Alani Frederick, MSN, RN, PCCN, Ivy Tech Community College
We are encouraged to innovate, but creativity is difficult, daunting, and demanding. Willing to take a risk, a course was rebuilt after letting creativity run full force. The course was rebuilt with a three- pronged focus:1. focusing on course objectives2. emphasizing activity-based learning3. teaching the application of material. As part of the evaluation process for the course rebuild, students were asked to participate in a survey before and after the “activity” portion of the class. The students used a 5-point Linkert scale to rate their preparedness to take an exam on the associated learning objectives. Utilizing this self-evaluation tool, the students gauged their preparedness to take an exam. Using this information, we can see the average score of a student before a flipped classroom was2.54 (Barely Prepared). After activities, the student is rated as “Prepared” with an average increase of 0.888 on a 5-point Linkert scale. This information is significant and shows a significant increase in student confidence after participating in a flipped classroom. An update will also be provided regarding innovation in a virtual world. How difficult is it to incorporate the same principles when the face to face interaction is lost? Are we still seeing the confidence increase reported by students?
