I am a Purdue Instructor. How can I use the kiwi in my class?
There are many ways to use the kiwi as part of a course. Here are a few ideas:
- type lecture notes (comments, questions,add links to external
webpages or internal [kiwi] pages...)
- write page summarizing relevant background material, relevant for
material of this week
- write page of practice exercises for certain computations/concepts. eg:
how to compute a fourier series, pose 5 questions.
- type hw solutions on kiwi, with questions/comments (eg: 2 solutions, not
same answer, which is right?)
- use discussion page to grade each others hw (discuss)
- write pages that compare own solutions to uli's solutions
- write matlab code to check answer
- build glossary of useful terms
- table of useful formulas/ideas/theorems
- in groups, write solutions of the midterm
- premidterm: in groups, discuss old exams, post solutions, i may comment
- everyone post their solution to worst answered midterm question,
indicate grade to solution
Should I reward the students?
Rewarding the students with either bonus points or homework points is a good way to stimulate contributions and make your class kiwi quickly gain momentum. But whether or not this is necessary is debatable.
