What Is I - 2011 Fall - Presentation by Lee

Presentation on teaching a inetoductory philosophy course at UNIST as a teaching/research assistant

1. Fall 2011

2. Course Organization
Prof. Park, Seungbae
AHS 106 01 ~ 05 (approx. 70 students in 5 sections)
Prof. Yi, Huiyuhl
AHS 106 07 ~ 09, 11 (approx. 70 students in 4 sections)
Offlineeach week:
1 lecture class (for all the sections under each prof.)
1 discussion class (separately for each section)

3. Course Organization
Prof. Park, Seungbae
AHS 106 01 ~ 05 (approx. 70 students in 5 sections)
Prof. Yi, Huiyuhl
AHS 106 07 ~ 09, 11 (approx. 70 students in 4 sections)
Onlineeach week:
Discussion on Blackboard

4. Course Organization -Online
For the weekly online discussion…
The professors provide 2 or 3 questions based on the
topic and reading material for the following week.
The AI posts the them on Bb discussion forum on Thurs.
Over the weekend, each student must:
answer onequestion, and
comment at least onceon their peers’ contributions.

5. Course Organization -Offline
During the lecture class…
The professor explains key ideas on the weekly topic.
Students watch a 30~50 minute video lecture.
Students take a short-answer quiz on the video lecture.
In discussion classes…
A few students are selected in the previous week to
present on one of the discussion questions.
The students make PowerPoint presentations.
Q/A session follows.

6. Video lectures

7. Video lectures

8. Course Organization
Other graded activities:
Midterm Paper
Final Exam

9. Course Grade Breakdown
Attendance
5%
In-Class
Participation
20%
In-Class Quizzes
10%
Online
Discussion
20%
Midterm Paper
20%
Final Exam
25%

10. My Tasks
Answer student questions by e-mail and in person.
Grade the final exam.
Grade and comment on midterm papers.
Set up and grade weekly quizzes.
Set up weekly discussion forum, monitor discussion
and comment on 20% of student contributions, and
assign weekly grades for online discussion.

11. Midterm Paper

12. Midterm Paper

13. Midterm Paper

14. Midterm Paper

15. In-class Quiz
Each week during lecture, an in-class quiz is given on
the video lecture.
Students are provided links to the video lecture
beforehand, so they can prepare in advance.
The quiz consisted of 1 or 2 short-answer questions.

16. In-class Quiz
Pros Cons
Helps students check their
understanding of video
lecture
Provides motivation for
students to view the video
lecture before class.
Video lectures deliver high-
quality content.
Frequent Internet connection
problems
Quiz often difficult
Stressed students
Cheating / plagiarism
Time-consuming to grade
Some lack of fit btw. video
lecture and course material.

17. In-class Quiz
It may be best to:
Use multiple-choice questions instead of short-answer
questions
Questions should be short and use simple language.
There should be 4 to 5 questions
Perhaps 1 general question, and
4 questions on content drawn at 10-minute, 15-minute
intervals from the video lecture.

18. Online Discussion

19. Online Discussion

20. Online Discussion

21. Online Discussion

22. Online Discussion
Problems with Blackboard:
Slow
Cannot view weekly discussions on a single page.
Free open-source alternatives to Blackboard?
Moodle
Joomla!
Drupal

23. Online Discussion

24. Online Discussion

25. Online Discussion

26. Further Ideas, Hopes & Dreams
Improve Internet infrastructure on campus.
Better support for international students.
Esp. for those enrolled in a multi-section course.
And how about a host family program? Is there one at
UNIST?
Better perks and work environment for A.I.’s.
A.I. lounge?
Tablet computers? Faster computers.