The Flipped Classroom.
This is a summary of an article by Aaron Sams and Jonathan
Bergmann which was published in March 2013.
A flipped classroom is a classroom whereby an instructor utilizes all his class time by engaging with the students. Some teachers like lecturing as a way of teaching, though most of them, think that lecturing does not help in engaging with students. In a flipped classroom, a teacher records video for students to watch at home so that the next day they come to class prepared to answer the questions related to the video they have watched. We can say that, now the homework is done in class but the reading and watching the video is done at home. Students come to class well prepared. The lecture can start with questions and answers instead of wasting time watching the videos in class.
Creating these videos does not necessary mean that teachers record themselves and let students watch these videos. It is more than that. These are screencasts. A webcam and a digital pen are used in the process. If you have any PowerPoint presentation, the screencasts capture the presentation
along with the voice and convert it to a recorded lecture. A digital pen is used when solving mathematical problems. To identify whether a student has watched the video, an online form is posted to get the responses from students.
A flipped classroom is beneficial in the following ways:
It is not necessary for all the students to watch the video at the same time. This is because; each student is different from the other student in understanding the material. Some of them needed more time on one topic especially if you are in Chemistry lessons whereby chemical bonding is being
taught. Students view the video once they are ready for it. They have the option of viewing it again and again. By doing so, they are able to complete the assignment and achieve good results.
Another advantage is that instead of sitting for an exam and secures a permanent grade which sometimes can be a failure; students are required to show that they have mastered the material before proceeding to the next level. If, by any means that the student did not perform well in a
particular task, he/she will be given a second chance to improve on the grades.
In conclusion, in the flipped classroom, the teacher has the flexibility of understanding the learning needs of the students whereas students have the flexibility that their needs are met by using different
methods.
Resources:
Bloom, B. (1985). Developing talent in young people. New York: Ballantine Books.
CAST. (n.d.). About UDL. Wakefield, MA: Author. Retrieved from www.cast.org/udl/index.html
Sams, A., & Bergmann, J. (2013). Flip Your Students' Learning. Educational Leadership, 16-20.
Bergmann which was published in March 2013.
A flipped classroom is a classroom whereby an instructor utilizes all his class time by engaging with the students. Some teachers like lecturing as a way of teaching, though most of them, think that lecturing does not help in engaging with students. In a flipped classroom, a teacher records video for students to watch at home so that the next day they come to class prepared to answer the questions related to the video they have watched. We can say that, now the homework is done in class but the reading and watching the video is done at home. Students come to class well prepared. The lecture can start with questions and answers instead of wasting time watching the videos in class.
Creating these videos does not necessary mean that teachers record themselves and let students watch these videos. It is more than that. These are screencasts. A webcam and a digital pen are used in the process. If you have any PowerPoint presentation, the screencasts capture the presentation
along with the voice and convert it to a recorded lecture. A digital pen is used when solving mathematical problems. To identify whether a student has watched the video, an online form is posted to get the responses from students.
A flipped classroom is beneficial in the following ways:
It is not necessary for all the students to watch the video at the same time. This is because; each student is different from the other student in understanding the material. Some of them needed more time on one topic especially if you are in Chemistry lessons whereby chemical bonding is being
taught. Students view the video once they are ready for it. They have the option of viewing it again and again. By doing so, they are able to complete the assignment and achieve good results.
Another advantage is that instead of sitting for an exam and secures a permanent grade which sometimes can be a failure; students are required to show that they have mastered the material before proceeding to the next level. If, by any means that the student did not perform well in a
particular task, he/she will be given a second chance to improve on the grades.
In conclusion, in the flipped classroom, the teacher has the flexibility of understanding the learning needs of the students whereas students have the flexibility that their needs are met by using different
methods.
Resources:
Bloom, B. (1985). Developing talent in young people. New York: Ballantine Books.
CAST. (n.d.). About UDL. Wakefield, MA: Author. Retrieved from www.cast.org/udl/index.html
Sams, A., & Bergmann, J. (2013). Flip Your Students' Learning. Educational Leadership, 16-20.