The pattern has been implemented and evaluated in CHEM1239 (Chemistry for Life Sciences) using simple quizzes and a survey created through Google Drive and also using Kahoot.it.
Views of the videos created have also been tracked via YouTube and also in Blackboard Learn. The intention was to obtain feedback on the video content and student comprehension. This has been achieved in real time at the lectures (on a voluntary and anonymous basis as required by the ethics application). Students have interacted via Kahoot.it which provides a quiz and a survey via a game scenario. The survey was a series of ten questions aimed at getting student feedback on the videos created as part of the GLbD pattern. Responses in the CES and actual performance of the student cohort will provide the final evidence to evaluate the project/pattern.
The creation of these videos is directly relevant to a number of first year undergraduate chemistry courses (CHEM1014, CHEM1015, CHEM1030, CHEM1031, CHEM1240, CHEM1242, CHEM1257, CHEM1268, ONPS2320 and ONPS2321) that incorporate students from the Food Science and Nutrition, Chemical Engineering, Applied Science, Biotechnology, Environmental Science programs spanning across the School of Applied Sciences as well as within the College of Science, Engineering and Health (SEH), some of which are online offerings through Open Universities Australia (OUA). Some of the videos created will be adopted immediately in 2016 into some of these courses while in other areas a similar approach could be taken to include further videos into some of the other chemistry topics covered.
Although the videos were developed for CHEM1239, topic areas were selected so that the videos can also be used in other first or second year chemistry courses such as CHEM1015 (Environmental Science program, year 1), CHEM1240 (Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science and Biomedical Sciences programs, year 1), CHEM1030 (Chemistry program, year 1), CHEM1039 (Chemistry program, year 2), CHEM1059 (Environmental Science program, year 2) as well as electives such as ONPS2188 (Chemistry of Drugs and Toxins). During semester 2, 2015 several of the videos were shown in other courses such as CHEM1015 and ONPS2188 where the content is relevant and these were well received by the students.
Student focus groups were also set up at the beginning of semester 2, 2015 to provide valuable student insight.
