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what are we trying to solve?
what are we trying to solve?
The main problem we are trying to solve are classes where when you start them you are told that a large percentage of people will fail. To a certain extent, the student has to put in the work to pass the class. However, if we are not constantly trying to find new and better ways to teach students, then we are not genuinely teaching; we are simply looking for outliers.
What's the problem?
What's the problem?
The problem is that we cant fix the all of the departments at once because we are a small program so to prove it we can we would start out with a singular department and we would survey the students at the end of the semester on what can be changed added or taken away to help them understand the information more. We originally wanted to give the student a quick change but we are focusing more on long term change to benefit the most people.
Other challenges?
Verifying that the feedback from the students is usable. We know students can be out spoken about problems that's why we will be selecting one department at a time making there less people so it is harder to get unproductive feed back.
Can you make the pain a human problem that everyone can relate to?
This is a relatable problem because it's something that students encounter/go through university-wide. At the end of the day all a student wants is to be successful, and to be understood by a professor. Yes, this is something that a lot of students deal with when it comes to working/connecting with the faculty/staff.
Students thrive when you build a connection with them because it makes their learning experience more personal than just being work focused.
There is a fundamental principle in the classroom that some professors are missing which is "Encouragement". People want to feel like they are not alone and that someone believes in them.
How many people need this problem solved? Size/Scope of the problem?
The scope of this problem goes beyond our university. There are thousands of students who feel that lack of connection to professors at their schools.
Have you validated that this is a real problem and people want it solved?
Yes, we have validated that this is a real problem and people want it to be solved. As a group, we have sent out multiple surveys to students and received results that show students believe faculty/staff teaching practices need have room to be improved.
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