Active demonstrations for enhancing learning Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Demonstrations can be very effective at engaging students, generating interest in a topic, and enhancing student learning. A key component to an effective demonstration is active student engagement throughout the entire process. This means students are involved in discussing the purpose of the demo; predicting what will happen during the demo; discussing who developed theories to help us understand what happens during the demo; and comparing observations to predictions, as opposed to simply passively watching a demonstration. Demonstrations can occur at three different stages of a course topic: as an introduction, as a wrap-up and an aid used throughout the class discussion of a topic. Depending on when they occur, different types of learning outcomes are achieved. This paper presents a model for infusing demonstrations into an engineering science class and the use of this model during a semester. Assessment includes components from both faculty and students, as well as from a faculty development professional who is an instructor in a different discipline. 2007 IEEE.

name of conference

  • 2007 37th annual frontiers in education conference - global engineering: knowledge without borders, opportunities without passports

published proceedings

  • 2007 37TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, GLOBAL ENGINEERING : KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT BORDERS - OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT PASSPORTS, VOLS 1- 4

author list (cited authors)

  • Morgan, J., Barroso, L. R., & Simpson, N.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Morgan, Jim||Barroso, Luciana R||Simpson, Nancy

publication date

  • October 2007