WHAT IS THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM?
Figure 2. The Flipped Classroom (Edudemic, 2013)
You might think this is a simple question to answer, however it unfortunately is not! Depending where you look and who you talk to, you will get very different responses on it's efficacy and how it looks!
The flipped classroom defined in it's most basic form:
An inverted (or flipped) classroom is a specific type of blended learning design that uses technology to move lectures outside the classroom and uses learning activities to move practice with concepts inside the classroom (Strayer, 2012).
Bennet, Spencer, Bergmann, Cockrum, Musallam, Sams, Fisch and Overymyer (2011) define the flipped classroom by two criteria:
Alternatively, it is possible that we are over simplifying the process of the flipped classroom. Sams (2011) argues there is no such thing as a flipped classroom. Sams (2011) agrees with Strayer (2012) that, in a nutshell, the flipped classroom is the idea that work, which was done at school is now done at home and the “homework” is now done at school. However, he argues that this is far too simplistic and that there are many models of the flip class that can be used.
Aaron Sams gives a deeper and interesting discussion of the flipped classroom as well as other relevant educational topics on his blog.
I am not providing you with these definitions to confuse you, but merely to show you that the concept of the flipped classroom is still relatively new and continually being re-worked and re-defined.
The flipped classroom defined in it's most basic form:
An inverted (or flipped) classroom is a specific type of blended learning design that uses technology to move lectures outside the classroom and uses learning activities to move practice with concepts inside the classroom (Strayer, 2012).
Bennet, Spencer, Bergmann, Cockrum, Musallam, Sams, Fisch and Overymyer (2011) define the flipped classroom by two criteria:
- The responsibility and ownership of learning is being transferred to the learner so that the learning belongs to them
- Technology is used to “time-shift” direct instruction – the way direct instruction is delivered is flipped.
Alternatively, it is possible that we are over simplifying the process of the flipped classroom. Sams (2011) argues there is no such thing as a flipped classroom. Sams (2011) agrees with Strayer (2012) that, in a nutshell, the flipped classroom is the idea that work, which was done at school is now done at home and the “homework” is now done at school. However, he argues that this is far too simplistic and that there are many models of the flip class that can be used.
Aaron Sams gives a deeper and interesting discussion of the flipped classroom as well as other relevant educational topics on his blog.
I am not providing you with these definitions to confuse you, but merely to show you that the concept of the flipped classroom is still relatively new and continually being re-worked and re-defined.
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Perhaps it would be helpful to hear what the flipped classroom is NOT (mathjohnson, 2012a).
Graham Johnson has more resources available on his website. |
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