09/06/2017 - Presentation on pre-courses in Physics at Politecnico for a meeting with a delegation of ETH http://www.mauriziozani.it/wp/?p=6079

1. Pre-courses in Physics.
Innovative teaching
Maurizio Zani
Meeting with ETH, Milano 09/06/2017
Teaching lab. (ST2)

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Outlook
MOOCs
Pre-courses
Quiz
Team
makes the difference!

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Quiz
Pre-courses
MOOCs of experimental physics
Pre-courses
Quiz
MOOCs

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MOOCs of experimental physics: tools
lessons
exercise
quiz
insights
interviews
forum
role games
cards
case studies
subtitles
keywords forms
simulations
comics

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MOOCs of experimental physics: ciak... action
• team
• topics
• structure
• storyboard
• shooting
• post-editing
• validation
• quiz
450 h
result 170 video
150 quiz
1 director
team 8 teacher/tutor
7 staff
http://www.mauriziozani.it/wp/?p=2134
action start to work!
Team
makes the difference!

6. 6/26Maurizio Zani
MOOCs of experimental physics: structure and certificate
quiz quiz quiz quiz
week week week week
lessons
exercise
insights
...
lessons
experiments
simulations
...
interview
casestudies
rolegames
...
lessons
summary
forum
...
final
quiz
quiz > 60%

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Fisica 2Fisica 1
MOOCs of experimental physics: topics
Mechanics (3 weeks)
• kinematics of the material point and examples
of motions
• dynamics of the material point and examples
of motions
• work, energy, bumps and universal gravitation
Thermodynamics (2 weeks)
• kinematics and dynamics of ideal liquids
• temperature, ideal gas, heat, thermal
machines and entropy
Electromagnetism (2 weeks)
• electric field, conductors, capacitors and
dielectric materials
• electrical current, magnetic field and magnetic
materials
Optics (1 week)
• electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics
and wave optics
Hints of modern physics (1 week)
2 courses
≈ 16 000 enrolled
http://www.pok.polimi.it based on (≈ 43 000 enrolled)

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MOOCs of experimental physics: lessons, exercise...

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MOOCs of experimental physics: insights, simulations, quiz, forum...

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MOOCs
Pre-courses
Pre-courses in physics
Pre-courses
Quiz
MOOCs

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http://www.fisi.polimi.it/it/didattica/studenti/corsi_di_ripasso
Pre-courses in physics: structure
Fisica 2
Fisica 1
MOOCs Lessons
Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Electromagnetism
12 h
8 h
12 h
12 quiz
8 quiz
12 quiz
16 quiz
16 quiz
Quiz
2+1 w
3+2 w

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Pre-courses in physics: registration

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Pre-courses in physics: evaluation

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Schools Students
Freshmen
(bachelor)
In pre‐courses
Architecture
9 915
(23%)
1 201
(16%)
43
(4%)
Design
4 226
(10%)
755
(10%)
7
(1%)
Engineering
29 011
(67%)
5 568
(74%)
1 097
(95%)
total 43 152 7 524 1 147
Pre-courses in physics: students@polimi
2016-2017: 5 teams in Milan + 1 team in Lecco
2017-2018: 8 teams in Milan + 1 team in Lecco
20%
freshmen (bachelor)
in engineering
Team
makes the difference!

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Quiz
Pre-courses
Quiz on-line in real-time
Pre-courses
Quiz
MOOCs

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Quiz on-line in real-time: introduction
Goal
• for teacher: check of the classroom status
• for student: check of the comprehension (more than knowledge)
• “stimulus” to study the topics
Method
• on-line (suitable for a large number of students)
• real-time (using smartphone as a clicker)
Implementation
• fast (max. 2 min), with no particular calculus
• anonymous (but logging in with the personal code)
• without credits (but self-assessment, final score on the smartphone)
• no discussion after the quiz (to separate “quiz effect” from “tutor effect”)

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Quiz on-line in real-time: Socrative
account: 1 pro + 10 free
http://www.socrative.com

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Quiz on-line in real-time: create quiz

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Quiz on-line in real-time: create quiz

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Quiz on-line in real-time: create quiz (multiple choice)

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Quiz on-line in real-time: launch quiz

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Quiz on-line in real-time: launch quiz (teacher paced)

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Quiz on-line in real-time: instructions
For the teacher
Connect to http://b.socrative.com
Mode => Teacher paced
• Disable Names: NO
• Randomize Answer Order: YES
• Hide Question Feedback: YES
• Hide Final Score: NO
For the student
Connect to http://m.socrative.com &
follow instructions on the smartphone
• insert room code: ZANI
• insert your personal code (only for
statistical purposes, quiz is
anonymous)
Note: the answer must be individual (do
not suggest!), there’re no credits (but
every-one can self-assess)
Enjoy!

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Conclusion
Pre-courses
Quiz
MOOCs
• 2 courses
• 170 video
• 150 quiz
• ≈ 16 000 enrolled
• 120 quiz
• 6 → 9 teams
• ≈ 1 100 enrolled

25. 25/26Maurizio Zani
Abstract for ICEM 20-22/09/2017 Naples (Italy)
Getting started with Physics:
integrating MOOCs in preliminary undergraduate education
Juliana Raffaghelli, Patrizia Ghislandi, Susanna Sancassani, Maurizio Zani
[...] In this paper, the authors introduce a research on the design, implementation and evaluation of an
undergraduates programme aimed at supporting students in achieving the basics of Physics, as crucial
baseline for further undergraduate studies in Sciences and Engineering. The authors introduce the
blended approach, based on a number of MOOCs delivered through POK (PoliMi Open Knowledge,
http://www.pok.polimi.it), the MOOCs portal of Politecnico di Milano; as well as face-to-face activities that
included intensive technology enhanced learning, like feed-back based on clickers. The authors explain
the process of implementation of the approach and its impact as perceived by students. The several
elements of the approach (the tutors’ pedagogy, the adoption of clickers, the diversity amongst learning
groups) are compared against the importance of the MOOC within and for the overall experience. Finally,
it is discussed how MOOCs can impact Physics at preliminary undergraduate level, focusing how quality
higher education can be achieved in this area.
MOOCs Pre-courses Quiz

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Thanks to teachers, tutors, staff:
Daniele Albricci, Barbara Balossi, Federico
Bottegoni, Matteo Bozzi, Federica
Brambilla, Gianlorenzo Bussetti, Davide
Contini, Laura Di Sieno, Gianfranco Elia,
Immacolata Genco, Patrizia Ghislandi**,
Paolo Gondoni, Cristian Manzoni, Andrea
Parisi, Andrea Pini, Dario Polli, Juliana
Raffaghelli*, Marco Re, Rebecca Re,
Susanna Sancassani, Cristina Varisco,
Caterina Vozzi
Thanks for your attention!
Team makes the difference!
MOOCsPre-courses
Pedagogy
Politecnico di Milano
Università di Firenze*
Università di Trento**