Sheila McLendon tried-out an active learning exercise Monday, October 03 in her Alebra/Trig class. Students were sent-out around campus in groups to find QR codes McLendon had placed in various locations. The resulting message students received from scanning the QR code with their smart phones directed students to use various formulas and methods to complete tasks such as measuring the area of a parallelogram and the volume of a container.
“Students loved it,” she said. “One group was measuring an area incorrectly, and when I asked them how their method was going to work, they were able to see how their approach was not working and make a change. Having that direct, hands-on experience means so much more to them than just doing it in class.” Look for the “Using QR Codes” link in the Active Learning area of the faculty wiki for more information.
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