Water flow loops: ‘One each’ in the lab – or at home
A live presentation at Imperial College London ‘Talking Teaching’ on 10th November 2021.
Abstract
Lockdown turned our ideas of undergraduate lab sessions on their head. For second year undergraduate students studying fluid mechanics we replaced a wind tunnel practical session with a small water flow visualisation activity. We engineered a new bespoke kit and shipped one to each student to use at home. In this video presentation we share the rationale for the innovation, a demonstration of the kit (which attendees could try for themselves in the room), examples of student work, and an evaluation of the activity. We reflect on what we have learned and how future lab sessions on campus will use the new (or old?) model of ‘one each’, where every student has their own kit. This is a story of hope, where crisis means opportunity, and where E. F. Armstrong’s principle that ‘individual eyes and hands must be actually and persistently practiced’ has found new life in the most unexpected of circumstances.
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About the video
The above video is a recording of a live presentation at Imperial College London ‘Talking Teaching’ on 10th November 2021. https://youtu.be/NLhNMbvhqzA
Student video used within the presentation
The video used at the beginning is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWHt6j9-1Bo&t=64s
Slides
Below is a PDF copy of the slides used in the presentation, including URLs to all third-party images that were used. (Note the videos and live demo are not embedded in the PDF). Please acknowledge the source if reusing.
Poster
Below is a poster that was presented at Practical Engineering Education (PEE21) at the University of Sheffield in September 2021.
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