Designing Materials for
Flipped Instruction
Dr. Barry Sponder
Professor of Educational Technology
Central Connecticut State University
University of Maryland University College

This Workshop
1. Explain and demonstrate flipped learning
2. Give examples of flipped learning
3. Practice flipped learning

What is “Flipped Instruction?”
1. Flip instruction from classroom to home
2. Students learn some curriculum at home
3. Teacher uses group and one-on-one in class
4. Teacher must make and use good materials
5. Primarily, Web 2.0 sites used flip classes

When To Flip?
1. Are the students ready?
2. Are the teachers ready?
3. Is the technology available?
4. Adequate support systems are in place

Idea not New, Technology is New
1. Good printed materials available for years
2. Satellite Communications 1960s
3. Personal Computer 1970s
4. INTERNET1969/WWW 1989
5. EMAIL 1980s
7. Web 1.0 1990s
8. Web 2.0 2000-now
9. What comes next? Try to imagine.

Examples
1. Khan Academy
2. YouTube
3. A-View
4. Web 2.0 web sites
a. Facebook
b. Pinterest
c. Google
d. Blogs
e. Free Websites
f. Wikis
g. Moodle

Examples
1. Khan Academy
2. YouTube
3. A-View
4. Web 2.0 web sites
a. Facebook
b. Pinterest
c. Google
d. Blogs
e. Free Websites
f. Wikis
g. Moodle