Resources to Implement Flipped Chemical Engineering Classrooms

该项目正在为两门化学工程核心课程编写教材：热力学和材料与能量平衡。这些材料正在促进主动学习，这已被证明可以增加学生的学习，减少教师遇到的障碍，谁想要使用更有效的教学方法。一个基本要素是对这些教学方法的基本理论的一套解释和与其他参考资料的链接。 该项目为翻转课堂提供资源，学生在上课前自己观看屏幕广播（带旁白的短视频）。课堂时间被用于更积极地参与材料，这导致更好地学习概念上困难的材料。教师资源还包括一套完整的课堂笔记，利用主动学习（概念测试与同伴指导，课堂小组练习等），每节课的可测量的学习目标，已解决的例题，家庭作业和考试的数据库。它们被组织在可编程软件中，因此可以很容易地修改和定制到个别教师。 课程评估是衡量材料的利用率和教师如何改变他们的教育方法。这些材料都在网上提供，并附有介绍如何使用这些材料的视频。 这些材料的传播正在加强STEM教育社区，并提供教师专业发展。

This project is developing curriculum materials for two chemical engineering core courses: thermodynamics and material and energy balances. These materials are promoting active learning, which has been shown to increase student learning, by reducing the barriers encountered by faculty who want to use more effective teaching approaches. An essential element is a set of explanations of the underlying theories for these teaching approaches and links to additional references. This project is providing resources for flipped classrooms, in which students are watching screencasts (short videos with narration) on their own before class. Class time is being used for more active engagement with the material, which is resulting in better learning of conceptually difficult material. Resources for faculty also include a complete set of class notes that utilize active learning (ConcepTests with peer instruction, in-class group exercises, etc.), measureable learning objectives for each class period, a database of solved example problems, homework assignments, and exams. They are organized in OneNote software so they can be easily modified and customized to individual faculty. Program evaluation is measuring the utilization of the materials and how faculty change their educational approach. These materials are being made available online, accompanied by screencasts that describe how to use them. Dissemination of these materials is enhancing the STEM education community and providing faculty professional development.