code-warrior
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4 years ago I don’t see UIS asking for this to be included in the syllabus; they just wanted clarity on the matter. I’m going to leave it out and add it if they explicitly ask for it to be included in the syllabus.
It seems that UIS wants us to include our Active Learning section in the Syllabus... here is the updated version (with the line about pairing musicians/non musicians replaced):
We will employ Harvard’s “group work” and “collaborative note-taking” active learning concepts to teach students how to build circuits, solder electronic components, and test sensors. For group work, we will pair a student who identifies as a musician with one who identifies as an engineer. In this manner, musicians will help engineers with musical concepts, and engineers will help musicians with engineering concepts.
For collaborative note-taking, students will be given time to review each other’s notes for mistakes. At the end of class, students will consolidate their individual notes into a “master” note sheet that may be used by both students. (Cornell’s active learning methodologies include a similar concept called “catch-up”.)
We will carry out the aforementioned by oscillating between lecture and activity at a ratio of 3:1 or 2:1, depending on the material. For example, for every 12 minutes of lecture we’ll break for 4 minutes of activities. Or, for every 20 minutes of lecture we’ll break for 10 minutes of activities. Each class will begin with a session breakdown and end with a summary.
Because of the amount of material we need to cover, we estimate that an active learning model will be observed for 40–50% of the semester.