Knewton, a learning technology company, recently posted a fascinating infographic entitled "The Flipped Classroom: Turning Traditional Education on Its Head." What is the flipped classroom, you ask? According to the infographic, it is a classroom that "inverts traditional teaching methods, delivering instruction online outside of class and moving 'homework' into the classroom."
The flipped classroom inverts traditional teaching methods, delivering instruction online outside of the classroom and moving "homework" into the classroom.
This qualitative study was conducted to gain insights into the perceptions of prospective English language teachers at a state university in Turkey on flipped classrooms and to introduce the implementation of a flipped classroom into an English language class. The results were interesting and there are useful recommendations for implementing flipped language lessons.
"the secret words" idea seems to be very creative. I wonder how it is implemented.
I also wish we could be able to learn what they do in the classroom in this specific example. I really wonder how classroom activities work in flipped elt classes.
The flipped classroom describes a reversal of traditional teaching where students gain first exposure to new material outside of class, usually via reading or lecture videos, and then class time is used to do the harder work of assimilating that knowledge through strategies such as problem-solving, discussion or debates.
A widely preferred technique in flipped classrooms is to provide learners with short video lectures before the class time. The videos can be in the form of screen captures, webcam recordings of the lecturer, or in more professional setting, recordings of the lecturer in a real classroom setting. Here in this video, you can see an example of such a video in which a lecturer introduces how to use TED Ed, a popular tool for flipped classrooms.
This video shows the differences between a flipped and a traditional classroom in a funny way. It emphasizes benefits of flipped classroom and presents reactions of different type of students to the flipped classroom features. It is a video not only funny but also instructive.
The content of this video is an example of a flipped classroom. It is written that "Peer into Aaron Sams' classroom as he explains why he flipped his classroom. Aaron Sams, along with Jonathan Bergmann were the first to flip their classes. The currently teach in Woodland Park Colorado and are writing a book about the Flipped Class."
This week we are going to look at how we can use flipped classroom in our classrooms - as a teacher. This link provides a student perspective to this technology.
Here you can find activity examples for that can be used in-class for the flipped classroom. You should see the group activity examples which are interesting.
"The classroom of the future probably won't be led by a robot with arms and legs, but it may be guided by a digital brain." This article seems to be pretty much related to our in-class discussion today.
P.S. I have come across this while browsing Twitter via the hashtag #engchat. Thanks for the hashtag list guys!
The history of classroom technology is long and storied. From the horn-book to the iPad, see how teaching and learning tools have evolved in the classroom through the years.
This is my first İnfographic.
Technology is undeniably changing the face of education, and it's easy to see the impact already. Imagine what classrooms will be like in 20 years with the speed of technological innovation. Actually the changes have been already happening.
For the ones who are curious about the development of the flipped classroom till now, the paper provides a comprehensive survey of prior and ongoing research of the flipped classroom.
Flipped Classroom | November 2013 Digital Edition Early adopters share how schools can find success with teachers and students alike--even when the technology seems as topsy-turvy as the lessons.
Since we usually complain about a lack of resources that include the voices of Turkish students, I found this page useful in terms of pondering on what Turkish students may potentially experience with flipped classrooms. You can read their reflections/comments/opinions on a flipped social studies classroom through this link. Feel free to explore the other contents on the website as well. :)
Wow, these students, though they are 7th graders, are able to form sentences with a good amount of intellectual load. They are aware of concepts such as "eğitim devrimi; öğrenme ortamı; öğrenme deneyimi" and many more. I wonder if this is another advantage of "flipped classroom modeli" because none of the college students I teach are capable of forming sentences as elegant as these.
To be honest, their comments are surprising for me too, especially when I see that they have experienced no challenge or discomfort in terms of adapting to this new model. Plus, all those comments look like they are promoting a market product. :) Perhaps our educational system has accomplished to raise students who are highly motivated and capable of adapting to rapid changes. :)
Since we have enrolled this course, most of us will probably respond the question positively. However when we read and join the discussion, we should think about the question once again... and decide how to use technology to worth the cost.