HUN-REN-BME Research Group

Development of a flipped classroom approach for (polymer) engineering study programs with the use of innovative ICT tools

Project ID:

EACEA / Erasmus+, KA2 KA203

Supported by:

Term:

1 September 2020 - 31 August 2023

Supervisor (BME):

Dr. József Gábor Kovács
Dr. András Suplicz

Participant researchers (BME):

Dr. József Gábor Kovács
Dr. András Suplicz
Dr. Béla Zink
Dr. Ferenc Szabó

Consortium partners (BME):

Faculty of Polymer Technology - FTPO (Szlovénia)
Montanuniversität Leoben (Ausztria)
Arteveldehogeschool, Ghent University (Belgium)
Andragoški zavod ljudska univerza Velenje (Szlovénia)

Project summary

The project PolyFlip aims to build on good practice examples in other disciplines and levels of education, current research findings on this topic and adapt and implement the flipped classroom approach (FCA), to enable and encourage active, student centred and collaborative learning in (Polymer technology) engineering programs. By developing, adapting, piloting, promoting and disseminating the developed concept, e-materials, trainings and case studies, it aims to improve the motivation and the competences of the educators and foster the faster uptake of FCA in partner and other HE institutions, other STEM fields and other countries. This will also raise the competences of the HE institutions to successfully implement other blended learning techniques, which has in light of the COVIS 19 epidemic, found to be very important and challenging. The consortium consists of three HEI with Polymer Technology courses (from Slovenia, Austria and Hungary) and two partners with experiences and know-how in FCA design and implementation, as well as design and implementation of trainings in this topic and in ICT tools available for designing quality e-content and learning paths (from Slovenia and Belgium). The project will deliver and disseminate the following outputs: a new FCA concept for HE science and engineering courses, on-line FCA training course and description, evaluation and dissemination of case studies implemented during the time of the project and presented in the Case study Report. The intellectual outputs will not only be available to partner organisations, but will be disseminated via the project webpage and social media activities as well as at several multiplier events (in all partner countries) to other HEIs and other education institutions as well. They will be available in English, Slovene, German, Dutch and Hungarian, not only fort he duration of the project, but also after its complition.

Project results

Section 1

1 September 2020 - 31 August 2021

In the first phase of the project, together with our foreign partners, we learned the basics, tools and methods of the mirrored classroom method. We implemented the basics of the method into the methodology of engineering education. We participated in a training course where we gained insights into the methods of preparation, creation and post-production of instructional videos and interactive educational content, as well as the use of the Moodle system.

Section 2

1 September 2021 - 31 August 2022

In the second phase of work, we used the experience and knowledge gained in the previous phase to create teaching materials based on the mirrored classroom method for several subjects in the department. These materials have been made public within Moodle and are available at https://www.polyflip.eu/. The teaching materials consist of videos, explanatory and interactive lectures and tests.

Section 3

1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023

The educational materials created have been introduced into the teaching methodology of our subjects. We monitored the effectiveness of the new method based on student feedback and results. The results showed that the students achieved better results when using the new method, they understood the materials better, they received more feedback from the lecturers on their performance, they increased the number of interactions, they were able to learn at their own pace and in time. The results were presented at a conference we organised with academics from universities abroad and in our country.

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Project-related publications

Szuchács A., Ageyeva T., Kovács J. G.: Modeling and measuring the bonding strength of overmolded polymer parts. Polymer Testing, 125, 15 (2023) 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2023.108133 IF=5 D1