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| Presentation Title: | Replacing a Written Final with a Technical Conversation: Lessons Learned |
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| Abstract: | In an introductory physics class we replaced the written final exam with a semi-structured, technical conversation held asynchronously over seven days. To focus the conversations, all students were assigned the same initial reading, upon which they needed to base initial comments. A conversation was then composed of three comments from a student, alternating with two comments and questions from the professor. In this presentation, I will address lessons learned, covering the value of the initial reading, the balance between structure and open-endedness, and challenges with assessment. I will also discuss strategies to adopt online technical conversations into the standard coursework during a normal semester. |
| Submission Category: | Any setting |
| Presentation: | Download the Presentation |
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| Abstract DOI: | 10.1119/PICUP.Abstract.VCS2020.8109 |
Primary Author Information | |
| First name: | Peter |
| Last name: | Bryant |
| Institution: | Bethany College |
| Zip Code: | 67456 |
