<!-- pdf output dimension = 749.04 x 546 --> ## Purpose driven EMI by experiment 實驗出屬於自己的 EMI :heavy_plus_sign: :heavy_minus_sign: :heavy_multiplication_x: :heavy_division_sign: Jephian Lin (林晉宏) https://hackmd.io/@jephianlin/purpose-driven-EMI-by-experiment ---- ### About me  Jephian Lin (林晉宏) National Sun Yat-sen University Department of Applied Mathematics <!-- Interests: _graph theory_, _matrix theory_ --> ---- ### Teaching experiences in English - Calculus (Iowa State U) - Precalculus Mathematics (U Victoria) - Calculus for Students in the Social and Biological Sciences (U Victoria) ---- ### EMI experiences - Combinatorics - Python and Machine Learning Algorithms - Algebraic Graph Theory - Topological Methods in Graph Theory - Linear Algebra (2022 Fall) ---- ## Outline - EMI trivia - ==MY== EMI - General advice - My experiental journey of EMI --- ## EMI trivia ---- - What is EMI? - Which one is focused more in EMI, English or content? - Have you taught any EMI courses? - Biggest concern about EMI? - Biggest benefit of EMI? - Ignoring what the school says, how likely you would run an EMI course? ---- [Kahoot!](https://create.kahoot.it/share/emi-trivia/2c20e927-9500-4303-bc80-80c08026b53a) --- ## ==MY== EMI ---- ### Everyone has their own Nen <!-- Yoshihiro Togashi --> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hunterxhunter/images/d/df/Nen_Types_Diagram.svg/revision/latest?cb=20170603225800" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> (Source: [Hunterpedia - Nen](https://hunterxhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Nen#Nen_and_Individuality)) ---- ### How about yours?  [PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gjQ-L1K8SbeA6XTSwFHhIhT5M_tXykBE/view?usp=sharing) ---- ### Jephian's answer  I am better at talking students individually. ---- More EMI workshops, More conversations, Try and find out ==your own EMI== style. --- ## General advice ---- ### How to reach the goal? Focusing on the goal, and move towarded it step by step. ---- ### Reflection is the key :key: 1. Clarify your goal. 2. Trial and error. 3. Reflection. Reflection guides you back to the ==right direction== and provide ==satification== to move on. --- ## My experiental journey of EMI ---- ### Goal of my EMI - ==Friendly environment== for international students. - Provide ==EMI experiences== for people who wants to study aboard. - Build ability for ==digesting information from multiple resources==. [Non-current course](https://selcrs.nsysu.edu.tw/menu1/qrycrsfrm.asp?HIS=2&eng=1) ---- ### Goal of my teaching - ==Mathematical thinking== in daily life  (Sources: [Vanderbilt Center for Teaching](https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/)) ---- ### Trial: 50% English + 50% Chinese After you explain something in English, you say that again in Chinese. 解釋完某個觀念以後，再用中文再講一次。 ---- - Difficulty: :star::star::star: - Outcome: :star: Local students only listen to Chinese, while international students only listen to English. It is quite nice that you just need to prepare 1.5-hour materials for a 3-hour lesson :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: . ---- ### Trial: Kahoot! Run Kahoot! as an informal assessment. ---- - Difficulty: :star::star: - Outcome: :star::star::star::star::star: It takes some time to build the Kahoot! game, but not too hard. ---- ### Trial: Infinite make-up quizzes Same question type, different numbers. Score $=$ average of all scores. $$ \frac{1}{4}(0 + 5 + 5 + 0) = 5. $$  ---- - Difficulty: :star::star::star::star::star: - Outcome: :star::star::star: This move is mainly for the future machine learning course --- not recommended. ---- ### Trial: Points for participation Award students points when they ask or answer questions in class. ---- - Difficulty: :star: - Outcome: :star: Need more scaffolding, but I am not good at it. ---- ### Trial: Points for active learning Award students points for any activities related to learning (English or Mathematics). ---- - Difficulty: :star: - Outcome: :star::star::star: Need more time to moderate their activities, but I do not have time nor a reliable TA. ---- ### Trial: Group homework Spend extra time to do oral comprehension test to each group.  ---- - Difficulty: :star::star::star::star::star: - Outcome: :star::star::star::star::star: Extremely time-consuming (~3 hours per week) but worthy. You get to know students much better. ---- ### The evolution of my evaluation scheme | Year | Exams | Quizzes | HW | Par | AL | | ---- | ----- | ------- | --- | --- | --- | | 2018 | 100 | | | | | | 2019 | 85 | 15 | | +5 | | | 2020 | 60 | 15 | 15 | | 10 | | 2021 | 60 | 15 | 15 | | 10 | | 2022 | 60 | 15 | 15 | | 10 | * Par = Participation * AL = Active Learning ---- ### Trial: Padlet for discussion Use Padlet to collect students' thoughts anonymously. [Padlet](https://padlet.com/jephianlin/4m75w4ewspccala3) ---- - Difficulty: :star: - Outcome: :star::star::star::star::star: Super easy to set up a board. Indeed, students are more willing to share opinions in this way. ---- ### A few more words about discussion... ==Thinking is the core value==, so cultivating discussion is always possible in all area --- even in mathematics. - [open-ended questions](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12oLvQgvvYSsVggpob9DHZ9S6VRer9dRi/view?usp=sharing) - train them to [ask good questions](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ey5spIvbsOCnlGxhgS_nqctJ3lEJ6HBk/view?usp=sharing) - train them to [find good examples](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1de8y8Tc6wDoBGTsZHeVUy8c7lfOHPqG0/view?usp=sharing) - train them to verify answers ---- ### Reflection: Design thinking Look at the problem from users' point of view. - cheating - copy other's homework - [emails](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQNr9VRa7B394MY9FPcekZE_c_Z0YmrseVYSBMIpaOT0FeO-ytgGI5L2N1u60vt-3wvRbNirNdmeUeq/pub) without subject / name / etc ---- ### Other tips - [從素養導向教育下思考規畫 EMI 課程設計](https://hackmd.io/@jephianlin/competency-based-EMI) - [EMI 專業領域教學策略（1）：數理領域](https://hackmd.io/@jephianlin/EMI-in-math) ---- ### Purpose driven EMI by experiment > It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters. > &ndash; Rick Warren, > The Purpose Driven Life Thanks!<!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1" -->