How to structure your learning groups: interview with past students
In this video, I interview a learning group from Math 2B in winter 2023. The goal of this interview is to highlight processes you might use to learn how to work with your learning groups in this class and make the most of in-class time.
00:00 -Introductions (Robbie, Ana, Loni, and Lena)
01:09 -How does this group get ready for learning?
01:28 -Which calendar guided this groups’ expectations?
01:47 -What is an example of some pre-class lesson notes?
02:00 -What other types of work did this group complete before class?
02:30 -How did this group manage in-class time?
02:41 -How this group did individual then group recall?
03:15 -How each member customized their quiz process?
03:45 -How they improved their quiz reflection process?
04:00 -How they used a question board to share questions?
04:22 -How they used daily reflection at end of each class period?
05:12 -What is an example of how the recall process went?
05:58 -How they used their notes to guide corrective feedback?
06:11 - Jeff’s question: What did this do for your learning?
06:39 -Robbie: Meta-learning via reflection deepened and accelerated my learning
07:19 -Ana: This active, flipped learning was challenging.
08:14 -Lena: Productive group work motivated me.
09:00 -Loni: Group environment and expectations helped me.
09:24 -Robbie: We humanized this process and built relationships.
10:16 -Ana + Loni: building trust deepened our learning.
11:07 – Jeff’s questions:
How much time did you spend to prepare for in-class work?
How did you do to prepare?
What did this preparation do for you?
12:18 -Loni: 2 hours per lesson + 30 – 60 min per quiz
12:34 -Jeff’s question:
Was this work an expectation that you set together?
12:46 -Loni: We discussed what to do if we couldn’t finish.
13:29 -Lena: I spent between 90-150min per lesson note
14:30 -Ana: Lesson notes = 120-180min, quiz = 60 min
15:27 -Robbie: For lesson note time, I did 2X video time
16:45 -Robbie: Draft daily itinerary for in-class group time
17:39 -Jeff questions:
How did you use grit in trying to find answers to questions?
How did you practice peer education?
18:40 -Robbie: We tried to solve our own questions.
5% of questions we posed to Instructor
We tried to spend at least 40 minutes before asking for help
19:42 -Ana: We became better at doing deep learning
20:25 -Lena: Our struggle solidified our learning
21:11 -Loni: Tank questions
22:02 -Jeff’s question:
How did your conquering college work effect your group?
22:47 -Loni: Conquering College = be mindful about learning
23:37 -Lena: We incorporated our reading into our practices
24:54 -Ana: We used meta-learning to guide the learning portfolio
25:43 -Robbie: We stole ideas from Ultralearning
26:35 -Jeff’s question:
Please reflect on conquering college lab 1
27:10 -Robbie: honest feedback on scheduling processes
28:52 -Ana: this is a different kind of learning
29:14 -Lena: this is about deep learning
29:49 -Loni: this made me think about my past
30:21 -Jeff’s question:
What advice do you have for future students?
30:52 -Robbie: Don’t trust us. Try it for yourself.
31:58 -Ana: Keep an open mind
32:51 -Lena: Trust the conquering college labs
33:32 -Loni: Believe in yourself
34:21 -Robbie: Be flexible with your group structure
34:51 -Conclusion