Project Objectives

The goal of the project is to experiment flipped classroom teaching assisted by an online platform. “Problem Solving by Programming” (ENGG1110) is one of the foundation courses for the freshmen of the Faculty of Engineering. Our contributions are two folded. First, we produced a set of high-quality videos which teaches students the same set of materials as those offered in regular classroom teaching. Second, we produced an online teaching platform which allows students to take our online course.

Description of process, outcomes or deliverables

We have developed an online learning platform with 155 high-quality videos. In Term 2 of 2015–16, one out of six classes of ENGG1110 was selected to experiment the flipped classroom teaching. We observed a sustained level of engagement from students with the online platform as well as the videos.

Evaluation

We evaluated our approach through students’ performance in the assessments of the course. By the time of the midterm examination, the performance of the students who were in the flipped classroom was on par with those in the regular classroom. Nevertheless, as the engagement from the students dropped after the midterm examination, the final performance of the students who were in the flipped classroom was worse than those in the regular classroom.

Dissemination, diffusion and impact

We have set up a public web site, hosting our online learning platform: http://tywong.github.io/gitbook-engg1110/