Amy Hickman

Reply to Paul Nussbaum's post:I tend to agree with Paul. I am not sure that the most engaging thing we can expose our students to outside of the classroom is more of ourselves. Though MOOCs and the attendant technology that has informed discussions of the flipped classroom can be transformative, I think that we have unfortunately fallen into the lazy habit of defining the flipped classroom as a model where students watch recorded lectures outside of the classroom. To me, the defining element of the flipped classroom is that students are faced with active engagement in the content during… >>>

I think that this is a good strategy for hands-on instruction. You will then be present to help them over any hurdles they may have. I suspect that you quickly see who has and has not prepared by reviewing the information in advance. This is a teaching opportunity that allows you to guide them back to the material that they should have reviewed. Once they learn that they are losing the benefit of your guidance during the assignment, at least some of them will work harder to prepare in advance. However, if you provide them simple answers they should have… >>>

My strategy has always been frequent follow-up through multiple channels with students who have disengaged. However, this is reactive rather than proactive. Can you give examples of the specific types of information that seems to help mitigate attrition?