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Flipping a legal writing class

Robert AndersonLawyering Process Professor

randerson@law.du.edu

Flipping a legal writing class

The flipped classroom involves delivering content outside of class through, for instance, video, in order to create class time for experiential learning

So, first, let’s watch a video!

The dream of flipping

“[S]ince [content delivered outside of class] teaches the standard factual knowledge usually found in traditional lectures, teachers have an opportunity to make their classrooms a place where inventing, abstracting, conjecturing, proving, and applying [the content] in realistic situations is the norm. This is the essence of the classroom flip.”

-Jeremy F. Strayer, “The Effects of the Classroom Flip on the Learning Environment” (2007 Ohio State).

Flipping: a brief history

The flipped classroom is not new

Socrates flipped

Who here has flipped?

Flipping: pros and cons

Pros Cons

Students take control Teacher gives up control

Students gain access Students lose access

Classtime gets active Class gets uncomfortable

Creates teaching opportunities Creates more work

Simulates real world of doing things

Sacrifices content

Makes the boss happy Leads boss to outsource teaching to Khan Academy

Flipping: how-to’s

Keep videos short

Don’t just be a talking head

Content is king

It takes time

Flipping: lessons learned

Let students in

Let students ask

Hold students accountable

Make adjustments

Flipping: media resources

Camtasia - $$, editing and annotating suite layering video and audio on top of screen capture

Snagit – Licensed, no editing or annotating

Jing – free, limited to 5 minutes, no editing or annotating

Screencast-O-Matic – Free download, 15 minute limit; pay version includes basic editing functions

Sparkol – Video animation software

Keynote (for Mac) – Screen capture with editing

Prezi, Powerpoint – Voiceover narration of slideshow

Flipping: online resources

Resource Description Link

The flipped learning infographic A visual representation of the flipped classroom, its origins, and its potential benefits

http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/

LegalEd A network of legal educators promoting flipped learning among other legal education reforms

http://legaledweb.com

TheFirstYear An initiative to create flipped classroom content for first year law school courses

http://thefirstyear.org

Aaron Dewald on YouTube TheFirstYear’s founder’s YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmiIlSHKC2BkWNqE3MMm45w

Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day

Book by flipped classroom popularizers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams

http://www.amazon.com/Flip-Your-Classroom-Reach-Student/dp/1564843157

Flipped Learning Network A network of secondary school educators http://flippedclassroom.org

Learning for mastery on YouTube Aaron Sams’ YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/learning4mastery

Techsmith Screen capture and recording software - $$ http://www.techsmith.com

Screencast Techsmith’s video hosting service - $$ http://www.screencast.com

Screencast-o-matic Free screen capture recording software http://www.screencast-o-matic.com

Sparkol Animated video software - $$ http://www.sparkol.com/home