Learning design to combine lectures and theoretical exercises with project work

Author: Leendert Vergeynst

Created: 2019-11-29 08:49pm

Edited: 2019-12-06 02:11am

Derived from: Learning design to combine webcasts, lectures and theoretical exercises

Description:

Resources Tasks Supports

Lectures in combination with theoretical exercises

powerpoint & book chapters

Regular class lecturing to inform the students about theory and concepts and theoretical examples on how to solve problems

lecturing by teacher

powerpoint, excel

The students make theoretical exercises during class

direct support by teacher

In class

powerpoint, excel

The students finish the exercises at home

excel with solutions and word document with rationale behind the solutions

The students revise their own solutions at home

solutions provided by teacher

Out of class

Project: visit to wastewater treatment plant, report and presentation

Information and data from wastewater treatment plant

Students visit wastewater treatment plant, get information from the operator and received data

Operator of WWTP provides information on processes and some quantitative data

Student make a report to describe technologies and processes of WWTP and to perform a quantitative analysis of performance indicators of wastewater treatment processes

Discussion with teacher (on demand of students)

Rubrics for peer review

Peer review: student need to comment on each others project

Feedback from peers

Out of class

Students submit final report and present their work for the whole group (10 min presentation), followed by a discussion

Discussion with all students & teachers

In class