Flipping your classes What can it do for learners? · Flipped Classroom Interactive group learning...
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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
• Subject-Nile Webinar
• Write-Hello, I am ______I teach at ________