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Flipping your classes What can it do for learners? Russell Stannard

2 lives

Teaching 1987-2002

Teaching English

• 2 years Greece

• 11 years Spain

Teaching Spanish

• 2 years

Educational technology 2000-2020

• University of Westminster-9 years

• University of Warwick-5 years

• Freelance including working with NILE

Today

• My connection with the Flipped Classroom.

• What the Flipped Classroom is.

• How to approach and understand it ( tools/methods).

• Some of the research.

Why I got involved?

WHAT IS THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM

The real theory behind the idea

Flipped Classroom

Interactive group learning activities inside the classroom.

Direct computer-based individual instruction outside the classroom.

Bishop/Verleger

At home/In class

Video Screen casts

Articles Podcasts

Pair work

Group work

Task based

Problem solving

Why has it emerged? • Now possible to get students to do a lot of the lower order

thinking learning at home through video, podcasts, screen casts, articles, websites, blogs etc

Two theories of learning

Class-Constructivist

approach

Home-Behaviourist

approach

Home- lower order •Guide ( not a rule set in stone)

•Content + activity (not passive)

•Can you connect that activity with the next lesson?

Class-higher order •Guide ( not set in stone)

•Group, pair, task approaches ( different role for the teacher)

• Flexible

Link

Link

Class

Group work Pair work Problem solving

Task based Learning

Home

Video Podcasts Reading Blogs Screencasts

Example

In lesson practice exam

One student examiner 2 students examined

In lesson share their questions

Choose best 10 questions

Watch video about oral exam

Think of questions they might be asked

UNDERSTANDING THE TOOLS AND CONTEXT

It’s much simpler than you think.

Material at home

Central Location

Screen casts

Videos

Articles Blogs

Podcasts

Platform

Class

Platform

Home

At home

Ready for the class

Test/Check learning

Material to learn

Material to learn

Find it

Make it

Content

Two key technologies

Platform

•Organise learning

Screen capture

•Create your own content

WHAT IS THE RESEARCH SAYING?

A picture is emerging

4 key areas

Research

Drop out

Assessment

Organisation

Lower Level Learners

Courses

• Flipping your Classes

• Assessment and Evaluation in the Flipped Classroom

Free material

russellhandout@gmail.com

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