"Learning is an experience, not a download": LabST2@PoliMi Maurizio Zani con.Scienze, Firenze 13/12/2019 Lab. di sperimentazione didattica ST2 Maurizio Zani gaps High-School University Physics from High-School to University misconceptions Maurizio Zani How to bridge gaps/misconceptions? Project Design Team Jade Belt Bridge (Beijing, China) Maurizio Zani How to bridge gaps/misconceptions? Project Learning (everywhere) 1. Learning is an experience, not a download • Involve the students in the learning approach; they must be engaged in the experience 2. Learning happens everywhere & everytime • Open your fantasy, evaluating what may be the best way to reach the learning goals 3. Learning takes care of materials & methods • Choice the appropriate combination, in order to make learning achievements more effective The 3 rules of learning http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it/?page_id=159 credits female voice: Lucia Ganzer Maurizio Zani Promo video lab. ST2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn0bqxpvuNc credits female voice: Lucia Ganzer Maurizio Zani Il laboratorio si propone di studiare e sperimentare nuove metodologie e tecnologie didattiche in ambito universitario (ma non solo) nell’insegnamento della fisica (ma non solo), valorizzando la molteplicità di interazioni possibili tra lo studente (Student) e il docente (Teacher). Experimental teaching lab. ST2 http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it Maurizio Zani Experimental teaching lab. ST2 Geogebra Goal Setting Pre-courses Misconceptions Peer Learning PLS poster Matteo Bozzi MOOC YouTube http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it Maurizio Zani Blended learning Pre-courses in Physics Politecnico di Milano At the beginning of the academic year, the Politecnico di Milano organizes refresher courses in Mathematics and Physics opened to all students interested in strengthening their basic knowledge. The courses are free, and their content is based on that of the entrance test: for Physics it regards Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Fluid dynamics, Electromagnetism and Optics. These courses are complementary and supplementary of the MOOCs, so students are required to follow the video lessons and play the online exercises available before the start of the courses themselves. Target: Freshmen students enrolled for engineering Topics: Basic knowledge of classical Physics Goal: Bridge the gaps between High School and University Mechanics (MC) Thermodynamics (TD) Electromagnetism (EM) http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it/?page_id=281 Maurizio Zani Schools Students Freshmen (bachelor) Pre‐courses Architecture 9 409 (20%) 1 167 (15%) 30 (3%) Design 4 321 (10%) 861 (11%) 6 (1%) Engineering 31 574 (70%) 5 630 (74%) 827 (96%) total 45 304 7 658 863 Pre-courses in Physics: students@polimi 15% freshmen (bachelor) in engineering credits data: Paola Bertoli 2019-2020: 6 teams in Milan + 1 in Lecco + 1 in Piacenza Maurizio Zani Pre-courses in Physics: structure Fisica 2 Fisica 1 MOOCs Lessons Mechanics Thermodynamics Electromagnetism 12 h 8 h 12 h 12 quiz 8 quiz 12 quiz 16 quiz 16 quiz Quiz 2+1 w 3+2 w Maurizio Zani MOOCs of experimental Physics: tools lessons exercise quiz insights interviews forum role games cards case studies subtitles keywords forms simulations comics Maurizio Zani MOOCs of experimental Physics: ciak... action • team • topics • structure • storyboard • shooting • post-editing • validation • quiz 450 h result 170 video 150 quiz 1 director team 8 teacher/tutor 7 staff start to work! http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it/?page_id=241 Maurizio Zani MOOCs of experimental Physics: structure and certificate quiz quiz quiz quiz week week week week lessonsexerciseinsights...lessonsexperimentssimulations...interviewcase studiesrole games...lessonssummaryforum...final quiz quiz score > 60% Maurizio Zani Fisica 2 Fisica 1 MOOCs of experimental Physics: topics Mechanics (3 weeks) • kinematics of the material point and examples of motions • dynamics of the material point and examples of motions • work, energy, bumps and universal gravitation Thermodynamics (2 weeks) • kinematics and dynamics of ideal liquids • temperature, ideal gas, heat, thermal machines and entropy Electromagnetism (2 weeks) • electric field, conductors, capacitors and dielectric materials • electrical current, magnetic field and magnetic materials Optics (1 week) • electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics and wave optics Hints of modern physics (1 week) 2 courses ≈ 26 000 enrolled ≈ 1 000 on Coursera) http://www.pok.polimi.it based on (52 MOOC, ≈ 140 000 enrolled) Maurizio Zani Quiz on-line in real-time Goal • for teacher: check of the classroom status • for student: check of the comprehension (more than knowledge) • “stimulus” to study the topics Method • on-line (suitable for a large number of students) • real-time (using smartphone as a clicker, BYOD philosophy) Implementation • fast (max. 90"), with no particular calculus • anonymous (but logging in with the personal code) • without credits (but self-assessment, score on smartphone) http://www.socrative.com (≈ 120 quiz) different from MOOC's quiz (150) Maurizio Zani T.I.M.E. project Highlight misconceptions in Physics Politecnico di Milano, Università degli Studi di Trento, Doshisha University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University This project aims at identifying and overcoming the most significant and widespread misconceptions shown by first-year university students enrolled for engineering, in relation to their basic knowledge of Physics, with specific reference to Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism and Optics. It will be developed by Politecnico di Milano along with two foreign universities that offer physics and engineering courses as well as with another Italian institution, Università di Trento, which provides pedagogic support. Target: Freshmen students enrolled for engineering Topics: Basic knowledge of classical Physics Goal: "Highlight misconceptions in Physics" Mechanics (MC) Thermodynamics (TD) Electromagnetism (EM) http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it/?page_id=233 Maurizio Zani T.I.M.E. project: structure Info MC TD EM Politecnico ... x x x x x x x x ... x x x x x x x x x x x x x ... x x x x x x x x x x x x Doshisha ... x x x x ... x x x x x x x x ... x x x x x x x x x x Bauman ... x x x x x x x x ... x x x x x x x x ... x x x x x teacher study course term # students "x" reported in the table are just an example 16 courses, 2500 students Maurizio Zani 4 4+2 MC 4+2 EM T.I.M.E. project: structure Quiz with • 12 multiple choice questions • 90 seconds for each question • 1 correct answer out of 4 alt. Course MC TD EM All  university x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x course time initial quiz final quiz 4 MC 4 TD 4 EM the same for all courses calibrated for each course "x" reported in the table are just an example Maurizio Zani Experimental teaching lab. ST2 Geogebra Goal Setting Pre-courses Misconceptions Peer Learning PLS MOOC YouTube http://www.st2.fisi.polimi.it Maurizio Zani Thanks to teachers, tutors, staff: Daniele Albricci, Barbara Balossi, Federico Bottegoni, Matteo Bozzi, Federica Brambilla, Gianlorenzo Bussetti, Davide Contini, Maurizio Contran, Laura Di Sieno, Gianfranco Elia, Lucia Ganzer, Immacolata Genco, Patrizia Ghislandi*, Paolo Gondoni, Cristian Manzoni, Andrea Parisi, Andrea Pini, Dario Polli, Juliana Raffaghelli**, Marco Re, Rebecca Re, Filippo Rezoagli, Susanna Sancassani, Cristina Varisco, Caterina Vozzi, Marta Zanoletti Thanks for your attention! Team makes the difference! MOOCsPre-coursesPedagogyPolitecnico di Milano Università di Trento* Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spagna** Tech.