Transformation of course project report review into peer instruction.

Author: devr

Created: 2018-09-16 11:23pm

Edited: 2018-12-02 12:47am

Description:

In my course on sustainable design and production in the Department of Engineering at Aarhus University, students work on a semster-long project in which they apply the concepts learnt in the class to a technical problem in their domain of interest. The deliverables for this project include a report that details the project goals, methodology, results, limitations and future work. The report is structured as a technical publication. In the current plan, the final report will be submitted to the instructor who will review them and present the student teams’ with feedback on their project work. I would like to modify this part of the course using a peer instruction model. Students will act as ‘peer reviewers’ for other project report and provide constructive feedback on them.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

  • analyze research work structured as technical publications
  • criticize methodology and results in technical publications
  • formulate feedback for technical publications
  • justify adopted methodology and results produced in technical publications
Resources Tasks Supports

LMS assignment upload

Submission of project report

Instructor's presentation slides

Familiarization with scientific review process for technical publications

Class discussion

LMS discussion forum

Reviewing two other project reports as a group

Online discussions with class, group, & instructor

LMS discussion forum

Formulate feedback for two other project reports as a group

Online discussions with class, group, & instructor

LMS discussion forum

Review feedback on your project report and formulate responses to them as a group

Online discussions with class, group, & instructor

Student's presentation slides

Present and discuss feedback and responses in class

Class discussion

Mentimeter/Online survey

Evaluate peer instruction based learning approach