Nisha Malhotra, Instructor, Vancouver School of Economics, UBC

BLENDED LEARNING

STUDENTS

First Year

Introductory Course: Microeconomics

Class Size: 120-180

Complexity & LearningGraphical explanation Catch up NUANCES

MOTIVATION

CONTACT TIME WITH STUDENTS

Lecture Time

Rev

iew

App

licat

ion

Exe

rcis

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Reached Goal?

Use of new instructional

Methods

Focus AreaProgram Activities

Goal

Enhance Learning

Understand Concepts Video Tutorials

Review/Watch Videos

Concept Learning

Critical ThinkingWorksheets

Active Learning in Class

Improved Student

Engagement Critical Thinking

Reached Goal?

Use of new instructional

Methods

Focus AreaProgram Activities

Goal

Enhance Learning

Understand Concepts Video Tutorials

Review/Watch Videos

Concept Learning

Critical ThinkingWorksheets

Active Learning in Class

Improved Student

Engagement Critical Thinking

Evaluation

Evaluation

Student Survey

Student Survey

Video Analytics

Worksheet Scores

ECON UNDERGRADUATES ONLINE SURVEY

1 ) Your instructor produced video-tutorials for a few difficult concepts. How many video-tutorials have you watched or plan to watch? None A few of them Most of them All of them

All of Them Most A few None

49

2226

3

Percentage who watched the videos

2) In case you watched your instructor's video-tutorials - Was there any video where you stopped and replayed some portions? If yes, how many times did you replay - Never Once 2-4 times More than 5 times

> 5 time 2-4 times Once Never

11%

51%

32%

7%

How many times did you stop and replay the videos?

Repeat Viewers Could you repeat that please?

HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU STOP AND REPLAY THE VIDEOS?

Watched All Most Few

81 1

32

9 9

11

813

0

1

3

> 5 time 2-4 times

Percentage of Student

QuestionWhen you were given a question to solve in class and asked to discuss with your neighbor - you mostly

Discussed the question with more than 2 people  

Discussed the question with 1 -2 person  

Tried to solve the question by yourself  

Read your notes  

Listened to others discussing the question  

None of the above 

Group Discussions & Interaction

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT DURING IN-CLASS PROBLEM SOLVING.

Disccused > 4 Students Discussed 2-3

students Listened -Dis-cussion Worked Individ-

ually Read Notes

5%

66%

16% 7%

5%

Total – 77 students

Evaluation

The Guided students from my class vs. the Youtube surfers

RED – Students from my econ courseGREEN– Learners that discovered the videos through youtube search

PEER INTERACTIONFRIENDLY ATMOSPHERELARGE CLASSROOM - REFOCUS

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