This article will present you with up-to-date articles on high-impact ‘flipped’ or technology-enhanced approaches to teaching and learning in a specific discipline, which you'll be able to apply to the design of your spaces.
Summary
Research into teaching Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences in Higher Education suggests that taking a flipped or hybrid learning approach leads to gains in student satisfaction and achievement as well as student self-efficacy and increased self-directed learning (Amresh et al. 2013; Peterson 2016; Velegol et al. 2015).
Take a few minutes to watch a walkthrough of an exemplar Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences space and see this approach in action:
A discipline-specific approach to high-engagement learning design will:
- Increase Time on Task: Increase the amount of content students can cover due to asynchronous walkthroughs and self-directed learning. (Chien and Hsieh 2018; Mason et al. 2013; Toto and Nguyen 2009).
- Improve Student Understanding: Increase accurate understanding of concepts, techniques and methods being taught due to increase in peer-to-peer support, note taking and collaboration (Tawfik and Lilly 2015, Mitchell 2017).
- Increase Student Engagement & Performance: Increase student motivation, problem-solving skills, confidence and self-efficacy (Tawfik and Lilly (2015) McCredden et al. 2017; Panuwatwanich 2017). The flipped or hybrid approach also increases students' ability to tackle complex problems as a result of this increased confidence.
Resources
We'd love for you to review the full Computing, Engineering & Maths discipline brief which includes additional reading that can be used to implement best practice for your discipline within your space(s) on the Aula platform.