Dr. Steve Klassen Missouri Western State University

Flipping theStatistics Classroom

KC Regional Mathematics Tech ExpoOctober 3, 2014

University of Missouri – Kansas City

Dr. Steve KlassenMissouri Western State University

An Earlier Adventure

2001 Kansas City Math Tech Expo

Limited Interactions

Our Intro Stats Course

Elementary Statistics (gen. studies prereq.)

Instructor each semester for past 8 years

Other introductory courses across campus:GBA, PSY, NUR, ECON, …

Introduced MyMathLab online homework (Fundamentals of Statistics, by Sullivan)

Created an applied statistics course for more mathematically-inclined students.

MyMathLab Homework

Why Change?

Consistent results! Strong evaluations.

But some students fail to complete the course Job or family issues Financial issues Student immaturity

Administrators increased attention to success rates and graduation rates

Changes to general studies courses and their prerequisites.

Change is Coming

Video lectures becoming common (expected?) College algebra video lectures

complemented with guided note-taking.

Math faculty decision to consider more online course options

Changes to the common core for high schools

CBMS National ForumThe First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success

Change is Needed

Students comment on the first day example

Making a Change

Short video introductions posted online for a mild “flip the classroom” flavor.

Class time available for more examples, more active-learning, expanded coverage.

Customize WeBWorK homework problems (2014 MAA PREP online workshop)

Open-source textbook (OpenIntro Statistics, openintro.org)

Considerations

Break existing presentations into more palatable “bite-size” pieces.

Adjust material to match new textbook.

Create WeBWorK problem sets consistent with the course.

Organize set of relevant in-class activities.

Re-use same videos as a resource for applied statistics course.

Technology Choices

Panopto – lecture capturing, recording

Doceri – Using your iPad as a “portable whiteboard”

WeBWorK – open source, online homework

TI SmartView Calculator Emulator Adobe Acrobat Moodle Learning Management

System

Panopto

Choice of Instructional Media Center

Panopto

SMART Podium monitors provided at a few select

instructor stations.

Doceri

Doceri appDoceri desktop

Doceri Timeline

Using Doceri

Doceri as a Panopto video

Play back the Doceri presentation while recording as a Panopto video, instead of recording audio using Doceri to create a Doceri screencast.

Panopto Recording

WeBWorK

WeBWorK

WeBWorK

WeBWorK

OpenIntro.org

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Just the Beginning

An ongoing effort…Future direction…

An online course? A lab course? A general studies course?

Changes for other courses…

Better technology! Better for students?

Contact Info

Steve KlassenMissouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, MO

klassen@missouriwestern.edu