Flipping Your Class for Increased Student Success

Barbara Wilkins and Jeff JenningsEducational Technology

Missouri S&T

A way to INCREASE student-instructor interaction

A way to INCREASE student-student interaction

A class where students are ACTIVELY ENGAGED in learning

A class where students take responsibility for learning (student centered learning)

The Flipped Class is:

Just a bunch of videos for students to watch An online course Students spending the class time staring at

the computer screen Students working in isolation Teacher centered learning

The Flipped Class is NOT:

Consider graduate seminars in the humanities…

Were graduate classes the original flips?

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Flexible EnvironmentLearning CultureIntentional ContentProfessional Educators

Defining Flipped Learning

May include video lessons streamed on the internet or downloadable to a device◦ Watch as many times as needed◦ Convenient◦ Bite-sized chunks

Active classrooms Flexible due dates Meaningful assessment

Flexible Environment

Student-centered approach Greater depth Richer learning

Students become the center of learning rather than the product of teaching

Learning Culture

Careful evaluation of direct instruction Peer instruction Problem-based learning

Intentional Content

Flipped learning is consuming Appropriate feedback for students Continuous assessment

A flipped classroom may be controlled chaos, and requires a true professional to manage appropriately!

Professional Educators

Effective Flips Require careful preparation

Provide an opportunity for exposure prior to class (or at the very beginning)

Provide an incentive for student to prepare for class

Provide a mechanism to assess student understanding

Provide in-class activities that focus on higher level cognitive activities (DOK)

Have parental support (K-12 setting)

Key Elements

Exposure

http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/the-flipped-classroom-model-a-full-picture/

One Flipped Classroom Model

Informal◦ Usually un-edited◦ Limited ADA compliance◦ Easy and fast to make

Products◦ Computer

Jing ScreenCastO-Matic

◦ Tablet Device Explain Everything – Outputs to Quicktime, editable Doceri – Outputs to MP4, editable (iPad) Educreations – hosted by Educreations (iPad)

Using Video

Formal ◦ Often edited and polished◦ May be Closed-Captioned

Products◦ Camtasia Studio◦ Adobe Captivate◦ Other Screen Recorders

Using Video

Podcast Guided readings Guided online exploration Audio Lecture Online Chat

Other methods

Questions?

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7081.pdf http://ctl.utexas.edu/teaching/flipping_a_class/what_is_flipped http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/teaching-activities/flippin

g-the-classroom/ http://www.flippedlearning.org http://fln.schoolwires.net http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/are-you-ready-to-flip-691.php http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/09/7-stories-from-educator

s-about-teaching-in-the-flipped-classroom/

http://www.flippedclassroom.com/mastery.php http://flipped-learning.com/ Flip your Classroom by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams

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