{"325591":{"#nid":"325591","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Engaging Conversations Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003EFACULTY SPEAKERS:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBonnie Ferri, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECombining Blending, Hands-On Activities, and MOOCs in a Circuits Class:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBoth Online and On Campus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order to improve consistency across sections and introduce mini-labs into the classroom, ECE3710 has been converted into a blended format where the lectures are provided by two MOOCs. The on-campus students take the course synchronously with the public MOOC students and share a discussion forum. ECE3710 has been taught in this format for four semesters with over 1100 students enrolled, including one section of distance learning students. The overall student performance has improved, and the consistency in performance, coverage, and grades across the sections has improved dramatically.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Leavey and David Garton, School of Biology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScientific Teaching\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPut simply, scientific teaching refers to the application of scientific methods in evaluating pedagogical effectiveness. While the classic lecture-centric approach to teaching in the sciences remains widespread, multiple studies have shown that better engaging students in the classroom and laboratory improves retention and teaching effectiveness. In this session, we will discuss easy ways to make your classroom more engaging and how to evaluate your teaching methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin this brown-bag-luncheon series on the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:00 and find out what faculty are doing to engage Georgia Tech students in learning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Alternative Approaches to Student Engagement: Scientific Teaching and Using MOOCS in Hybrid Courses"}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2014-09-17 08:56:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:09:21","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-10-01T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-10-01T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-10-01T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-10-01 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-10-01 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-10-01 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/cetl.gatech.edu\/calendar\/day\/2014-10-01","title":"Register for this event"}],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFelicia Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:felicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efelicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9418\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}