The Student Projects in a Flipped Classroom
& Project-Based Learning Environment
Technology at Work - Biological Diagrams
Audio Recording Project #1 ----> Carolus Linnaeus Magazine Interview
A team chose role play and created a radio-play of their project. In Chaos at the Ark National Museum, Linnaeus rides to the rescue amidst a museum in organizational shambles. With a flair for the creative, the scene unfolds. I must admit this kind of marking is far superior in sustaining an instructor's interest. After years of paper-to-pencil assessments, creative projects kindle a revived interest in assessment.
Audio Recording Project #2 -----> Chaos at the Ark National Museum / Linnaeus to the Rescue
Google Docs and Podcasting - Evolution
Old Meets New - QR Codes, Podcasts and Artistic License
Also, Linneaus Gets a Facebook Page
Artistic Licence to Learn - Animation & Performance with the Evolution of Barbellus
Episode 1 - Barbellus... Don't go into the Water!
Episode 2 - Barbellus, the Revenge!
Screencasting - Learning by Teaching
Protenoid Microspheres - Predecessor to Cells?
download the lecture notes and follow along or P & T will know... gulp!
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Role-play Rocks Motivation
The Dr. Awesome Series Begins - Primitive Worm Infection!
Getting Kinaesthetic
Learning through Modelling - Including an Interview
Angles of Assessment
Podcasting Lab Reports
Beyond Models - Scrapbooking for Learning
Multiple Intelligences - When Students Choose their Learning Style
Since beginning eCL, I wondered if students would naturally gravitate to their preferred learning styles. Over time, I noticed those with a flair for dramatic arts preferred to create skits or plays. Some narrated screencasts, while others created models from clay & cake with annotations. I was amazed when working with one student that s/he preferred an interview format to demonstrate learning. Working within and between these intelligences was a vital realization. Considering my own learning style - visual-spatial, mathematical-logical, linguistic, naturalistic... there was much to consider in how students wished to communicate their learning.
In addition to learning styles, there is the consideration of project vs. inquiry-based learning. In this project-based, flipped class, I decided to post ideas that students could pursue, modify, and if they so chose, substitute their own choice. Independent projects are inquiry-based learning, providing two key dimensions. First, motivation is increased as students take greater ownership of learning they wish to pursue. Second, there is the matter of adhering to learning outcomes, making it vital that a rubric is followed. Discussing the rubric and checking on the status of projects over time are two means that have worked in eCL. The following are examples of how students in the eCampusLive (eCL) program have chosen to express learning within and across their learning styles. 1. Video - Origins of the Universe 2. Video - Evolution: a Debate between Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin 3. Creative Writing Slideshow - Evolution of Populations - Isolating Mechanisms |
Gamification - Using Minecraft
David's Minecraft-Squid-Screencast
Touring Arthropoda in Scratch
Crossing-Curricula - Programming Meets Biology!
The Entomology of Food
Yes - Educational Arthropod Cooking Shows
Tables Turned - When Students Create the Assessments
Amazing Features Available in Google Forms
Beautiful Bugs
L's Beautiful World of Ants Calendar
Grammy Nominations from eCampusLive Biology 12
When I suggested students endeavour to summarize body systems using originality, technology, and a rubric, I honestly didn't suspect this... Without further adieu
Nerves, Nerves, Nerves
Nerves, Nerves, Nerves
and not to be outdone, here it is...
The Urinary System Rap
It's awesome when the marking is this fun.
The Urinary System Rap
It's awesome when the marking is this fun.
Classification Projects - 2016
John Smith is a Lonely Soul - So, Man's Best Friend to Rescue
An exploration of Classification, this group employed a white board, smart phone, and narrative to summarize Linnean classification. The result was brilliant. Check it out for yourself :)
John Smith's Journey