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One man band 114/3/2023 In general, solo performer gigs are successful or unsuccessful based on song selection, not necessarily the skill of the musician. I’ve never been openly booed by an audience, but I’ve seen 90% of an audience leave. I’ve done successful gigs, and I’ve had some go sideways. Ultimately it’s definitely more pleasant to tell your story to students and have discussions with each other.In doing my “solo performer” thing for years now, I’ve learned a lot. ‘That was really strange and unnatural, as if you’re talking to yourself. He was at a conference in Scandinavia and gave a class without any students. That’s why Schwab considers this type of teaching a massive improvement and recommends it to colleagues struggling with a lack of space and large numbers of students.īut in his opinion it would be going too far to only offer courses without students in the classroom. Now few of them quit and the majority pass the course because they keep up with the material, and everything can be found and tested in an extremely well-structured environment online. Many students used to fail or quit the course. And that’s really nice if you’ve been reaching a class for such a long time.’Īpart from a better atmosphere, Schwab has noticed that the students’ results are improving as well. But now that they’re satisfied, I’ve become enthusiastic about the course again too. Before the course changed, students were negative about the classes, which upset me as well. And some students even rent a small room where they can watch the broadcast together as if it’s a live stream of a football match. ‘Some of them still come to the classes, while others follow them at home. ![]() The online class gives students more opportunities, Schwab says. ‘And that stimulates them, because about 160 to 180 students log in each time.’ Those participating in the online quiz get points, and there are bonus points for anyone who gets an answer right. As a result, students can easily follow the broadcast outside of the classroom, though Schwab believes it is more pleasant for the people that are actually in the classroom.įor example, Schwab can see how many students have logged in for the online class. Students can watch the classes again from anywhere and therefore see online how Schwab arrives at his calculations. This is the third year that Schwab is offering his digital class, and both he and his students are extremely enthusiastic about the revamped course. I also received a lot of help from my children, who are used to doing everything on YouTube.’ But now I have everything under control and it isn’t costing me any additional time anymore. ![]() If the Siri search programme suddenly goes on during a live stream, then that can be pretty stressful. ‘You have to choose all of the software yourself, and what works at home doesn’t necessarily work at the university. So now I sit very quietly and calmly during live broadcasts.’Īt first Schwab spent a great deal of time learning how to operate all of the devices. But that looks really weird during a broadcast. ‘When you teach a class, you walk back and forth and use your hands a lot to convey your point. Schwab soon discovered that live streaming a system with a laptop, camera, microphone and digital quizzes on YouTube for the first time is quite tricky. He was already familiar with ‘collegerama’, but he was looking for other functionality. That gave Schwab the idea to offer fully digital classes. They wanted to follow the class at a time that suited them and at a place that suited them. ’ What mainly emerged from the talks with the students is that mandatory attendance annoyed them. ![]() So I started to listen to their needs and wishes. He said I should view my students as customers, who were not happy with my service. ![]() It was time for a drastic change, but what exactly? Schwab talked about it with an American colleague. That was not working well anymore, especially not for students doing internships or wanting to study abroad for a while.’ ‘And they were all there to hand in homework and participate in the in-class quiz. In the meantime, the number of students in the classroom had risen from 20 to 200. But I knew from what I saw in the States that it worked.’ For years the course was a success, but at a certain point it started to ‘burst at the seams’, Schwab says. Actually it was not done, because at TU that kind of thing was considered too bookish. ‘I saw something at Cornell University during a sabbatical and wanted to try it out at TU Delft as well. Arend Schwab was already being innovative 18 years ago when he had 20 students do homework.
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