom environment.

1. Accelerated
Learning
Through
Interac3on
(ALTI):
Technical
Infrastructure
for
the
Flipped
Classroom
Karen
L.
Karavanic
Associate
Professor
Computer
Science

2. The
Flipped
Classroom
• Key
Idea:
Lectures
can
be
disseminated
online;
interac3ve
classroom
ac3vi3es
can
replace
tradi3onal
“homework”
– Maureen
Lage,
Glenn
PlaK,
Michael
Treglia,
Inver3ng
the
Classroom:
A
Gateway
to
Crea3ng
an
Inclusive
Learning
Environment.
Journal
of
Economic
Educa3on,
Winter
2000
–
Julie
Foertsch,
Gregory
Moses,
John
Strikwerda,
Mike
Litzkow,
Reversing
the
Lecture/Homework
Paradigm
Using
eTEACH
Web-­‐based
Streaming
Video
SoYware,
Journal
of
Engineering
Educa3on,
July
2002.
• Our
Approach:
ALT
– technical
infrastructure
to
address
challenges
of
the
interac3ve
classroom
– Target
use
includes
wide
range
of
disciplines
ALT:
Accelerated
Learning
Through
1/16/13
Interac;on
-­‐
Karen
L.
Karavanic

3. Mo3va3on:
Experiences
with
CS
333
• Introduc3on
to
Opera3ng
Systems
– Enrollment
approx.
130
/
year
– Lectures,
exams,
homework
problems,
programming
projects
• My
Innova3on:
The
Closed
Laboratory
– Class
held
in
computer
lab
– Internet
access
shut
down
(???)
– Cell
phones
and
laptops
BANNED
– Instructors,
tutors,
students
help
each
other
ALT:
Accelerated
Learning
Through
1/16/13
Interac;on
-­‐
Karen
L.
Karavanic

4. ALT:
Instructor
PC
• Managing
the
interac3ve
classroom
is
challenging
–
less
predictable,
less
scalable
• How
can
technology
help?
(Just
a
few
of
our
ideas)
– Student
photos
with
class
list
– Student
background
info
– Student
exam
info
– Calling
on
students
randomly
vs.
“fairly”
ALT:
Accelerated
Learning
Through
1/16/13
Interac;on
-­‐
Karen
L.
Karavanic

5. ALT:
Electronic
Classroom
• One
computer
per
student,
BUT…
– Laptop/phone
reali3es:
email,
tex3ng,
distrac3ons,
poor
instructor
feedback
• Want
controlled
electronic
environment
– In-­‐class
vo3ng
(quizzes
and
problems)
– Peer
review
– Group
work
submissions
– Record
of
student
work
ALT:
Accelerated
Learning
Through
1/16/13
Interac;on
-­‐
Karen
L.
Karavanic

6. Accelerated
Learning
Through
Interac3on
(ALTI):
Technical
Infrastructure
for
the
Flipped
Classroom
Karen
L.
Karavanic
Associate
Professor
Computer
Science