Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching (ABLE Proceedings)

Title:

Encouraging Reflective Learning with End-of-Lab Presentations on iPads

Url:

http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-37/v37reprint.php?ch=39

Author:

Mariëlle Hoefnagels
Mark Walvoord

Author's Address:

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
University of Oklahoma, Botany and Microbiology, OK

Email Address:

hoefnagels@ou.edu

Description: Presenting results at the end of lab can enhance student understanding and provide opportunities for
immediate assessment. When students know they will have to present, they are more likely to reflect on
what they’re doing, ask questions, and consider how best to communicate their findings. During
presentations, the instructor can immediately identify misconceptions and assign grades. With brief
training, students can use iPads to videotape, photograph, and/or draw lab procedures, then convey
experimental results and conclusions in one concise presentation. During this workshop, attendees learned
to use a presentation app, performed a quick lab activity, and created their own presentations.

Keywords:

critical reflection
educational technology
phylogeny

Topic:

Teaching Tools and Techniques

BEN Subject/Discipline Taxonomy:

Teaching Tools and Techniques

Learning Resource Type:

Teaching strategies & guidelines (DCMI Type Vocabulary)

Context:

Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Undergraduate upper division 15-16

Format:

pdf