deb lewis: the flipped classroom
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The flipped classroom
Frees up teachers’ time and energy to provide more direct personal interaction with students in a more meaningful way
Help students to learn “how to learn” and then allows them to apply
Objective
What used to be done a group in the classroom (teaching factual material) is done individually by the student in their own time
What used to be done at home (practising examples, thinking about the material) is done in a group learning environment with guidance from the teacher both at group and individual level.
How does it work?
An online course An excuse to get rid of teachers Students working in isolation Students spending all their time at a
computer
What it is not!
Quality learning materials Available whenever and wherever students
wish to access them Multiple ways for students to access
material to suit their style of learning IT literacy
Essentials
Discussions are student led using material they have followed
Students broaden the learning by bringing in additional material they have discovered
Students learn collaboratively from one another
Students challenge one another’s knowledge
Differentiation
What should it look like?
Problem solving Inquiry based activities Case studies Discussions Collaborative projects Independent problem solving
What do you do in class?
Make sure students understand the learning outcomes◦ What is the destination of their journey?◦ How will they know they have got there?
Put the learning into context Help students to make connections between
this learning and other material Deal with students as individuals and guide
their learning
So what do you do?
Increases effective personalised interaction between teacher and student
Students take responsibility for their own learning
Students actively engage in their own learning
Learning is personalised Focuses on learning not teaching
Potential outcome