Work in Progress: Development and Use of an Active Learning Classroom for a Course on Dynamic Systems

Tiina M. Komulainen is associate professor in automation at Oslo and Akershus University College in Norway. She earned MSc and DrSc degrees in chemical engineering from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. Dr. Komulainen has background in industrial process modeling and control. She has worked with dynamic process simulation of large scale industrial oil and gas processes at Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies before joining Oslo and Akershus University College. Dr Komulainen has research interests in engineering education research, process simulators and chemical process modeling.

[1]  Soo Jeon,et al.  A Control Systems Concept Inventory Test Design and Assessment , 2012, IEEE Transactions on Education.

[2]  Eric Zhi-Feng Liu,et al.  Technology enabled active learning (TEAL) in introductory physics: Impact on genders and achievement levels , 2011 .

[3]  Andrew Gavrin,et al.  Just-In-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology , 1999 .

[4]  Michelle K. Smith,et al.  Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics , 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

[5]  R. Beichner.  The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project , 2007 .

[6]  Robert J. Beichner,et al.  Scaling up Education Reform. , 2008 .

[7]  Maia S. Howse.  International Society for Technology in Education. , 1993 .

[8]  Jason E. Dowd,et al.  Teaching and physics education research: bridging the gap , 2014, Reports on progress in physics. Physical Society.

[9]  Elizabeth S. Charles,et al.  When Teacher-Centered Instructors Are Assigned to Student-Centered Classrooms. , 2014 .

[10]  R. Hake.  Interactive-engagement vs Traditional Methods in Mechanics Instruction* , 1998 .

[11]  Paul Temple,et al.  Learning spaces for the 21st century: a review of the literature , 2007 .

[12]  Paul Baepler,et al.  Pedagogy and Space: Empirical Research on New Learning Environments. , 2011 .

[13]  Yehudit Judy Dori,et al.  How Does Technology-Enabled Active Learning Affect Undergraduate Students' Understanding of Electromagnetism Concepts? , 2005 .