Flipping a classroom is a type of blended learning that allows instructors more time to interact with their students by placing traditional classroom activity, such as lectures, outside of class time. Watching lectures in class leaves class time for hands-on activities, small group work, and one-on-one interactions between professor and student. Flipping can be done through LMS forums, Khan Academy, lecture capture software, VoiceThread, etc. This presentation will discuss benefits of the flipped classroom model, provide ideas and best practices for successful classroom flipping, and give participants an opportunity to start planning how to flip their own classes.
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How Flipping your Classroom Can Improve Instruction
1. How Flipping Your Classroom Can
Improve Instruction
Elizabeth Nesius
Hudson County Community College
2. What is flipping a class?
―Flipping‖ a class is a type of blended
learning designed to give instructors
more one-on-one time with their
students.
Flipped classes move activities
normally done in class (lecture,
textbook activities) and assign them
as homework.
Class time is then spent on active
learning activities.
3. Why I tried flipping
I teach Developmental English at a
community college.
High attrition rate
High failure rate
Looking to engage students
Improve student learning
Improve student learning rate
Create ―more‖ class time to
accomplish what we need to do
4. What I flip
Lectures
Make own videos
Find videos online
Class discussion
Recorded classes
(Some) tests
Peer review of essays
Questions about content
5. So what do we do in class?
Group work
Small group discussion
Group essay writing
Revision of work
Answer questions
What do you wonder?
What are you unsure of after trying…?
Practice applying concepts
6. Benefits
Students have more flexibility to learn
at their own pace.
Videos—students can watch at own
pace, stop and rewind, use CC
MUCH more engaged in class
Closer bond with each other and me
Formative assessment
Deeper learning
7. Challenges
Takes a lot of time, especially at the
beginning (like moving a f2f class OL)
Requires (or seems to) more time of
students outside of class
What if they don’t do their
homework?
Doesn’t it reinforce ―lecturing‖?
Technology access limitations of
students
8. Choosing what to flip
Start small.
Start where you feel comfortable.
If you already record lectures, make them
available online.
Give an assessment of understanding
before discussing topic in class.
In addition to having students answer
questions on their reading, have them ask
questions.
Have students write summaries or
reactions to readings and assignments.
9. Steps to get started
You don’t have to flip everything!
Decide what you want to accomplish
Take a look at your syllabus and
assignments – decide what would
work outside the classroom
Choose one area to flip to get started
Have your students help find
materials (e.g. videos, websites)
Find a mentor
10. Methods of Flipped Delivery
LMS
Blackboard
Moodle
Edmodo
Class Wiki
Google Apps
Ning (or Grou.ps)
The key is to have a place for 2-way
interaction online.