Today we're going to work on three phase power calculations. So we have been
using single phase so far, so we're just going to bridge that gap. And we are actually going to
work on two active learning techniques today. So, one of those will be a quick
think-pair-share brainstorming activity, and the second one is problem based learning.
Students will be working in groups and submitting a solution to a design problem.
So both sections combined we have over 200 students. And this is a crash course, since
this is the only course these students take for Electrical Engineering. So content-wise
we have to cram a lot into a smaller number of lectures...
So typically for think-pair-share activities, I make them more broad, so we
generally just are discussing a particular question and I give them time.
They think about the responses, sometimes depending on topics. It's okay if they don't come
up with anything, I will guide them to possible solutions. For the group activity that they
do, problem based learning. That is more guided. So that's where basically they discuss
with their peers, they work in teams of three, and then in that process,
if they don't understand something, or if they want to review something, then we have
an opportunity for me to intervene on a group-by-group basis. The idea being that
they can ask me questions in a smaller setting, rather than in front of the whole class.
