Resources to Implement Flipped Chemical Engineering Classrooms

该项目正在开发两门化学工程核心课程的课程材料：热力学和物质与能量平衡。这些材料通过减少希望使用更有效教学方法的教职员工遇到的障碍，促进了主动学习，这已被证明可以增加学生的学习。一个基本要素是对这些教学方法的基本理论的一套解释，以及到其他参考资料的链接。这个项目是为翻转教室提供资源，学生们在上课前自己观看截屏视频(带解说的短视频)。课堂时间被用来更积极地接触材料，这导致更好地学习概念上困难的材料。为教师提供的资源还包括一套利用主动学习的课堂笔记(带同伴指导的概念测试、课堂小组练习等)、每节课可衡量的学习目标、已解决的范例问题、家庭作业和考试的数据库。它们在OneNote软件中进行组织，因此可以根据个别教职员工轻松进行修改和定制。项目评估衡量的是材料的利用情况以及教师如何改变他们的教育方法。这些材料正在网上提供，并配有描述如何使用它们的截屏视频。这些材料的传播促进了STEM教育社区的发展，并提供了教师的专业发展。

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.