Flipped Classroom (Part 1) - Turning the Classroom Inside Out

Office of Instructional Technology

Purdue University Calumet

Ningchun Han, Ed.D

What is the Flipped Classroom?

The flipped classroom is a pedagogical

model in which the typical lecture and

homework of a course are reversed.

Inside of

classroom

Outside of

classroom

Knowledge

Transferring/Acqui

sition

Knowledge

Application/Assimil

ation

http://www.ipswichu.org/home/screen-shot-2012-07-28-at-1-10-44-pm-2/

How it works?

Instructor makes lectures available before

the class.

Students study the lectures at home.

In class, students do “homework”,

interactive activities such as group work,

discussion, and labs.

How it started?

2007, Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams

Woodland Park High School, Woodland Park, CO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H4RkudFzlc

Conventional Flipped

Pedagogical Model Teacher-driven

instruction (One-size-

fits-all)

Student-centered

learning

Role of Teacher Sage on the stage Facilitator, Tutor,

Coach…

Role of Student Object of instruction

(Passive)

Agent of their own

learning (Active)

Why it works?

Constructivism

Learners construct knowledge based on what

they already understand as they make

connections between new information and old

information.

Why it works?

Differentiated Learning

Why it works?

Active Learning – Dale’s cone of experience

Passiv

e

Activ

e

Why it works?

Peer Interaction

Why it works?

Peer Interaction

Eric Mazur, Ph.D,

Harvard University

Confession of a Converted Lecturer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI

Flipped Learning and Democratic

Education Survey 2012 80% of students agree that they…

Have more constant and positive interactions

Have greater opportunities to work at own pace

Have greater access to course material and instruction

Have more choice in how they demonstrate their learning

View learning as a more active process

70% of students agree that they… Are more likely to engage in collaborative decision making

Are more likely to engage in critical thinking and problem solving

Teacher is more likely to take into account their interests, strengths, and weaknesses

Are more likely to have a choice in what learning tasks they engage in

Flexible Environment

Shift in Learning Culture

Intentional Content

Professional Educators

From A Review of Flipped Learning, Flipped Learning Network, 2013

How to Flip?

Require students to study before the class meeting ◦ Reading assignments with quizzes

◦ Recorded lectures with quizzes

◦ Why re-invent the wheel? Consider using book publishers’ study materials (lectures, interactive media, adaptive learning)

◦ Open a discussion forum for Q&A

◦ Require students to submit a question to the instructor

◦ Provide resources: Khan Academy, TED-Ed, YouTube, etc.

How to Flip?

Inside of the Classroom

Addressing difficult areas students have expressed

Teaching by questioning

Small group discussion

Debates

Role play

Lab activities

Project-based learning

Case studies

and more…

How to flip?

Consider redesigning assessments

Questions?

Remember our door is always open!

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