Flipped School Lessons Learned. Harvard “One of the most enduring difficulties about technology...

Flipped School Lessons Learned

Harvard

“One of the most enduring difficulties about technology and education is that a lot of people

think about technology first and education later.”

Dr. Martha Stone Wiske

Lesson #1: What is most important?

Findings: Support vs. Information

Control and choice: How do you spend your time?

• Pre-flip - 80% Relaying information

• Flipped - 80% Supporting students

80/20!

Lessons Learned #1: Poor Structure

A traditional practice environment for students is not set up for success:

o Unsafe

o Lacked the necessary technology

o Parents can not follow along

o Community can’t offer support

o Experts are not available

Technology has a Definitive Purpose

Lesson Two: Technology Has To Have Definitive Purpose

• Tool has to support the educational learning research

• Provides continuous access to information and support

• Reduces redundancies and streamlines school processes

Research based...

• Video - Guarantee access and engagement in rigorous content

• Gradecam.com - Immediate feedback

• Google Groups / Drive - Collaboration

Why Use Video?

We can put the best teacher, with the best understanding and presentation, in front of all students, at all times and so much more...

Educational Value of Web Video continued...

o Accessible and available

o Increases collaboration among departments and entire staff

o Guarantees instructional quality and pace

Value of Web Video

Research: Access to rigorous content and best experts

Support: Information can be accessed and repeated

Streamline: Single task that can be shared multiple times

Lessons Learned #2: Summary

Technology has to support the educational research and a system's purpose!

Incubate the Technology Implementation Process

Lesson Three: Incubate the Implementation Process

Start with easiest technologies and then progress to the more difficult ones.

Apple: Simple Function / Personalization

• I-Pod

• I - Touch

• I - Phone / Pad

• Macbook Pro

• Desktop

Video: Start Simple

• YouTube

• Juno by Frontrow

• Jing by TechSmith

• SnagIt by TechSmith

• Camtasia by TechSmith

Side by Side

• I-Pod

• I - Touch

• I - Phone / Pad

• Macbook Pro

• Desktopn.”

• YouTube

• Juno by Frontrow

• Jing by TechSmith

• SnagIt

• Camtasia

Lessons Learned #3: Summary

For successful implementation start with the most simple platforms and tools.

Lesson Four: Familiar and Collaborative

Lessons Learned #4: Familiar and Collaborative

• Google Drive

• Eduongo

Google Drive

• Looks like Microsoft product and has sharing tools

Eduongo: Learning Management System

• Platform that is easy to use

• Built upon collaboration

• Integration of current materials

Lesson Learned #4: Summary

It has to blend with a user's prior knowledge base, process and procedure

Lesson Learned #5: Purposeful Design

Push Information

• Text messaging vs. E-mail

Remind 101

• Push messaging rather than logging in

Space Design

Our space design has to support the tasks and encourage the behaviors that we want.

STEELCASE: NODE CHAIR

Lesson Learned #5: Space

How you design your learning space and how you communicate does matter.

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