FASTOP Codes & Mappings

OPTIC ↔ FASTOP

OPTIC	Classroom Interactions	FASTOP
I→WC	Instructor verbally communicates to the whole class of students. Students do not verbally respond to the instructor.	S-Class, S-Listen; I-Class, I-Speak
I↔WC	Instructor interacts with the whole class of students. Students verbally respond.	S-Class, S-Answer; I-Class, I-Ask
IxWC	Instructor does not observe or monitor any portion of the whole class.	—
I→LT	Instructor communicates to a team, but the team does not communicate back to the instructor.	S-Team, S-Listen; I-Team, I-Speak
IoLT	Instructor observes or monitors a team without interacting with the team.	S-Team, S-Discuss / S-Work; I-Team, I-Listen
I↔LT	Instructor interacts with a team; the team does communicate back to the instructor.	S-Team, S-Answer; I-Team, I-Ask
LT↔LT	Learning team or representative interacts with another learning team or teams.	S-Teams, S-Discuss
S↔S	Students interact with each other within the same team during collaborative activity.	S-Team, S-Discuss / S-Work
OPTIC	Instructor Actions	FASTOP
MWC	Instructor moves about the whole classroom, actively observing, monitoring or coaching the learning teams.	I-Teams / I-Team, I-Listen / I-Speak
SWC	Instructor remains in one place, actively observing or monitoring the whole classroom.	I-Class, I-Listen
INTV	Instructor intervenes and addresses the entire class to respond to student needs, such as a misconception or confusing concept during an activity.	I-Class, I-Speak / I-Answer?
LEC	Instructor lectures to the whole class.	I-Class, I-Speak
RO	Within the learning activity, information is being shared by all students or teams demonstrating their constructed knowledge (e.g., clickers, whiteboards, verbal).	S-Class, S-Answer; I-Class, I-Ask
CM	Instructor is involved in classroom management/administration tasks. Not related to content. Includes instructor’s management of time or pacing.	I-Class, I-Manage

COPUS ↔ FASTOP

COPUS	Students are Doing	FASTOP
L	Listen to instructor, take notes, etc.	S-Solo?, S-Listen, S-Work?
Ind	Think / problem solve individually. Only mark when instructor explicitly asks students to think about a question on their own.	S-Solo, S-Work
CG	Discuss clicker question in groups of 2 or more students.	S-Team, S-Discuss
WG	Work in groups on worksheet activities.	S-Team, S-Work
OG	Other assigned group activity (e.g., respond to instructor question).	S-Team, S-Discuss?
AnQ	Answer question posed by instructor with rest of class listening.	S-Class, S-Answer / S-Listen
SQ	Ask question.	S-Class?, S-Ask
WC	Engage in whole class discussion, often facilitated by instructor.	S-Class, S-Discuss; I-Class, I-Discuss / I-Manage?
Prd	Make a prediction about a demo or experiment.	S-Solo?, S-Answer
SP	Present.	S-Class, S-Speak; I-Class, I-Listen
TQ	Take test or quiz.	S-Solo, S-Work; I-Class, I-Manage / I-Work?
W	Wait (instructor late, working on AV problems, etc.).	—
O	Other - explain in comments.	—
COPUS	Instructor is Doing	FASTOP
L	Lecture.	I-Class, I-Speak
RtW	Write in real-time on board, projector, etc.	I-Class, I-Work
FUp	Follow-up / give feedback on clicker questions or activity to entire class.	I-Class, I-Speak, I-Answer?
PQ	Pose non-clicker question to students (non-rhetorical).	I-Class, I-Ask
CQ	Ask a clicker question.	I-Class, I-Ask
AnQ	Listen to and answer student questions while entire class listens.	I-Class, I-Answer
MG	Move through class to guide ongoing student work during active learning task.	I-Class / I-Teams / I-Team, I-Listen / I-Manage?
1o1	Discuss one-on-one with one or a few individuals. Does not pay attention to the rest of the class.	I-Solo / I-Team, I-Discuss
D/V	Show or conduct a demo, experiment, simulation, video, or animation.	I-Class, I-Speak / I-Listen / I-Work
Adm	Administration (assign homework, return tests, etc.).	I-Class, I-Manage
W	Wait when there is an opportunity to interact with or observe/listen to student or group activities and the instructor does not do so.	I-Class, I-Listen / I-Distract?
O	Other - explain in comments.	—