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Flipping the Differential Equations Classroom: Changes Over Time

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salt Lake City, Utah

Publication Date

June 23, 2018

Start Date

June 23, 2018

End Date

July 27, 2018

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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Mathematics

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--30528

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https://peer.asee.org/30528

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Campbell R Bego P.E. University of Louisville Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-3178

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Campbell Rightmyer Bego is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Cognitive Science at the University of Louisville. She researches STEM learning with a focus on math learning and spatial representations. Ms. Bego is also assisting the Engineering Fundamentals Department in the Speed School in performing student retention research. She is particularly interested in interventions and teaching methods that alleviate working memory constraints and increase both learning retention and student retention in engineering. Ms. Bego is also a registered professional mechanical engineer in New York State.

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Patricia A. Ralston University of Louisville

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Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorporation of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields of technical expertise include process modeling, simulation, and process control.

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Angela Thompson P.E. University of Louisville

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Dr. Angela Thompson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. Dr. Thompson received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville. Her research interests are in biomechanics and engineering education, particularly related to first-year programs and critical thinking instruction.

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Adrienne Parsons University of Louisville

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Gale J. Crush University of Louisville, Speed Scientific School

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B.S., Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Louisville, 1981
M.Eng., Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Louisville, 1982

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Abstract

Traditional lecture style courses use class time to deliver new material to students and homework to provide practice. Flipped classrooms, on the other hand, provide new material outside of class and students are then given opportunities to work actively on problems during class time. A flipped classroom design combines active, problem-based learning activities with direct instruction methods, and is seen by many as a teaching method that results in higher student satisfaction, greater retention of knowledge, and increased depth of knowledge [1] . The initial implementation of a flipped classroom can be difficult for teachers. Time is needed to develop instructional materials for students to view outside of class, in addition to time needed to develop constructive in-class activities. Teachers who have persisted with this teaching method often report that their classrooms are not optimized until the third or fourth implementation. This paper describes the three-year progression from traditional lecture style to flipped classroom design of a large enrollment differential equations course at a metropolitan research university’s engineering school. The discussion section of the paper reflects on specific implementation difficulties of a flipping a classroom, and gives strategic suggestions for instructors who are beginning to design this type of curriculum.

Bego, C. R., & Ralston, P. A., & Thompson, A., & Parsons, A., & Crush, G. J. (2018, June), Flipping the Differential Equations Classroom: Changes Over Time Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--30528

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