Flip (Not To) Flop - How Classes Are Flipped (To Avoid Failure)

Some flipped classroom activities conducted by Dr. Numpon Mahayotsanun during his teaching period from 2010 to 2013 in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

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1. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY How classes are flipped (to avoid failure) not to September 14, 2013
2. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 2 MY EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
3. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 3 PREPARATION
4. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 4 EDUCATION PROBLEMS IN THAILAND http://bit.ly/1eHc4xw
5. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 5 MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THAI STUDENTS Poor communication skills No/Low critical thinking skills No/Low collaboration skills No/Low moral ethics No/Low self-determination No/Low responsibility No/Low problem-solving skills Too many activities
6. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 6 LEARNING BY QUESTIONING No hole -> Ball bouncing back “Wall = Brain, Hole = Question, Ball = Knowledge” Hole -> Ball passing through
7. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 7 LANGUAGE All my classes are taught in English
8. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 8 PROJECTS All my classes are project-based
9. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 9 SMALL GROUPS Students are splited up into groups of 3 to 5
10. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 10 PRESENTATIONS Students are required to give oral presentations
11. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 11 INDIVIDUAL-BASED TESTS Students are tested and graded individually
12. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 12 IT LITERATACY Students are required to use IT for productivity and collaboration activities
13. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 13 MORAL ETHICS Students are often challenged by moral/ethical situations
14. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 14 MY CLASS SIZES 100-120 Students 40-50 Students 10-15 Students 4-7 Students
15. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 15 TRENTA CLASS (100-120 STUDENTS) Manufacturing Processes 2nd-year ME students Engineering design principles Engineering materials Machining processes Forming processes Casting processes Processing of plastics Joining processes Rapid prototyping processes Manufacturing systems
16. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 16 TEACHING ASSISTANTS (Good) TAs are extremely helpful to teach big classes
17. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 17 CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT Students are randomly assigned groups and sitting in circles (with laptops)
18. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 18 CLASS RULES Class rules are given at the very beginning of the first class
19. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 19 CLASS RESOURCES Students are required to best utilize the available resources
20. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 20 IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES In-class activities must be well designed (avoiding lectures if possible)
21. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 21 WEEKLY PROJECT TASKS (25%) Group project tasks are assigned weekly
22. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 22 ONLINE CLASS MATERIALS Class materials are available online
23. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 23 WEEKLY QUIZZES (10%) Weekly quizzes are required and used for students’ performance predictions
24. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 24 INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAMS (30%) Each student is asked questions during class activities
25. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 25 PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (5%) Each group needs to present their final project presentations
26. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 26 PROJECT AWARDS Awards are given to the top projects
27. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 27 MIDTERM & FINAL EXAMS (30%) Midterm and final exams are still required
28. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 28 CLASS EVALUATIONS Focus groups should be conducted to collect useful feedback
29. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 29 VENTI CLASS (40-50 STUDENTS) ME Seminar in English 3nd-year ME students Self-determination Engineering skills Qualities of successful engineers Job searching Interview skills Presentation skills Teamwork skills
30. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 30 SELF-DETERMINATION SURVEY 50% of the students do not know their potential
31. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 31 FUN & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Fun and creative activities highly encourage students’ engagement
32. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 32 SKILLS PREPARATION Skills preparation are important and necessary
33. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 33 MOBILE DEVICES Mobile devices are very helpful for searching and capturing information
34. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 34 SOCIAL NETWORK Social network is key to communicate with students
35. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 35 GRANDE CLASS (10-15 STUDENTS) Fundamentals of ME Experiments ME graduate students Engineering research principles Project topics selection Measurement systems Experimental plans Apparatus design and construction Signal and noise Datasheets and logbooks Analysis of experimental data Research writing
36. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 36 RESEARCH PROJECTS New graduate students are required to start conducting research projects
37. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 37 WEEKLY TASKS Students carry out their own research work following the assigned topics
38. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 38 WEEKLY UPDATE Students are required to present their research progress weekly
39. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 39 QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Students ask questions and give comments on the presentations
40. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 40 RESEARCH WRITING Students are required to write a manuscript for scientific journal submission
41. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 41 TALL CLASS (4-7 STUDENTS) ME Experiments I, II 3nd-year ME students Pressure Transducer PID Control
42. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 42 ONLINE CLASS MATERIALS Class materials are available online
43. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 43 PRE-CLASS QUIZ Students are required to take a pre-class quiz
44. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 44 CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS Students are asked about conceptual questions in class
45. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 45 NO TIME LIMIT Students are given no time limit in order to fully understand the topics
46. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 46 PROFESSIONAL REPORTS Students are required to write a professional laboratory report
47. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 47 INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAM Students are asked questions individually to test their understandings
48. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 48 KEY FACTORS Industry/society trends Teaching strategy Student problems Feedback/comments Resources utilization Adjustment/improvement
49. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 49 PRESENTATION FILE https://speakerdeck.com/numpon
50. NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY CONTACT Dr. Numpon Mahayotsanun Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University numpon@kku.ac.th