Empowering Peer-Learning in UG Education: Sundial Academy Project

 
Sundial Academy
 
An online peer-learning platform to support UG
education in MAE
 
eLFA 2018, NTUB
24 May 2018
WU, Sen Globas
 
1
 
What is our project?
 
2
 
 by Unknown Author is licensed under 
BY-NDCCThis Photo
 
UEI Project
YouTube Channel
DOB: ~1 Jan 2017
POB: Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, HKUST, Clear Water Bay
 
What is our project?
 
3
 
Sundial Academy
Our Website
DOB: 9 Aug. 2017
Sponsor: Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, HKUST, Clear Water Bay
 
What is our project?
 
A website containing:
Tutorial Videos
Handouts
Exercises
Mock Exams
 
A student-initiated project:
All content is made by students
Content is specifically designed and delivered from
the student perspective
 
 
 
 
4
What is our project?
5
 
Instructor Team
Students
Learning
+
 
Challenges
 
6
 
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Teaching Nowadays:
Professor & TA deliver presentations
Video recording are available 
sometimes
Little interaction between prof. and students
Students can’t get timely feedback when have
questions
 
Challenges
 
[http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/05/lect
ures-arent-just-boring-theyre-ineffective-too-
study-finds ]
 
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Tackling the Challenges
 
Peer Teaching:
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Deliver course content from students’ perspective
Emphasis on feedback from students
Self-paced learning
They can have a flexible learning schedule by then
instead of the fixed schedule defined by lectures
 
8
 
Our Website
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
https://sundial.academy
 
Quality Assurance
 
10
 
Minimize the errors by
peer review
Seek advisors’ and
instructors’ help when
encountering problems
Check answers from
textbook when needed
 
Lack of Error
 
Quality Assurance
 
11
 
* Refers to the highest grade in compulsory English language courses
offered by HKUST
 
Some statistics (as of 19 Jul)
 
12
 
* The tutorial materials for MECH 2040 is incomplete.
+ From class enrolment record
 
Benefits to Teaching and Learning
 
13
 
Future of Sundial Academy
 
C
ourses from different departments will be added
The project is sustained and managed by future
students
We 
wish to improve the student academic performance
by exploiting the benefits of peer learning.
 
14
 
Q & A
 
Any questions are welcomed!
 
15
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Sundial Academy is an online peer-learning platform initiated by students for undergraduate education in MAE eLFA 2018 at NTUB. The project focuses on providing tutorial videos, handouts, exercises, and mock exams, all created by students for students. Challenges in traditional teaching are addressed through peer teaching, emphasizing student feedback and self-paced learning. Quality assurance is maintained through peer review and seeking help from advisors and instructors when needed. Visit the website for more information: https://sundial.academy


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  1. Sundial Academy An online peer-learning platform to support UG education in MAE eLFA 2018, NTUB 24 May 2018 WU, Sen Globas 1

  2. What is our project? UEI Project YouTube Channel DOB: ~1 Jan 2017 POB: Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, Clear Water Bay This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND 2

  3. What is our project? Sundial Academy Our Website DOB: 9 Aug. 2017 Sponsor: Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, Clear Water Bay 3

  4. What is our project? A website containing: Tutorial Videos Handouts Exercises Mock Exams A student-initiated project: All content is made by students Content is specifically designed and delivered from the student perspective 4

  5. What is our project? Instructor Team Students Learning + + Making Online Learning Resources Review the Learnt Knowledge 5

  6. Challenges Teaching Nowadays: Professor & TA deliver presentations Video recording are available sometimes Little interaction between prof. and students Students can t get timely feedback when have questions ??? ??? 6

  7. Challenges [http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/05/lect ures-arent-just-boring-theyre-ineffective-too- study-finds ] 7

  8. Tackling the Challenges Peer Teaching: Student-made videos & notes Deliver course content from students perspective Emphasis on feedback from students Self-paced learning They can have a flexible learning schedule by then instead of the fixed schedule defined by lectures 8

  9. Our Website https://sundial.academy 9

  10. Quality Assurance Minimize the errors by peer review Seek advisors and instructors help when encountering problems Check answers from textbook when needed Lack of Error 10

  11. Quality Assurance Course Code & Name Chief academic editors best Grade in English Language Courses* Chief academic editors grade in the Course MECH 2210 Fluid Mechanics A+ A MECH 2410 Engineering Materials A+ A MECH 2040 Solid Mechanics I A B+ * Refers to the highest grade in compulsory English language courses offered by HKUST 11

  12. Some statistics (as of 19 Jul) Number of Views /Student Number of Students+ Duration of Videos Number of Videos Course Code & Name Views MECH 2210 Fluid Mechanics 173 19.5 311.5 min 26 3382 MECH 2410 Engineering Materials 172 4.27 436.4 min 32 734 MECH 2040 Solid Mechanics I* 173 3.84 551.3 min 7 665 Total: 172-173 27.6 1299.2 65 4781 * The tutorial materials for MECH 2040 is incomplete. + From class enrolment record 12

  13. Benefits to Teaching and Learning Students Student Teachers Instructors Directly absorb knowledge and important tips from senior peers Ask for help from available alumni Review the knowledge they have learnt critically Teaching experience Refine their presentation skills Extra teaching resources available Flexibility of arranging more active teaching techniques Collect more constructive feedbacks from students 13

  14. Future of Sundial Academy Courses from different departments will be added The project is sustained and managed by future students We wish to improve the student academic performance by exploiting the benefits of peer learning. 14

  15. Q & A Any questions are welcomed! 15

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