A feedback-based approach for evolving a blended class model for large enrollment, multiple section circuits courses

The development of a feedback-based method for evolving the blended class format for large, multiple section courses is presented with the application to two circuits courses taught at Georgia Tech: ECE 2040 is a circuits course for ECE majors and ECE 3710 is a circuits and electronics course for non-majors. These are both multi-section, high-enrollment courses, with a combined enrollment of over 600 students per term. The courses utilize two MOOCs that provide all of the online content. ECE 3710 was first offered in a flipped mode in the Summer of 2013 and has evolved over five semesters based on feedback from the student surveys, focus groups, instructor feedback, discussion forum questions, and performance on tests. ECE2040 has been offered two semesters in the blended mode using a modified version of the blended model developed for ECE3710.