tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post4572419509582495225..comments2023-07-05T02:15:26.621-07:00Comments on The Two Body Problem: Getting crushed by the popular girl, er, prof.PUI profhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-35491687684151822682015-03-12T07:48:20.050-07:002015-03-12T07:48:20.050-07:00Haha! Thanks for your perspective. I'm really ...Haha! Thanks for your perspective. I'm really enjoying it, perhaps a bit too much...PUI profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-84776998065206415522015-03-11T21:06:17.341-07:002015-03-11T21:06:17.341-07:00I am going to be very blunt -- all the flipping hu...I am going to be very blunt -- all the flipping hullabaloo is total bullshit. <br />Students may love it but, as someone who has taught follow-up courses after flipped-course instruction, I can attest that they learn little and are unable to do problems that they haven't explicitly been coached to do; they learn squat, but they feel great while doing it, hence the glowing evaluations and that's why they are all gaga. <br /><br />In my class a student suggested doing the flipped thing, but that's not happening on my watch. They need to do the work, and would prefer if I pre-chewed everything in bite-sized pieces so that they can seamlessly absorb the material without straining a neuron. <br /><br />Nope. <br />xykademiqzhttp://xykademiqz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-57233955107586878382015-01-24T19:47:11.347-08:002015-01-24T19:47:11.347-08:00Thanks. Though I have "proven" methods, ...Thanks. Though I have "proven" methods, our students are changing (see previous post about adjusting to weaker students), and I can't stick tooo closely to what worked in the "old days". :)<br /> PUI profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-84740827076124019552015-01-24T19:45:18.220-08:002015-01-24T19:45:18.220-08:00Thanks so much. I did another POGIL on Friday, and...Thanks so much. I did another POGIL on Friday, and it seemed to go well. I will check it out.PUI profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-15858374839852904712015-01-20T10:26:24.978-08:002015-01-20T10:26:24.978-08:00Negative evaluations are such a blow - I know it c...Negative evaluations are such a blow - I know it can take a while to recover from them. Reading some articles on the limitations of evaluations might help with the feeling better part. <br /><br />With respect to the doing better part, I'd keep in mind that you do all of this so that students can learn things. If a particular activity is a bad fit for you, even if it's "student-centric", it may be bad for learning. Before you do anything hard, I'd think hard about if it would improve student learning. And it if doesn't, don't worry about it. Popular Prof. can do what works well for her and you can do what you have proven works well. MommyProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040890762575693250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-20069288714012990672015-01-19T12:43:18.757-08:002015-01-19T12:43:18.757-08:00Reread the section on teaching in Boice (Advice fo...Reread the section on teaching in Boice (Advice for New Faculty)-- he has some really good guiding principles that work really well with not letting these new teaching fads take all of your time. A big one is, "Let the students do the work for you." But you have to explain to students why what you're doing is helpful up front, otherwise they come up with their own stories that are not always flattering.<br /><br />And I agree that you don't want to be a carbon copy of this professor, you do want you to be you. Take what works for the students from you and don't take what doesn't. There are tons of different ways of getting students to learn, and that's a good thing.<br /><br />Also, I find partial flipping, case studies, and some meta-cognition stuff to be relatively painless. (I also like debates, student presentations, assignments to find misconceptions in the media, and policy briefs.) You might want to pick and choose a few things and not go whole hog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com