Tutored Video Instruction

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Tutored Video Instruction

• Richard Anderson
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• University of Washington

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Statewide Intro Programming Issues

• Uniformity
• Difficulty of recruiting instructors/offering
  courses
• Transferability
• Course credits
• Preparation for follow on courses

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Tutored Video Instruction

• Pioneered by Jack Gibbons (Stanford) in the 70s
• Group viewing of archived course materials with a
  tutor

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CSE 142/143

• Large courses
• UW 142 - 1900 students per year
• UW 143 - 850 students per year
• Fixed and stable course materials
• Currently taught using C/C
• Language change to Java, Summer 2001

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Course Components

• Lectures 3 hrs per week,
• PowerPoint transparencies
• Quiz section with TA
• 142 1hr per week,
• 143 2 hrs per week
• Programming Assignments
• 4-6 per quarter
• Exams
• 1 or 2 midterms
• Final

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UW TVI

• Autumn 1998
• CSE 143 NSCC
• Winter 1999
• CSE 142 Highline and NSCC
• Winter 2000
• CSE 142 Green River, Shoreline, Centralia
• Spring 2000
• CSE 142 Centralia, Green River, Highline and
  Central Washington
• CSE 143 Shoreline, NSCC, Green River

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Ulterior Motives

• IT work force issues
• Understand use of Technology in Education
• Export of UW CSE Curriculum
• Leadership in Educational Technology

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Goals for TVI Project

• Develop exportable class materials
• Evaluate Tutored Video as a means of instruction
• Develop scalable evaluation mechanisms

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Long range view

• Sustainable mechanism needed
• Centralized model
• Organization develops courseware Grades
  coursework and exams
• Packages university courses
• This organization is NOT the UW CSE Department
• Many thorny issues

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Assessment

• Short Term
• How do we do a good job this quarter
• Medium term
• How do we effectively use TVI to present CSE
  142/143 at Community Colleges
• Long term
• Understanding of how/why TVI works

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Mechanics

• Lectures
• Schedule
• Course materials
• Exams
• Homework
• Grading
• Academic dishonesty

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Lectures

• Lecture material from Winter 2000
• Download from http//www.cs.washington.edu/educati
  on/TVI/
• Use zipped version from local machine
• Test setup before class

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Homework Grading

• Electronic submission of Homework
• Paperless grading of Homework.
• Final assignments have face-to-face grading.
• Homework made available on web.
• Different course schedules cause a
  synchronization problem.

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Assignment of grades

• Scores and equivalent UW grade will be given to
  CC instructors Actual assignment of grade is
  responsibility of CC instructor

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Evaluation

• Surveys and class visits
• Direct email feedback from students (anonymous
  and named)
• Some sections successful, others not
• More information anderson_at_cs.washington.edu

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Lessons learned

• Course materials
• Positive response to lecturers
• Difficulty with material not captured in lectures
• Centralized administration did not work
• Logistics
• Student concerns
• Separation of students from local instructor

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Future of TVI at UW

• Studio produce made for TVI lectures
• CSE 142 (Sept 2000)
• CSE 143 (Fall 2000)
• CSE 100 (2001)
• Change in administrative model
• Course export
• Lectures, supporting materials, hw, exams
• Evaluation done by local instructor

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Other issues

• Language change C/C to Java
• UW Transition (Summer 2001)
• CC conversion
• Articulation
• Standardization of course materials/curriculum
• Placement tests