Larger than Life In-Class Demonstrations for Introductory Machine Learning
This paper presents a collection of in-class demonstrations for an introductory machine learning (ML) class. Each demonstration engages students actively in visualizing the behavior of a machine learning algorithm in order to build an intuitive understanding. These demonstrations are in direct contrast to purely slide- or whiteboard- based presentations of the same concepts by being student-paced and highly interactive, leveraging the physical space of the classroom. We developed demonstrations for six common ML methods: decision trees, k-nearest neighbors, the Perceptron, stochastic gradient descent (SGD), neural networks, and multi-armed bandits. Survey data from two semesters show that our demonstrations enhance student retention of and engagement with the material, relative to lectures without similar in-class demonstrations. Our demonstrations use readily available materials and student volunteers, making them easily reproducible for any educator seeking to complement their existing ML course.
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13:45 18mTalk | Approachable Machine Learning Education: A Spiral Pedagogy Approach with Experiential Learning Papers Meiying Qin York University | ||
14:03 18mTalk | A Window into DataWorks: Developing an Integrated Work-Training Curriculum for Novice Adults Papers Lara Karki Georgia Institute of Technology, Dana Priest DataWorks at Georgia Tech, Gabe Dubose Emory University, Zajerria Godfrey Maynard Jackson High School, Annabel Rothschild Georgia Institute of Technology, Benjamin Shapiro Georgia State University, Betsy Disalvo Georgia Institute of Technology Media Attached | ||
14:22 18mTalk | "I'm not sure, but...": Expert Practices that Enable Effective Code Comprehension in Data Science Papers Christopher Lum UC San Diego, Guoxuan Xu UC San Diego, Sam Lau University of California at San Diego | ||
14:41 18mTalk | Larger than Life In-Class Demonstrations for Introductory Machine Learning Papers |