Part 4: Fall 2016 Labs
53 Study Pattern with Judith Burstyn — 12.16.2016
The December 16, 2016 Active Teaching Lab explored the Pattern app, it’s “Like a FitBit for studying” — Study Pattern is a Learning Analytics tool available to students and instructors. Rachel Bain, in Chemistry shared how he
r 700-student Chemistry course used it.
Takeaways
- Over 50% of students used the app, but only 30% became regular users.
- Students found the app easy to use, but the user-interface was “a little clunky”.
- For instructors, the settings are not very customizable.
- Survey of students found that they wanted reminders (i.e. push notifications) and/or alerts to let them know they haven’t studied in a while or are falling behind the class average.
- Self-reflection on study habits (metacognition) improves grades, so giving credit for it will help class grades.
- There are over 50 “study time tracker” apps for Android (here), and 30+ for iOS, but Pattern provides the ability to check your time against your classmates’ average.
- To learn more check out the activity sheet.
Active Teaching Labs are held every Friday from 8:30-9:30am in room 120, Middleton Building. Check out the upcoming labs or read the recaps from past labs. To stay informed about upcoming Labs, check back to this website or sign up for regular announcements by sending an email to join-activeteaching@lists.wisc.edu.
Watch Rachel’s story:
Want to learn more? Watch the discussion:
Getting started with Pattern:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSEbkCxv3zw&index=3&list=PL0JI8zMtD3cYfvM-XKkd40kSmY3IOQBee
Instructor dashboard in Pattern:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnYVjalaNMw&index=4&list=PL0JI8zMtD3cYfvM-XKkd40kSmY3IOQBee