Thanks for a great discussion this past Wednesday on the Flipped Classroom. Please post your response to our discussion and reading on Flipped Learning. What did you learn about the flipped classroom? What would you like to try? What challenges do you face implementing this strategy? See you all for our next meeting on February 10!
I have mostly thought of the flipped classroom as a way to support student learning with further reinforcement of the material. But now after reading the article and listening to our discussion, I think of it as a way of preparing students for a more engaged experience in the classroom. I also appreciated the discussion about what to do if students don't have access to the Internet. I would suggest that the students go to the public library or come to the school library during lunch or a free period. If that didn't work, I would think of another alternative. The flipped classroom could also benefit the subjects that can't cover the entire curriculum for the regents exams by filling in the missed material in the flipped classroom.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try videotaping a book club meeting and then encouraging students to go to the digital connection for the video as a way of publicizing the club and to give students support for writing something based on the book.
The challenges I face would be getting the students to actually view the video. I would offer them free books for writing something based on the video. But since I don't give grades, I don't know if the prize would be enough to motivate the students.
I like the idea of a flipped classroom. I mean, what's not to like about having more time for hands-on activities and further exploration. However, I think the effectiveness of this type of learning requires a certain amount of motivation and commitment from the students. Perhaps if students are introduced to this type of learning early on then it be a seamless transition into using the flipped classroom technique as the students went on in their educational careers.
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George Hudler's "Flipping the Classroom" article has all "what it is" and "how to" regarding a flipped classroom. This laconic and comprehensive overview walks us through all the steps and possible modifications in response to some challenges of the implementation. The biggest advantage of a flipped education is achieving active learning. Students get time to explore topics through discussions, exercises, projects, team work and collaboration. Teachers get a chance to move studying of a subject deeper. However, responsibility for knowing the content is fully on students.I see the challenge here as we need to be confident that students read or watched a content. It will help if we can design some short assessments to check student readiness prior they show up for a lesson. I think it is necessary to check student knowledge through short quizzes or answering questions or creating a question, etc.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kelly: the earlier, the better! This way students have a procedure and rules in the place.
Mr. Hudler offers particular techniques we can use preparing an effective flipped class.
The other way a flipped class could be challenging, as the author states, that "opening the class to active learning makes it less predictable". To meet this challenge, we need to predict and be ready for different directions that the discussion can take. We also need to learn how to take control of active learning and return class to focused and planned discussion.
Although I currently do not use the "flipped classroom" model I certainly can see the benefits of using it in the classroom. It is certainly a nontraditional way of teaching and learning. After reading a few journal articles about the “Flipped Classroom” in addition to the article and discussion we had last week, I learned a little more about how this model works. Although there are a few proponents that oppose this method, I believe this method works well with 21st century students. The flipped classroom shifts instruction to a learner-centered model which allows students to be much more engaged while exploring topics in greater depth therefore creating better understandings. So even students that are absent can catch up using recorded their lectures and posted them online in order to accommodate students who missed their classes. This is possible by the use of educational technologies. Students are much more engaged when using interactive technologies such as databases and videos. Students that require more time or repetitive learning can review the lessons over and over. It also can help the Aides and the paraprofessionals that work with students also be able to review the work load.
ReplyDeleteApplication for me as a school librarian would entail possible a collaborative effort with a teacher possible of Social studies or ELA class. I enjoy working a lot with students using primary and secondary sources. I would like to use a video camera and film historic places and artifacts. Some students may never get to Egypt so this would be an eye opening, a sort of first-hand account from my perspective to gain better knowledge and inspire inquiry. I could possibly use the few artifacts and footage I took from Egypt such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, the temples, and the Sphinx.
I am looking forward to finding additional ways to incorporate this method into my library lessons.
Flipped classroom allows taking instruction outside traditional classroom. Instead of lengthy lectures in the classroom, students can learn the content at home, with their own pace, and investigate what they’ve learned or still need to learn in the classroom. Undoubtedly, this is the way to go, especially with all the technology that is available and many ways it can be utilized. I agree with what was said in the meeting that flipped classroom instruction would be most successful if introduced at the primary level first and continued in middle and high school. It was shared during the meeting that the middle school students show more enthusiasm with active learning and discussions than high school students. I dedicates most of my instructional time to teach students research skills in the library. As a flipped classroom model I would like to create an online presentation, so students could learn the process at home and have hands on experience in the library.
ReplyDeleteReading and discussing the potential applications of flipped classrooms with respect to the digital divide and supporting diverse learning types was illuminating. The recommendation to start small with something like a blog forum for questions makes the notion of a flipped classroom seem more accessible than the teacher-less computer program that students access from anywhere.
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