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A presentation delivered at the University of Texas at Arlington, focusing on critical thinking a... more A presentation delivered at the University of Texas at Arlington, focusing on critical thinking and its implications for practice: assignments, facilitation, and involving students

STATISTICS EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNAL

The effect of educational technologies on learning is an area of active interest. We conducted an... more The effect of educational technologies on learning is an area of active interest. We conducted an experiment to compare the impact of instructional software on student performance. We hypothesize that some of the impact on student performance may reflect the influence of the technology on student subject-related beliefs and that those beliefs may differ by gender. We desired to assess how course performance may be associated with student beliefs, and how the association may differ depending on instructional software environment and gender. First published May 2006 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Thiessen received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1992 and has... more Thiessen received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1992 and has been at Washington State University since 1994. His research interests include fluid physics, acoustics, and engineering education. Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. and postdoctoral work at the University of Oklahoma where he also taught as a Visiting Lecturer. He has been on the WSU faculty for 26 years and over the past 12 years has focused strongly on innovative pedagogy along with his technical research in biotechnology. His recent Fulbright Exchange to Nigeria set the stage for receipt of the Marian Smith Award given annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU.

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

He has two publications and one grant to his credit. Emmanuel Shide, ABU Zaria, Nigeria Emmanuel ... more He has two publications and one grant to his credit. Emmanuel Shide, ABU Zaria, Nigeria Emmanuel G.Shide obtained an MSc in Chemical Enginering in 2001 and is currently a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria.He has several publications and two grants to his credit.

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

Two questions that frequently come up when developing a teaching method that tries to combine bes... more Two questions that frequently come up when developing a teaching method that tries to combine best practices from multiple pedagogies are: Is this better than how we normally teach? And which pedagogy is giving the most benefit. In the spring semester of 2006 we had a large enough junior class to separate our required Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer course, ChE 332, into two sections. One section was taught using a novel pedagogy that combines Cooperative, Hands-on, Active, and Problem based learning (CHAPL). The other was taught initially in a manner that attempted to simply remove the hands-on component of the pedagogy. In response to student feedback, this was shifted to an intergroup collaborative environment with each group providing hands-on demonstrations for the rest of the class. As shown by a focus group study, survey, and end-of-semester written course evaluations, the students in the CHAPL section showed greater enthusiasm for the course. Sections of the students reports from projects in the class were also analyzed using a critical thinking rubric (CTR) developed by the Washington State University (WSU) Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT). The CTR assesses four categories (problem identification, solution method, assumption quality and solution quality) on a 6 point scale. The students in the CHAPL section appear to show more growth in critical thinking than those in the other section.

Online Learning, 2019

What impact does collaboration between faculty and professional course designers have on the stud... more What impact does collaboration between faculty and professional course designers have on the student learning experience? As the use of technologies increases, educational institutions have to find ways of identifying and addressing expectations about how technologies can best be incorporated into the teaching and learning experiences. This paper reports on efforts at Washington State University to develop and assess the course design and faculty development process and the impact the process has on student learning experiences. The results of a comprehensive set of faculty and student surveys from five groups suggest that the systematic course design process improves students’ opportunities for faculty-student interaction, student-student interaction, and other elements associated with best practice. The implications of this study for faculty development and policy implementation are discussed.

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 2012

Research suggests that simulation technology has potential to enhance student achievement, partic... more Research suggests that simulation technology has potential to enhance student achievement, particularly for students having a preference for hands-on learning. The aim of this study was to compare ventilation learning outcomes in students attending traditional lecture versus students using an active learning ventilation simulation. A computer simulation was developed to advance students' learning of mechanical ventilation. Forty-one students were divided into upper and lower strata based on performance rankings and were then randomly assigned to first complete a simulation scenario or view a lecture. Two distinct ventilation topics, controls and clinical, were developed for each instructional method. Students completed examinations three weeks following each respective instructional intervention (lecture or simulation scenarios) as well as one long-term examination and survey six weeks following the second examination. Upper-ranking students who learned the clinical topic throug...

Educational Technology & …, 2004

New educational technologies and online learning environments (OLEs) are infiltrating today'... more New educational technologies and online learning environments (OLEs) are infiltrating today's college classes and campuses. While research has examined many aspects of this permeation, one research gap exists. How do faculty perceive the learning ...

I was convinced 20 years ago that widespread institutional attention to designing robust assessme... more I was convinced 20 years ago that widespread institutional attention to designing robust assessment-forimprovement programs and to taking visible action based on evidence from these programs would be sufficient to provide accountability-and would obviate the need to report measures of student achievement that can be benchmarked or compared." "I do not believe this today. We will need to do both in the coming years, buying the necessary time to accomplish the more needed and desirable task of building institutional infrastructures for evidencebased continuous improvement with public performance reporting" (Ewell, 2008b). http://www.learningoutcomesassessment.org/documents/PeterEwell_006.pdf "There is an erosion of the public's faith and good will toward higher education." "Now is the time to develop new measures of accountability to demonstrate what students are getting for their money."

In the context of the future of learning management systems, this paper examines the concept and ... more In the context of the future of learning management systems, this paper examines the concept and perception of a learning environment from the classroom to the internet and their relationship to perceptions of teaching and learning. Examples and research, including an example of an activist Web 2.0 prosocial effort, are used to demonstrate the distinction between the current state of teaching and learning, and an emerging model and vision. The implications for necessary future directions to mediate the contrast are discussed.

Innovate Journal of Online Education, 2006

Solutions for Collaborative Education, 2012

... USA), YoonJung Cho (Oklahoma State University, USA), and Ashley Ater-Kranov (ABET, USA) Sampl... more ... USA), YoonJung Cho (Oklahoma State University, USA), and Ashley Ater-Kranov (ABET, USA) Sample PDF | More details... $30.00 Add to Cart. 14. Ideal Design and Content of Support Systems for Electronic Teaching Portfolios (pages 182-195). Royce Robertson (Walden ...