Using Technology, Comedy, and Big Questions to Drive Student Learning - Lev Horodyskyj, Arizona State University – Center for Education Through eXploration
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The document discusses innovative educational methods, primarily using big questions, technology, and humor to enhance student engagement in astronomy courses at Arizona State University. It includes a comparison of academic performance in courses using a digital teaching tool called 'habworlds,' demonstrating improved student grades. Additionally, it highlights the importance of humor and narrative in creating an engaging learning environment.
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Using Technology, Comedy, and Big Questions to Drive Student Learning - Lev Horodyskyj, Arizona State University – Center for Education Through eXploration
- 1. U S I N G B I G Q U E S T I O N S , T E C H N O L O G Y , A N D C O M E D Y T O D R I V E S T U D E N T L E A R N I N G L E V H O R O D Y S K Y J C E N T E R F O R E D U C A T I O N T H R O U G H E X P L O R A T I O N ( E T X ) S C H O O L O F E A R T H A N D S P A C E E X P L O R A T I O N ( S E S E ) A R I Z O N A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
- 2. D R . L E V H O R O D Y S K Y JD R . A R I E L A N B A R (circa August 2010)
- 3. B I G Q U E S T I O N A R E W E A L O N E ?
- 4. W H A T S H O U L D A G E N E R A L E D U C A T I O N L A B S C I E N C E C O U R S E T E A C H ? L A B M E T H O D O L O G Y
- 6. W H A T S H O U L D A G E N E R A L E D U C A T I O N L A B S C I E N C E C O U R S E T E A C H ? L A B M E T H O D O L O G Y C R I T I C A L T H I N K I N G
- 8. Content Management Systems (CMS) (online education v1.0)
- 10. What did Professor Python say was the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
- 11. H T T P : / / A S T R O . U N L . E D U / A N I M A T I O N S L I N K S . H T M L
- 12. Set the planet size in the sim to be 1 Jupiter mass and the star mass to be 1 solar mass and answer the following question. All answers need to be reported to exactly 3 decimal places with correct rounding (ie, 1.234) What inclination causes the longest transit? Report to 3 decimal places. How long does the duration last? Report exactly as it appears in the sim.
- 13. F I N D A H A B I T A B L E W O R L D I N T H I S F I E L D O F S T A R S . L O L . . . S R S L Y ?
- 14. D R . L E V H O R O D Y S K Y JD R . A R I E L A N B A R D R . D R O R B E N - N A I M (circa November 2010)
- 15. W W W . S M A R T S P A R R O W . C O M
- 16. Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) (online education v2.0) T E C H N O L O G Y
- 17. W W W . S M A R T S P A R R O W . C O M Modify the sim to create the longest transit possible. You must be within 3% of the correct answer.
- 27. H U M O R
- 37. n = 3077
- 44. Funding Usage
- 45. F U N D I N G U S A G E
- 46. Intro astronomy course with (n = 199) and without (n = 107) HabWorlds. Two instructors, 5 sections. HabWorlds = 40% of grade. Results show significantly more A and B grades earned when HabWorlds is used. X2(1) = 6.751, p = .009
- 47. n = 3077
- 48. B E H A V I O R S O F S T U D E N T S W H O F A I L / W I T H D R A W ( 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 )
- 49. B E H A V I O R S O F S T U D E N T S W H O F A I L / W I T H D R A W ( 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 )
- 50. A C T I V I T Y S E Q U E N C I N G (Pardos and Horodyskyj, in review [https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.06654])
- 51. A C T I V I T Y S E Q U E N C I N G (Pardos and Horodyskyj, in review [https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.06654])
- 52. D I S C U S S I O N T I M E S T A M P S (Pardos and Horodyskyj, in review [https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.06654]) Passing Students
- 53. D I S C U S S I O N T I M E S T A M P S (Pardos and Horodyskyj, in review [https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.06654]) Failing Students
- 54. n = 3077
- 55. "As a gamer I appreciated all of the Portal and Mass Effect references." "It made me feel bad when I didn't know the answer" "The type of humor that's easy to digest but still rude enough to make you say 'lol, you jerk!'" "Sometimes it added insult to injury when missing points." "I did not understand the references and didn't appreciate them when I was frustrated" "it was mean when i couldn't get the answers right" "Helped make the class even more fun!" "The game references and real life jokes are what gave it a strong engaging environment!" Consistently Funny Occasionally Funny Neither Occasionally Unfunny Consistently Unfunny
- 56. "Make it even darker."
- 57. A D D I T I O N A L E T X P R O J E C T S
- 58. D R . L E V H O R O D Y S K Y JD R . T A R A L E N N O N (circa August 2016) D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 59. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 60. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 61. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 62. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 63. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 64. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 65. D O Y O U W A N T T O B U I L D A N A T I O N ?
- 66. D R . L A U R A H O S MA ND R . T A R A L E N N O N (circa November 2016) O F F L I N E D I G I T A L E D
- 69. W W W . S O L A R S P E L L . O R G
- 70. B I G Q U E S T I O N S P R O V I D E N A R R A T I V E S A N D R O O M F O R E X P L O R A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y H U G E L Y E N A B L I N G , E V E N T O O F F L I N E A R E A S W I T H T H O U G H T F U L D E S I G N H U M O R C R E A T E S E N G A G E M E N T A N D C O U L D B E A T O O L F O R C U L T U R A L I M M E R S I O N
- 71. A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S D R . A R I E L A N B A R E T X D I R E C T O R G E O F F R E Y B R U C E V I R T U A L F I E L D T R I P S D R . C H R I S M E A D D A T A A N A L YS I S D R . L A U R A H O S M A N S O L A R S P E L L D R . D R O R B E N - N A I M S M A R T S P A R R O W C E O D R . T A R A L E N N O N B U I L D - A - N A T I O N
- 72. Q U E S T I O N S ? L E V H O R O D Y S K Y J C E N T E R F O R E D U C A T I O N T H R O U G H E X P L O R A T I O N ( E T X ) S C H O O L O F E A R T H A N D S P A C E E X P L O R A T I O N ( S E S E ) A R I Z O N A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y R E S O U R C E S W W W . H O R O D Y S K Y J . N E T ( M Y P O R T F O L I O ) W W W . H A B W O R L D S . O R G ( H A B I T A B L E W O R L D S I N F O ) W W W . S O L A R S P E L L . O R G ( S O L A R S P E L L I N F O ) I N S P A R K . E D U C A T I O N ( D I G I T A L T E A C H I N G N E T W O R K ) W W W . S M A R T S P A R R O W . C O M ( I T S P R O V I D E R )