Rotation Model of a Blended Learning Project with Audience

Response System Feedback

Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal, MBBS, MS (Surgery), MSc (Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh), ADPHAAssociate Dean and Clinical Neuroscience Professor, Texila American University

Lot A, Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, Guyana, South AmericaTel: +592 692 6147; Email: sanjoy.sanyal@bath.edu

International Education Conference Orlando• This was presented at the

International Education Conference in Orlando on 4 January 2016

• It was voted the best presentation of the session by the attendees.

Road Map of SessionI. What is Blended

Learning…

II. Blended Learning

Project…

III. Carry-home

Messages…

Blending the Learning I

Blended Learning – The Guts

Traditional classroom / Brick-and-mortar / Face-to-Face

Digital and online media-rich cutting-edge technologies

Blended Learning – The Siblings 3-Sibs: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

4-Sibs: University of Illinois Online Network

Blended Learning – The Offspring Classification – 1 #Classification – 2

BL Project–Background / Objectives• Background

– Neuroscience is a highly complex subject– The Auditory Pathway topic is especially intricate

• Objectives– Learning Outcomes with BL– Learner Acceptance of Blended Learning– Efficacy of Audience Response System (ARS)

II

BL Project – Data Source• Author’s Neuroscience course • 43 students in Third semester• Basic Medical Science curriculum • Caribbean medical school

BL Project – Design• Blended learning pilot project• Online: 30 minutes pre-work – Web-based video• Face-to-face Classroom: 100 minutes of lecture• Rotation Model – Flipped Classroom

BL Project – Online Component • Blended Learning

concept explained

to students

• Pre-work online assignment over the weekend– Picture of Auditory Pathway – Link to 4.14 minute online video of Auditory Pathway – 2 Pre-work Learning objectives – 2 Pre-work Sample questions

BL – Auditory Pathway Online1. Study the picture of the

Auditory Pathway

2. Watch this short video on

Auditory Pathway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1B3_qZ-HRU

BL – Pre-work Learning Objectives1. Know the Components of Auditory Pathway2. Understand the Laterality of projection along

Auditory Pathway

BL – Pre-work QuestionsA. What are ALL the Components of Auditory

Pathway, in their correct sequence?

B. What is the Laterality of Projection from one

component to the next along the pathway?

BL Project – F-2-F Component • Before face-to-face lecture on Auditory Pathway,

– 3 pre-lecture questions were posed

– Questions were embedded at the start of PPTX

• Following the face-to-face lecture, at the end

– 5 feedback questions were posed

– Questions were embedded at the end of PPTX

BL Project – ARS Clickers • Questions embedded within

PPTX lecture slides• TurningPoint® software from

Turning Technologies™• Audience Response System

(ARS) clickers to record

responses • Part of same software

BL – Pre-lecture Qs and ResultsIn the next 3 slides, students’ response

to 3 Pre-lecture questions were recorded using Audience Response

System clickers

Qs 1. Which nucleus in Auditory Pathway receives only ipsilateral input from the Ear?

A. Inferior ColliculusB. Cochlear NucleusC. Medial Geniculate

BodyD. Superior Olivary

Nucleus

8% 11%14%

67%

Qs 2. Which nucleus in Auditory Pathway is the first to receive bilateral input from both Ears?

A. Inferior ColliculusB. Cochlear NucleusC. Medial Geniculate

BodyD. Superior Olivary

Nucleus

25%

64%

11%0%

Qs 3. Which is the correct sequence of Nuclei in the Auditory Pathway?A. Medial Geniculate Body – Inferior

Colliculus – Superior Olivary Nucleus – Cochlear Nucleus

B. Inferior Colliculus – Cochlear Nucleus – Superior Olivary Nucleus – Medial Geniculate Body

C. Superior Olivary Nucleus – Cochlear Nucleus – Inferior Colliculus – Medial Geniculate Body

D. Cochlear Nucleus – Superior Olivary Nucleus – Inferior Colliculus – Medial Geniculate Body

0%

92%

6%3%

BL – Student Feedback ResultsIn the next 5 slides, students’ response

to 5 feedback questions were recorded, using the ARS Clickers

BL Feedback Qs1: With regards to preparing me for the lecture, the pre-work online video was:

A. Very helpfulB. Quite helpfulC. HelpfulD. Not very helpfulE. Not at all helpful

24%27%

5%

19%

24%

75%

BL Feedback Qs2: With regards to preparing me for the lecture, the pre-work questions were:

A. Very helpfulB. Quite helpfulC. HelpfulD. Not very helpfulE. Not at all helpful

14% 16%

3%

16%

51%

81%

BL Feedback Qs3: With regards to preparing me for the lecture, the pre-lecture questions at the start of class were:A. Very helpfulB. Quite helpfulC. HelpfulD. Not very helpfulE. Not at all helpful

31%

20%

0%

9%

40%

91%

BL Feedback Qs4: With regards to preparing me for the lecture, the pre-work overall was:

A. Very helpfulB. Quite helpfulC. HelpfulD. Not very helpfulE. Not at all helpful

14% 14%

8%

17%

47%

75%

BL Feedback Qs5: Would you like to have more pre-work exercises in this course?

A. Definitely yesB. YesC. MaybeD. I don't think soE. Definitely no

19%22%

19%

28%

11%

52%

Most students

understood early

BL Project – Summary

Majority found

exercise helpful

ARS is a

quick tool

All stated objectives fulfilled by this pilot project

BL Project – Discussion • Rotation Model:

Students rotate on a fixed schedule at the teacher's discretion

• Flipped Classroom: Online learning off-site and then attend the school for face-to-face, teacher-guided practice

BL Project – Future Work

• Larger student populations

• More difficult medical topics

• More robust results

• More concrete conclusions

• Generalized to other settings

Relevance to Viewers IIIBlended Learning

4 Models

How to Conduct

Education Value

Relevance to Viewers

Students’ Minds

Tailored Course

ARS Use

Auditory Pathway

Literature References1. Blended learning. Clayton Christensen Institute; URL:

http://www.christenseninstitute.org/key-concepts/blended-learning-2/2. Intro to blended or hybrid learning – What is blended learning: The

University of Rhode Island; URL: http://web.uri.edu/teachingonline/what-is-blended/

3. Blended teaching – Hybrid vs. Blended learning. URL: http://hybridteaching.blogspot.com/2008/01/hybrid-vs-blended-learning.html

4. Lindeman, M. Making the Shift: Onground to Online. Illinois Online Network, University of Illinois; URL: www.ion.uillinois.edu/institutes/presentations/050713/MakingTheShift.ppt

5. Jacobs, E. From Ear to Primary Cortex; URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1B3_qZ-HRU

6. Turning Technologies™: Audience Response Solutions. TurningPoint®; URL: https://www.turningtechnologies.com/polling-solutions/turningpoint

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