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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY How classes are flipped (to avoid failure) n o t t o September 14, 2013

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Some flipped classroom activities conducted by Dr. Numpon Mahayotsanun during his teaching period from 2010 to 2013 in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY

How classes are flipped

(to avoid failure)

not to

September 14, 2013

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 2

MY EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 3

PREPARATION

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 4

EDUCATION PROBLEMS IN THAILAND

http://bit.ly/1eHc4xw

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 5

MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THAI STUDENTS

Poor communication skills

No/Low critical thinking skills

No/Low collaboration skills

No/Low moral ethics

No/Low self-determination

No/Low responsibility

No/Low problem-solving skills

Too many activities

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 6

LEARNING BY QUESTIONING

No hole -> Ball bouncing back

“Wall = Brain, Hole = Question, Ball = Knowledge”

Hole -> Ball passing through

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 7

LANGUAGE

All my classes are taught in English

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 8

PROJECTS

All my classes are project-based

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 9

SMALL GROUPS

Students are splited up into groups of 3 to 5

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 10

PRESENTATIONS

Students are required to give oral presentations

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 11

INDIVIDUAL-BASED TESTS

Students are tested and graded individually

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 12

IT LITERATACY

Students are required to use IT for productivity and collaboration activities

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 13

MORAL ETHICS

Students are often challenged by moral/ethical situations

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 14

MY CLASS SIZES

100-120Students

40-50Students10-15

Students4-7Students

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 15

TRENTA CLASS (100-120 STUDENTS)

Manufacturing Processes

2nd-year ME students

Engineering design principlesEngineering materialsMachining processesForming processesCasting processes

Processing of plasticsJoining processes

Rapid prototyping processesManufacturing systems

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 16

TEACHING ASSISTANTS

(Good) TAs are extremely helpful to teach big classes

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 17

CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT

Students are randomly assigned groups and sitting in circles (with laptops)

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 18

CLASS RULES

Class rules are given at the very beginning of the first class

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 19

CLASS RESOURCES

Students are required to best utilize the available resources

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 20

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

In-class activities must be well designed (avoiding lectures if possible)

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 21

WEEKLY PROJECT TASKS (25%)

Group project tasks are assigned weekly

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 22

ONLINE CLASS MATERIALS

Class materials are available online

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 23

WEEKLY QUIZZES (10%)

Weekly quizzes are required and used for students’ performance predictions

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 24

INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAMS (30%)

Each student is asked questions during class activities

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 25

PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (5%)

Each group needs to present their final project presentations

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 26

PROJECT AWARDS

Awards are given to the top projects

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 27

MIDTERM & FINAL EXAMS (30%)

Midterm and final exams are still required

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 28

CLASS EVALUATIONS

Focus groups should be conducted to collect useful feedback

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 29

VENTI CLASS (40-50 STUDENTS)

ME Seminar in English

3nd-year ME students

Self-determinationEngineering skills

Qualities of successful engineersJob searchingInterview skills

Presentation skillsTeamwork skills

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 30

SELF-DETERMINATION SURVEY

50% of the students do not know their potential

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 31

FUN & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Fun and creative activities highly encourage students’ engagement

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 32

SKILLS PREPARATION

Skills preparation are important and necessary

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 33

MOBILE DEVICES

Mobile devices are very helpful for searching and capturing information

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 34

SOCIAL NETWORK

Social network is key to communicate with students

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 35

GRANDE CLASS (10-15 STUDENTS)

Fundamentals of ME Experiments

ME graduate students

Engineering research principlesProject topics selectionMeasurement systems

Experimental plansApparatus design and construction

Signal and noiseDatasheets and logbooks

Analysis of experimental dataResearch writing

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 36

RESEARCH PROJECTS

New graduate students are required to start conducting research projects

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 37

WEEKLY TASKS

Students carry out their own research work following the assigned topics

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 38

WEEKLY UPDATE

Students are required to present their research progress weekly

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 39

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

Students ask questions and give comments on the presentations

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 40

RESEARCH WRITING

Students are required to write a manuscript for scientific journal submission

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 41

TALL CLASS (4-7 STUDENTS)

ME Experiments I, II

3nd-year ME students

Pressure TransducerPID Control

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 42

ONLINE CLASS MATERIALS

Class materials are available online

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 43

PRE-CLASS QUIZ

Students are required to take a pre-class quiz

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 44

CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS

Students are asked about conceptual questions in class

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 45

NO TIME LIMIT

Students are given no time limit in order to fully understand the topics

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 46

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Students are required to write a professional laboratory report

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 47

INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAM

Students are asked questions individually to test their understandings

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 48

KEY FACTORS

Industry/society trends Teaching strategy

Student problems Feedback/comments

Resources utilization Adjustment/improvement

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY page 49

PRESENTATION FILE

http://www.slideshare.net/numpon1

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NUMPON MAHAYOTSANUN | DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY

CONTACT

Dr. Numpon Mahayotsanun

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University

[email protected]