Classroom and Institutional Change Through FIU s Learning Assistant Program

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1 Classroom and Institutional Change Through FIU s Learning Assistant Program 1

2 Postdocs Rocio Benabentos Hagit Kornreich-Leshem Idaykis Rodriguez Jianlan Wang Thank you Faculty Eric Brewe Zahra Hazari David Brookes Norman Munroe Maria Fernandez Geoff Potvin Staff David Jones Jonathan Mahadeo Leslie Nisbet Nick Oehm Vishodana Thamotharan Graduate Students Legacy Jessica Bartley Daryl McPadden Priscilla Pamela Remy Dou Binod Nainabasti Vashti Sawtelle Jackie Doyle Natan Samuels Renee Michelle Goertzen Feng Li Eric Williams Geraldine Cochran Seth Manthey Physics LAs & Sponsors Adrienne Traxler NSF AWARD NSF AWARD HHMI AWARD

3 Goals of the Learning Assistant Model Teacher Recruitment & Preparation Discipline-Based Education Research Institutional Change Curriculum and Course Transformation 3

4 Traditional Transformed 4

5 The LA Experience Practice: Lead Learning Teams Facilitate discourse in groupworthy activities Content: Weekly Prep Meeting Reflect on past week Prepare for next week Work through materials Anticipate student ideas; plan strategies/questions Examine student work Pedagogy: LA Course Questioning strategies Promoting discussions Formative assessment Learning theories Weekly teaching reflections 5

6 Evolution of FIU s LA Program Fall 2014 semester: 168 LAs 98 course sections 6,278 students impacted Mostly FIU funded / several targeted grants 6

7 Quick Introductions What are your goals? (why are you here?) 7

8 FIU: The Institution Public, Urban, Research University in Miami Founded in 1965 / First students Fall ,980 students Fall 2013 / going to 62,000 by ~ faculty hires planned for expansion Diverse population 10,704 STEM Majors 8

9 FIU s LA Program Institutional Change Model Experiential Program for Undergraduates: Recruit for teaching careers / education advocacy for all / students flip faculty Embedded Faculty Development Program: Must reform to get LAs / Drives faculty change Designed: University of Colorado Boulder / PhysTEC project brought to FIU Implementation (start) Physics (2008) Reformed all introductory labs / Modeling critical role Mathematics (2009) Algebra and beyond: Supplemental / In-class / Varied Chemistry (2009): Lecture and Lab Earth Science (2010): helped new TUES project Biology (2011): spreading / PLTL integration Engineering & Computing (2011): taking off 9

10 LA Variations Improve any active learning practice Eyes & ears: feedback mechanism Authentic & automatic path to integrate culture into classroom Labs Guided inquiry labs / focus on learning / not cookbook Lectures Facilitate activities / clicker questions / poll local group / not lecture Flipped classroom Studio & Integrated Lab & Lecture Modeling / ISLE / Scale Up / Supplemental Outside class / Socratic engagement / ease vs. participation Implement externally developed curriculum Focus on implementation / heavy lifting done LAs are critical 10

11 FIU s Science Teacher Preparation System Teacher Preparation begins in science classes Modeling / ISLE (path for 94% of LAs committing to teacher pgms) Introductory Labs: OST and ISLE Collaborative across Arts & Sciences and Education Early field experiences, strive to develop PCK throughout Disciplinary BA/BS degrees plus teaching certification 120 credit programs Explicit recruiting model Identifies students in introductory science classes Learning Assistant (LA) program FIUteach: STEP 1 / STEP 2 New programs / state certification in Oct 2010 Former Secondary Education programs closed: budget cuts FIUteach awarded January 2014: aligning to UTeach model 11

12 Challenges / Opportunities Along the way FIU becomes largest LA program Provost commits to large active rooms (opened F14) President created Mathematics Mastery Lab 1,800 College Algebra students / semester Emporia Model + LAs >30% increase in pass rate / no longer predictor of leaving Gateways to Completion (g2c) participation Florida institutes performance metrics for Universities (includes STEM) 12

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15 Engaging Administration What are their needs? Strategic Plan State / institutional metrics Passing rates / retention / degree completion Distinction among peer institutions Role of data What does their day look like? Who solves their problems? What resources are at their disposal? Administrative ownership 15

16 Data collection to win friends and influence people We should all be collecting data right? Scientific practice Document success Identify areas for further development Institutional support Financial support Research Evaluation 16

17 Physics Data red = trad, blue = interactive engagement <g> = post-pre 100-pre R. Hake, A six-thousand-student survey AJP 66, ( 98). 17

18 Differently Compelling Data FCI Scores Modeling and Lecture 70.0% 60.0% Modeling (N=258) Lecture (N=758) 50.0% FCI % 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 31.5% 33.1% 61.9% 47.9% 30.4% 14.8% Pre Post Raw Gain 18

19 Compelling Data - Attitudes Positive attitudinal shifts in Introductory Physics, across multiple instructors and multiple sections. First to document positive shifts in Introductory Physics. Student conceptual understanding gains of double lecture classes Students passing at 91% vs. 52% for lecture classes. Expanding to large enrollment sections currently. 19

20 Compelling Data Success Rates Success Rates - Intro Physics (04-10) Lecture 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Modeling Overall Female Male Maj UR 20

21 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% College Algebra Impact FIU College Algebra Passing Rates NonMastery Mastery Online Milestones * Placement Test ** Full MMC Adoption *** Mastery Online 2.0 % of Students Passing Course Sum 05 Fall 05 Spr 06 Sum 06 Fall 06 Spr 07 Sum 07 Fall 07 Spr 08 Sum 08 Fall 08 Spr 09 Sum 09 Fall 09 * Spr 10 Sum 10 Fall 10 Spr 11 Sum 11 Fall 11 Spr 12 Sum 12 Fall 12** Spr 13 Sum 13 Fall 13*** Spring 14 Sum 14 Semester Mastery Math lab with LAs 33% to 62.5% Passing rate 21

22 Finite Math Most-Failed Courses for 2012 FTIC Cohort College Algebra ENC % Fail/ DR 47% 45% 16% Intermed Alg % ENC % PreCalc Algebra % First Year Exper 313 "Fail" = less than 'C'/DR 8% Number of Students Who Failed/DR 22

23 Finite Math 2012 FTIC Cohort Who Fail/DR Most-Failed Courses AND Dropped Out College Algebra % Fail/ DR 47% 45% % Drop Out 23% 26% ENC % 46% Intermed Alg % 38% ENC 1102 Precalc Algebra First Year Exper Drop Out Retained 13% 54% 8% 33% 14% 47% "Fail" = less than 'C'/DR Number of Students Who Failed/DR 23

24 Todo List Recruit / hire LAs Recruit / prepare faculty Curricula: LA seminar + courses Fund LAs Convince people that LAs are good (convince yourself?) What measures? Administrivia University Administrators Adapt to crises 24

25 Complex System Creating buy in / ownership Working with faculty customers Working with administrators Working with faculty across departments Finding resources / collaboration on campus Messaging campaigns Funding: internal / external Who are those foundation people? External resources? Who can you lean on? 25

26 LA Alliance National Network of LA Programs Research mission Resource sharing (free stuff!) Pedagogy course / discipline courses Promising practices Hints and tips Build a broad coalition Leverage funding 26

27 Regional National Workshops Demand for in Support

28 LA Model Undergraduates facilitating learning Drive course reform Recruitment for teaching certifications Faculty adopting active-learning into course Data: evidence on impact / justification / research Institutional change model Heavy lifting provided by collaboration 28

29 FIU STEM Education Strategies Long term focus: persistence Linking / collaborating / leveraging Internal + external / agents + policy Stakeholders are humans Research is core driver Improve institutional metrics Partnerships 29

30 FIU Administrative Commitment Majority of LA funding institutional (~2010) Mastery Math Lab (2012) STEM Transformation Institute (2013) Space / hires / support Active Learning Classrooms (2014) Provost to prevent faculty from lecturing Fall 2014: Spring 2015: 8 x 50 (or larger) Hosted OSTP Workshop (last week) Science Advisor Holdren visit (last week) STEM education core institutional mission at FIU 30

31 Thank you! 31