Hiram moodlemoot2015
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This document discusses the evolution of a statistics course over time from a monoculture approach relying mainly on digital quizzes to a more multicultural approach incorporating additional resources like a glossary and book modules. It notes some challenges students had with guessing answers rather than understanding concepts. The document outlines a potential future permaculture approach with extensive embedded feedback and examines tools used and potential future tools like R and STACK. It concludes by asking for comments on improving the teaching practice and potential for collaborating to create a common course.
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- 1. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows eSTAT Teaching statistics through series of quizzes Review 2010-2014 9 slides + 5 min discussion = 15 minutes ⇒ Avg. Speed 60s/slide
- 2. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Statistics - ex cathedra 1 Recognize something? 1st year Professional Bachelors Business Studies a very heterogeneous group
- 3. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Time for Change Meet Opal Ruby Australian Sheppard 11 weeks, 7 Kg She changed my life Can she help? 2
- 4. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Time for Change 3
- 5. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Cultured Course in Moodle 2010: FIRST 1st line tutor Monoculture: digital quizzes (±165 model questions, ±5000 questions) & students buy a book 4 Students are challenged!!! BUT… they don’t read the book they guess
- 6. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Cultured Course in Moodle 2013: SECOND 1st line tutor Multiculture: digital quizzes + glossary + book modules (& students can use all available content) 5 BUT… they still guess! Hyperlinks? Books? WWW? Cryptic glossary!
- 7. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Cultured Course in Moodle ?: FUTURE 1st line tutor Permaculture: Digital quizzes + extensive embedded feedback (& students can use all available content) 6 Let them guess!
- 8. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Evolution 7 First semester dropout More involved students? Excel? All resources?... semester 2 after Excel multiculture, learning conversations, all resources (non human), Excel name change? semester 1 monoculture, teaching, book, calculator semester 1 teaching, book, calculator paper exam
- 9. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Results Quality Exam! No evaluation work Objective Internal consistency 84% Objective evaluation More job satisfaction through learning conversations More 21th Century skills! Do they understand statistics better? I doubt it… 8
- 10. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Tools • Excel & VBA -> Moodle XML -> Moodle • Future: – R (open-source statistical package) – STACK (open-source system for computer-aided assessment in Mathematics) 9
- 11. hiram.bollaert@ap.be @hiramglows Remember to Comment & Collaborate • Which slide do you remember? Show 1 to 9 fingers ( my guess: 2 or 7 ) • How good is my practice? All your comments are welcome • Shall we create a common course? Time consuming Bigger pool of knowledge & inspiration 10 Thank you
Editor's Notes
- After having taught statistics ex cathedra for so many years I realized this passive and gentle introduction into the mathematical realms of statistics was an effective lullaby. No matter how intriguing I read out of “the great book of statistics”, how energetic my dance before the blackboard, how abstract my artwork on the blackboard, I only seemed to impress a few students while the rest appeared asleep or checking the functionality of their writing gear.
- Time for change! Students needed to be challenged with problems to solve. They needed to be able to practice at their own speed, when and where they liked, receiving instant feedback, independent or in group. Try, experiment, explore, cheer, fail, chat, discuss, … should be the verbs describing my classes. I’m no longer lecturing but driving (coaching?) my students through series of exercises, guiding them along ways to find the answer. They are swimming in the pool while I stand dry on the boardwalk, coaching them.