Plenary lecture at 2016 NTU Learning and Teaching Seminar - Students as Partn...Simon Bates
These case studies from UBC courses exhibit students as active agents in their learning through collaborative projects. Open writing projects for Wikipedia supported the development of research, writing and collaboration skills while creating contributions to public knowledge. Students creating learning resources for peers integrated research to communicate topics creatively and develop digital literacies. Initiatives like undergraduate learning assistants, learning technology rovers, and student directed seminars positioned teaching as a partnership with students developing planning and problem-solving skills.
Plenary lecture at 2016 NTU Learning and Teaching Seminar - Students as Partn...Simon Bates
These case studies from UBC courses exhibit students as active agents in their learning through collaborative projects. Open writing projects for Wikipedia supported the development of research, writing and collaboration skills while creating contributions to public knowledge. Students creating learning resources for peers integrated research to communicate topics creatively and develop digital literacies. Initiatives like undergraduate learning assistants, learning technology rovers, and student directed seminars positioned teaching as a partnership with students developing planning and problem-solving skills.
/Volumes/untitled/talks/gender gaps in performance in undergraduate physics Simon Bates
The document summarizes research on gender gaps in performance in undergraduate physics courses. It finds that males on average score higher than females on pre-tests, though the gap narrows after instruction. Females are found to outperform males on coursework assessments, while examination results are less conclusive. The researchers plan to conduct longitudinal studies to further examine gender differences in performance based on assessment type.
Ah yes, but that would never work with my students Simon Bates
1. The document discusses a framework called How Learning Works that bridges educational research findings and teaching practices. It outlines seven principles of how students learn based on cognitive science, including that students' prior knowledge and motivation impact learning.
2. A case study is presented on the use of PeerWise, a student-generated multiple choice question tool, in a physics course. Students engaged well beyond minimum requirements, and participation was correlated with learning outcomes. PeerWise exemplified principles like knowledge organization and motivation.
3. The document concludes by acknowledging contributions and providing resources on How Learning Works and PeerWise for further information.
This document summarizes a presentation about PeerWise, a web-based multiple choice question repository created by students. The presentation covered an overview of PeerWise, a hands-on session to demonstrate its use, research highlights on the benefits of student-generated content, and concluded with a question and answer period.
Strategies to enhance student engagement and learning in class: blending and ...Simon Bates
This document discusses strategies for enhancing student engagement and learning in classrooms through blending and flipping classroom techniques. It provides an overview and examples of blending and flipping, cites evidence that these techniques improve learning outcomes, discusses challenges and considerations, and provides additional resources. The examples illustrated include using pre-class materials, peer instruction during class, and weekly rhythms that incorporate these techniques. Research studies show blended and flipped approaches lead to significant learning gains compared to traditional lectures. Adoption faces challenges like workload, resistance to change, and loss of control, but also has upsides like a more interactive environment.
Students as producers - expert guided crowd sourcing Simon Bates
This document discusses a program where students in an introductory physics course were divided into groups and tasked with creating original learning objects (LOs) to help teach their peers. The goals were to engage students and have them take an active role in producing educational content. Students were given guidance and examples to scaffold the process. Results found high levels of student participation and engagement, with most students reporting an improved understanding of the material from creating LOs. The program was deemed a success and plans were made to expand it to other courses.
This document summarizes a study examining student participation and question quality in an introductory physics course that required students to contribute questions and answers to an online peer instruction system called PeerWise. The following key points were made:
- Student participation in PeerWise exceeded the minimum requirements, with students contributing many questions and answers and providing feedback on each other's work.
- Questions contributed by non-physics major students in this introductory course tended to be of lower overall quality than those contributed by physics majors in other studies.
- Evidence suggested that with practice, students improved at writing higher quality questions and providing more detailed explanations over the course of the semester.
Students as co-producers of learning and assessment contentSimon Bates
The document discusses students co-producing learning and assessment content through a web-based MCQ repository called PeerWise. It describes how PeerWise allows students to author and answer practice multiple choice questions on course topics. Usage of PeerWise has grown substantially since its launch in 2009. Research shows that contributing to PeerWise is correlated with improved exam performance and that question/explanation quality improves over time as students gain experience using the tool.
Expert guided crowd sourced learning content: a pilot studySimon Bates
1. A pilot study was conducted using expert-guided crowd-sourced learning content in 3 sections of a physics course with over 300 students total.
2. Students were required to submit 2 learning objects over the term worth 2.5% each of their grade. Most students spent 2-3 hours on each learning object.
3. Students reported understanding the topics much better after creating a learning object on it, however it is difficult to determine if creating a learning object directly leads to better understanding of the related course content. Future work could look at crowd-sourcing the assessment of learning objects.
Pedagogy with Technology: getting the horse out in front of the cartSimon Bates
1. A case study examined the use of PeerWise, a web-based student-generated multiple choice question system, in a large introductory physics course at the University of British Columbia with over 1800 students.
2. Students were highly engaged with the system, far exceeding the minimum requirements by writing questions, answering questions, and providing feedback.
3. Scaffolding the use of PeerWise in tutorials helped support student learning and engagement with the system.
The document discusses inverting the traditional classroom model by moving more active learning activities, like problem-solving, into the classroom and assigning lectures and initial content acquisition as pre-class work. It argues this approach better supports deep learning and conceptual understanding. Specific strategies discussed include using clicker questions during lectures to promote engagement, peer instruction, and the student-generated question platform PeerWise to facilitate self-study. Research evidence is presented suggesting inverted models can improve learning outcomes in physics education.
A Pecha Kucha presentation (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) given as part of UBC's Celebrate Learning Week, detailing our project to use student-generated learning content in our introductory Physics course.
Ouvrez la porte ou prenez un mur (Agile Tour Genève 2024)Laurent Speyser
(Conférence dessinée)
Vous êtes certainement à l’origine, ou impliqué, dans un changement au sein de votre organisation. Et peut être que cela ne se passe pas aussi bien qu’attendu…
Depuis plusieurs années, je fais régulièrement le constat de l’échec de l’adoption de l’Agilité, et plus globalement de grands changements, dans les organisations. Je vais tenter de vous expliquer pourquoi ils suscitent peu d'adhésion, peu d’engagement, et ils ne tiennent pas dans le temps.
Heureusement, il existe un autre chemin. Pour l'emprunter il s'agira de cultiver l'invitation, l'intelligence collective , la mécanique des jeux, les rites de passages, .... afin que l'agilité prenne racine.
Vous repartirez de cette conférence en ayant pris du recul sur le changement tel qu‘il est généralement opéré aujourd’hui, et en ayant découvert (ou redécouvert) le seul guide valable à suivre, à mon sens, pour un changement authentique, durable, et respectueux des individus! Et en bonus, 2 ou 3 trucs pratiques!
OCTO TALKS : 4 Tech Trends du Software Engineering.pdfOCTO Technology
En cette année 2024 qui s’annonce sous le signe de la complexité, avec :
- L’explosion de la Gen AI
-Un contexte socio-économique sous tensions
- De forts enjeux sur le Sustainable et la régulation IT
- Une archipélisation des lieux de travail post-Covid
Découvrez les Tech trends incontournables pour délivrer vos produits stratégiques.
Le Comptoir OCTO - Qu’apporte l’analyse de cycle de vie lors d’un audit d’éco...OCTO Technology
Par Nicolas Bordier (Consultant numérique responsable @OCTO Technology) et Alaric Rougnon-Glasson (Sustainable Tech Consultant @OCTO Technology)
Sur un exemple très concret d’audit d’éco-conception de l’outil de bilan carbone C’Bilan développé par ICDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) nous allons expliquer en quoi l’ACV (analyse de cycle de vie) a été déterminante pour identifier les pistes d’actions pour réduire jusqu'à 82% de l’empreinte environnementale du service.
Vidéo Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8oL2P_DkU
Compte-rendu :
/Volumes/untitled/talks/gender gaps in performance in undergraduate physics Simon Bates
The document summarizes research on gender gaps in performance in undergraduate physics courses. It finds that males on average score higher than females on pre-tests, though the gap narrows after instruction. Females are found to outperform males on coursework assessments, while examination results are less conclusive. The researchers plan to conduct longitudinal studies to further examine gender differences in performance based on assessment type.
Ah yes, but that would never work with my students Simon Bates
1. The document discusses a framework called How Learning Works that bridges educational research findings and teaching practices. It outlines seven principles of how students learn based on cognitive science, including that students' prior knowledge and motivation impact learning.
2. A case study is presented on the use of PeerWise, a student-generated multiple choice question tool, in a physics course. Students engaged well beyond minimum requirements, and participation was correlated with learning outcomes. PeerWise exemplified principles like knowledge organization and motivation.
3. The document concludes by acknowledging contributions and providing resources on How Learning Works and PeerWise for further information.
This document summarizes a presentation about PeerWise, a web-based multiple choice question repository created by students. The presentation covered an overview of PeerWise, a hands-on session to demonstrate its use, research highlights on the benefits of student-generated content, and concluded with a question and answer period.
Strategies to enhance student engagement and learning in class: blending and ...Simon Bates
This document discusses strategies for enhancing student engagement and learning in classrooms through blending and flipping classroom techniques. It provides an overview and examples of blending and flipping, cites evidence that these techniques improve learning outcomes, discusses challenges and considerations, and provides additional resources. The examples illustrated include using pre-class materials, peer instruction during class, and weekly rhythms that incorporate these techniques. Research studies show blended and flipped approaches lead to significant learning gains compared to traditional lectures. Adoption faces challenges like workload, resistance to change, and loss of control, but also has upsides like a more interactive environment.
Students as producers - expert guided crowd sourcing Simon Bates
This document discusses a program where students in an introductory physics course were divided into groups and tasked with creating original learning objects (LOs) to help teach their peers. The goals were to engage students and have them take an active role in producing educational content. Students were given guidance and examples to scaffold the process. Results found high levels of student participation and engagement, with most students reporting an improved understanding of the material from creating LOs. The program was deemed a success and plans were made to expand it to other courses.
This document summarizes a study examining student participation and question quality in an introductory physics course that required students to contribute questions and answers to an online peer instruction system called PeerWise. The following key points were made:
- Student participation in PeerWise exceeded the minimum requirements, with students contributing many questions and answers and providing feedback on each other's work.
- Questions contributed by non-physics major students in this introductory course tended to be of lower overall quality than those contributed by physics majors in other studies.
- Evidence suggested that with practice, students improved at writing higher quality questions and providing more detailed explanations over the course of the semester.
Students as co-producers of learning and assessment contentSimon Bates
The document discusses students co-producing learning and assessment content through a web-based MCQ repository called PeerWise. It describes how PeerWise allows students to author and answer practice multiple choice questions on course topics. Usage of PeerWise has grown substantially since its launch in 2009. Research shows that contributing to PeerWise is correlated with improved exam performance and that question/explanation quality improves over time as students gain experience using the tool.
Expert guided crowd sourced learning content: a pilot studySimon Bates
1. A pilot study was conducted using expert-guided crowd-sourced learning content in 3 sections of a physics course with over 300 students total.
2. Students were required to submit 2 learning objects over the term worth 2.5% each of their grade. Most students spent 2-3 hours on each learning object.
3. Students reported understanding the topics much better after creating a learning object on it, however it is difficult to determine if creating a learning object directly leads to better understanding of the related course content. Future work could look at crowd-sourcing the assessment of learning objects.
Pedagogy with Technology: getting the horse out in front of the cartSimon Bates
1. A case study examined the use of PeerWise, a web-based student-generated multiple choice question system, in a large introductory physics course at the University of British Columbia with over 1800 students.
2. Students were highly engaged with the system, far exceeding the minimum requirements by writing questions, answering questions, and providing feedback.
3. Scaffolding the use of PeerWise in tutorials helped support student learning and engagement with the system.
The document discusses inverting the traditional classroom model by moving more active learning activities, like problem-solving, into the classroom and assigning lectures and initial content acquisition as pre-class work. It argues this approach better supports deep learning and conceptual understanding. Specific strategies discussed include using clicker questions during lectures to promote engagement, peer instruction, and the student-generated question platform PeerWise to facilitate self-study. Research evidence is presented suggesting inverted models can improve learning outcomes in physics education.
A Pecha Kucha presentation (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) given as part of UBC's Celebrate Learning Week, detailing our project to use student-generated learning content in our introductory Physics course.
Ouvrez la porte ou prenez un mur (Agile Tour Genève 2024)Laurent Speyser
(Conférence dessinée)
Vous êtes certainement à l’origine, ou impliqué, dans un changement au sein de votre organisation. Et peut être que cela ne se passe pas aussi bien qu’attendu…
Depuis plusieurs années, je fais régulièrement le constat de l’échec de l’adoption de l’Agilité, et plus globalement de grands changements, dans les organisations. Je vais tenter de vous expliquer pourquoi ils suscitent peu d'adhésion, peu d’engagement, et ils ne tiennent pas dans le temps.
Heureusement, il existe un autre chemin. Pour l'emprunter il s'agira de cultiver l'invitation, l'intelligence collective , la mécanique des jeux, les rites de passages, .... afin que l'agilité prenne racine.
Vous repartirez de cette conférence en ayant pris du recul sur le changement tel qu‘il est généralement opéré aujourd’hui, et en ayant découvert (ou redécouvert) le seul guide valable à suivre, à mon sens, pour un changement authentique, durable, et respectueux des individus! Et en bonus, 2 ou 3 trucs pratiques!
OCTO TALKS : 4 Tech Trends du Software Engineering.pdfOCTO Technology
En cette année 2024 qui s’annonce sous le signe de la complexité, avec :
- L’explosion de la Gen AI
-Un contexte socio-économique sous tensions
- De forts enjeux sur le Sustainable et la régulation IT
- Une archipélisation des lieux de travail post-Covid
Découvrez les Tech trends incontournables pour délivrer vos produits stratégiques.
Le Comptoir OCTO - Qu’apporte l’analyse de cycle de vie lors d’un audit d’éco...OCTO Technology
Par Nicolas Bordier (Consultant numérique responsable @OCTO Technology) et Alaric Rougnon-Glasson (Sustainable Tech Consultant @OCTO Technology)
Sur un exemple très concret d’audit d’éco-conception de l’outil de bilan carbone C’Bilan développé par ICDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) nous allons expliquer en quoi l’ACV (analyse de cycle de vie) a été déterminante pour identifier les pistes d’actions pour réduire jusqu'à 82% de l’empreinte environnementale du service.
Vidéo Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8oL2P_DkU
Compte-rendu :
Le Comptoir OCTO - Équipes infra et prod, ne ratez pas l'embarquement pour l'...OCTO Technology
par Claude Camus (Coach agile d'organisation @OCTO Technology) et Gilles Masy (Organizational Coach @OCTO Technology)
Les équipes infrastructure, sécurité, production, ou cloud, doivent consacrer du temps à la modernisation de leurs outils (automatisation, cloud, etc) et de leurs pratiques (DevOps, SRE, etc). Dans le même temps, elles doivent répondre à une avalanche croissante de demandes, tout en maintenant un niveau de qualité de service optimal.
Habitué des environnements développeurs, les transformations agiles négligent les particularités des équipes OPS. Lors de ce comptoir, nous vous partagerons notre proposition de valeur de l'agilité@OPS, qui embarquera vos équipes OPS en Classe Business (Agility), et leur fera dire : "nous ne reviendrons pas en arrière".
L'IA connaît une croissance rapide et son intégration dans le domaine éducatif soulève de nombreuses questions. Aujourd'hui, nous explorerons comment les étudiants utilisent l'IA, les perceptions des enseignants à ce sujet, et les mesures possibles pour encadrer ces usages.
Constat Actuel
L'IA est de plus en plus présente dans notre quotidien, y compris dans l'éducation. Certaines universités, comme Science Po en janvier 2023, ont interdit l'utilisation de l'IA, tandis que d'autres, comme l'Université de Prague, la considèrent comme du plagiat. Cette diversité de positions souligne la nécessité urgente d'une réponse institutionnelle pour encadrer ces usages et prévenir les risques de triche et de plagiat.
Enquête Nationale
Pour mieux comprendre ces dynamiques, une enquête nationale intitulée "L'IA dans l'enseignement" a été réalisée. Les auteurs de cette enquête sont Le Sphynx (sondage) et Compilatio (fraude académique). Elle a été diffusée dans les universités de Lyon et d'Aix-Marseille entre le 21 juin et le 15 août 2023, touchant 1242 enseignants et 4443 étudiants. Les questionnaires, conçus pour étudier les usages de l'IA et les représentations de ces usages, abordaient des thèmes comme les craintes, les opportunités et l'acceptabilité.
Résultats de l'Enquête
Les résultats montrent que 55 % des étudiants utilisent l'IA de manière occasionnelle ou fréquente, contre 34 % des enseignants. Cependant, 88 % des enseignants pensent que leurs étudiants utilisent l'IA, ce qui pourrait indiquer une surestimation des usages. Les usages identifiés incluent la recherche d'informations et la rédaction de textes, bien que ces réponses ne puissent pas être cumulées dans les choix proposés.
Analyse Critique
Une analyse plus approfondie révèle que les enseignants peinent à percevoir les bénéfices de l'IA pour l'apprentissage, contrairement aux étudiants. La question de savoir si l'IA améliore les notes sans développer les compétences reste débattue. Est-ce un dopage académique ou une opportunité pour un apprentissage plus efficace ?
Acceptabilité et Éthique
L'enquête révèle que beaucoup d'étudiants jugent acceptable d'utiliser l'IA pour rédiger leurs devoirs, et même un quart des enseignants partagent cet avis. Cela pose des questions éthiques cruciales : copier-coller est-il tricher ? Utiliser l'IA sous supervision ou pour des traductions est-il acceptable ? La réponse n'est pas simple et nécessite un débat ouvert.
Propositions et Solutions
Pour encadrer ces usages, plusieurs solutions sont proposées. Plutôt que d'interdire l'IA, il est suggéré de fixer des règles pour une utilisation responsable. Des innovations pédagogiques peuvent également être explorées, comme la création de situations de concurrence professionnelle ou l'utilisation de détecteurs d'IA.
Conclusion
En conclusion, bien que l'étude présente des limites, elle souligne un besoin urgent de régulation. Une charte institutionnelle pourrait fournir un cadre pour une utilisation éthique.