Using the flipped classroom approachBrenda Cecilia Padilla Rodriguez

October 2015

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Interaction Equivalency Theorem

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Deep, meaningful learning can be supported as long as one of three types of interaction is present at a high level.

(Anderson, 2003)

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Outside the Classroom

Learners access curriculum content via video lectures (usually), podcasts, e-books and online communities.

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Inside the Classroom

Instead of using class time to deliver information, teachers can use the session to:• explain particularly challenging concepts • engage in active, project-based learning • focus on interacting with students

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Your Classes

• In small groups, discuss:

Reasons to flip your classes

Concerns about flipping your classes

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Benefits

• Higher involvement in the learning process

• Openness to collaborative learning and innovative teaching methods

• Increase in student class attendance

• More time available to work with scientific equipment in the classroom

• Efficient use of time (eg, watching lectures whilst commuting)

• Better grades (Herreid & Schiller, 2013; Sharples et al., 2014; Strayer, 2012)

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Challenges

• Resistance to accept the approach

• Independent work challenging for some students

• Learners unprepared to participate in class

• Fear of student non-attendance

• High time investment needed to find suitable materials

• Copyright issues

• Not the best option for certain courses (eg, intro to statistics)

(Herreid & Schiller, 2013; Johnson et al., 2015; Karnad, 2013; Strayer, 2012; Williams et al., 2013)

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Before You Start

• Manage potential risks (eg, access, digital literacy).

• Explain the flipped classroom approach to students.

A flipped classroom is not about making

students watch videos.

It is about optimising the face-to-face time available in class.

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Practical Tips

• Find interesting videos at:o Kahn Academyo SchoolTubeo TeacherTube

• Create and edit your own videos using Screencast-o-matic or EdPuzzle.

• Add brief formative assessments within videos, or ask for students to complete brief tasks out of class.

• Track the use of out-of-class learning materials.

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Practical Tips

• Let students know that their out-of-class learning is being monitored.

• Make a quick recap of the out-of-class learning and answer questions at the beginning of the face-to-face session. o This can also help unprepared students.

• Start with simple exercises and gradually increase their difficulty.

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Your Next Steps

• Think about the following:

How would you apply flipped learning in your context?

• How will you foster interactions in your classes?

What sort of activities would you prepare?

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Interested in Learning More?

Free Course: Teaching with the Flipped Classroom

https://utah.instructure.com/courses/311724

Screen captures from the course "Teaching with the Flipped Classroom"

 by the University of Utah is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Thank you!

Twitter: @BrendaPadilla

I thank Cinthia Reyes for her tips to flip a class.