Stop-motion movie of student group checkoffs

The "inverted" format of our theory sessions at Bellingham Technical College completely displaces lecture. Students independently complete homework assignments the day prior, then meet with the instructor in groups no larger than four to review their findings, ask questions, and answer challenge questions from the instructor. What would ordinarily require hours of time per day in a classroom takes just 30 minutes per group, with a much better student-to-instructor ratio and targeted attention to student needs.
This stop-motion video (one frame per 30 seconds) shows three groups of students getting their homework "checked off" over a period of 1.5 hours. We conduct these small-group sessions in the lab room, where we are free to leave the table and examine real equipment when appropriate to illustrate concepts, test predictions, and/or provide realistic challenges of their understanding. On this particular day we were studying integral control action, with each group leaving the table at about the half-way mark to test a PI-controlled system in the lab.
Each half-hour checkoff session begins with the instructor reviewing each student's written work (written outlines of reading assignments, numerical calculations, and diagnostic predictions are commonly part of each day's assigned work), and then dialoguing with students to assess and challenge their understanding of the day's concept.
This is a highly efficient instructional method, enabling the instructor to spend valuable face-to-face time on high-level thinking rather than the transmission of facts which occurs on the students' own time through reading assignments. The strong emphasis on technical reading and writing in this format builds those essential language skills. Students also learn to be independent learners and to "think on their feet".
Every June we host a "Summer Educator's Institute" inviting faculty all across North America to explore the instructional techniques applied in BTC's Instrumentation and Control Technology Program. Please contact Tony Kuphaldt at Bellingham Technical College if you are interested in attending the next three-day Institute.

[@joprizzamora]

hi Tony.. just wanted to thank you..!

[@EngageMk8]

Hi BTCInstrumentation! I was wondering if you have a business email I can reach you at?

[@BTCInstrumentation]

+Engage Tutorials Sure, email me at tony (dot) kuphaldt (at) btc (dot) edu

[@EngageMk8]

BTCInstrumentation Thanks! I just sent you over an email. Check it out when you get a chance.

[@shds680]

Can I use the same email to reach you as well?