classrooms. Read what a flipped classroom is on this site
http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/. Does this seem
like something you'd be able to incorporate? What are the
strengths and weaknesses?
One of the new concepts that are arising are using flipped
classrooms. Read what a flipped classroom is on this site http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/. Does this seem like something you'd be able to incorporate? What are the strengths and weaknesses?
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Casey Costa
3/28/2012 07:47:35 am
I think this is a very good idea because so many students get bored just sitting in the class and by actually doing things more kids may stay more engaged in the lesson. Also, anyone can listen to a lecture on their own but getting hands on experience is harder to do. At the collegiate level i feel like this is very feasible and one of my courses kind of did this by practicing our test skills in class then by that night we were to read about what we had done and do homework on it.
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Audrey Crabtree
3/31/2012 11:23:54 am
I agree and think that this is something that should be seriously studied. I find that I learn better this way and think that a lot of students would love this option
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Ryan Mansfield
4/4/2012 10:51:07 am
I still think that one of the best ways to learn something is actually doing it. I know that several assignments that were to be completed for this class really made no sense to me whatsoever. But after stumbling through the assignment and asking lots of questions, I actually learned to make a website. I am not saying that I am the best web designer in the world, but at least I have some type of knowledge in the field.
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Melea Shimkus
4/6/2012 03:16:23 pm
I agree that even the best students sometimes get bored or distracted during lectures, so save that for "homework." This allows for more exercises and hands on experience. One of my previous classes also did something similar and I feel as if it went well and people found it more enjoyable.
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Christopher Sandefur
3/28/2012 11:02:40 pm
A flipped classroom is a great concept. If I was teaching a class at the college level I would certainly use this concept. I believe at the college level this method has a lot of strengths. At a public school setting, a flipped classroom has both strengths and weaknesses. One weakness is fair access to internet. Some rural areas will not have this access and some families will not be able to afford this access. The school district would have to be able to provide students time within the classroom to access the lessons. Maybe a study hall could be a great time to allow this. Some kids play athletics and work after school. Would this program take up more time than regular homework? If so, a flipped classroom could prohibit kids with the ability to enjoy outside activities.
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Jeremy Esry
3/30/2012 01:03:49 am
Good point on the internet access and schools probably having to allow time in the classroom or atleast before and after school for some students to be able to accomplish the assignment. This is something that I think can be solved with arrangments. If the teacher thinks a flipped classroom is a good idea, hopefully they would put forth the extra effort in making sure that all their students are in a position to succeed in the classroom and provide available internet access if needed.
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Stacy Crommie
4/1/2012 12:31:22 am
Jeremy - I agree. I would hope a teacher would ensure that the class would have access to the internet. That is the main problem I see with the flipped classroom. Yes, the student would get more individual attention but if the interent is not easily accessible, it could very fustrating for the student to keep up and succeed.
casey Costa
4/1/2012 09:57:02 pm
I hadn't thought about that but it is a good idea to allow use of school internet and computers for those that do not have it at home
Robert Thomas
4/1/2012 09:57:58 pm
That is a good point with access of the studnets to internet at home. Im sure there is a modification that can be made at school to give the students time to work on things that are due. This also means more work for the teachers involved. If they dont want to put in the extra time then it will be tough for the students.
Stephanie Armiger
4/1/2012 12:44:49 pm
I agree that this would be really beneficial to use at the college level. I work at a college that has a tutoring & learning center and many students come in there after class to work on their assignments. They prefer to complete their assignments in an environment that they know can provide them with guidance if they get stumped.
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Cara Barth-Fagan
4/1/2012 11:50:04 pm
I actually use this format with my students- it's called a hybrid class. We meet every other week and the weeks we don't meet in class, I assign online homework or observations. It works very well in the Early Childhood Education department. We send students out to do field work and then meet back the following week to discuss it and talk it through. Very effective use of time.
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George Pincock
3/28/2012 11:51:15 pm
The concept of a flipped is great... it makes so much sense. But will it work? Not everyone has access to the internet at home. Not everyone has high speed internet and some will be limited by their dial up connection. I think with some minor adjustments a flipped class could really work. Maybe half the school day could be allotted for student sit in a computer lab and watch their lectures.
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Heather Kirkendoll
3/30/2012 08:29:38 am
I never thought about giving an allotment of time in the school day. I bet this would work great with school districts that have blocked scheduling.
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Cara Barth-Fagan
4/1/2012 11:51:16 pm
This might work well with block schedules. It might not work with 50 min periods, but those schools who use 90 min periods, the time could be broken up into lecture/lab times.
Elyce Lamphere
3/29/2012 01:49:32 am
This concept is very interesting, I feel it definitely can be a positive thing for students. However, I feel it would only really be most beneficial in the HS setting because, the ability to watch something and learn the majority of the lesson I feel is geared toward older students. I think it would be a good change if teachers incorporated this type of teaching techniques in some of their lesson plans. I don't know if I would want that to be the only way a teacher teaches their students.
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Christopher Sandefur
3/29/2012 09:37:20 am
I agree that maybe the best way to incorporate this strategy is by using it in some lessons. I think if I tried this, I would first try it on a section of my text and then add it into more if it worked. From all the post above, I think we all agree on this being an upper class tool. I wonder if this would create parents to be more involved in their students education?
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George Pincock
3/29/2012 11:24:20 pm
I had very similar thoughts to you. I would be very difficult to make a flipped classroom work at an elementary school. There just isn't enough maturity to ask those kids to focus and "learn", With more mature students this would be great. In fact I wish I would have gotten to experience a flipped classroom while I was in college.
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Matthew Clanahan
4/1/2012 11:39:05 pm
I, too, would have loved to have taken some classes with this style of classroom -- especially in math classes, where I excel. Sometimes, students can really benefit from working at their own pace.
Jeremy Esry
3/29/2012 11:04:13 pm
I like the idea and concept alot, however I am not sure how long it could be effective. The strengths would be that it is something new to the students and they would get excited for it in the beggining and follow the instructions correctly by doing the work at home by reading the lecture and then coming into class and doing excellent on the homework. The reason why I do not think it will be effective for a long time, and the main weakness of the flipped classroom is that I believe after a while the students will realize that they really don't have to pay full attention at home because when they get to class the next day they will be able to ask questions and catch up on what they missed out. Although this is sad and not the correct way to do it, I think this is what most students would do in the situation. As mentioned above in other concepts I do think it could be very valuable to classes if used in the right situation and not every day.
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Heather Kirkendoll
3/30/2012 08:32:51 am
Good point about the novelty wearing off. Also, you are right in that some kids are going to find their way around things no matter what a teacher tries.
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Audrey Crabtree
3/31/2012 09:19:30 am
I think that this is a very interesting topic. I have never heard of this before and think that it does have potential to work! I think that I would like to incorporate it in my classroom because it has many benefits. It allows for the student to watch and rewatch the information for anything that they missed. I think that it will allow for more hands on activities and one on one teacher time. I do see that the students may not always watch the videos like they do with their homework now. It may be popular now, but it could fade out with time and we will have the same problem.
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Stacy Crommie
4/1/2012 12:27:08 am
A flipped classroom is aan inovative idea. I may do it but feel like I would use that setting for maybe students or struggle or for students who miss class due to outside circumstances, like an operation or has to have regular doctor visits. I know of a lot of college classes that are set up that way and they work very well.
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Stephanie Armiger
4/1/2012 12:40:18 pm
I think this sounds like a great idea. Students need to be allowed to work on their actual work in the classroom, where a teacher is available for guidance. It is frustrating for them to go home and get confused on assignments, so then they may either not complete the work or complete it incorrectly.
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Thomas Buehler
4/1/2012 08:53:49 pm
Getting the parents involved would help with this problem. The more the parents understand about the class assignments the more they could help at home.
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Ryan Mansfield
4/4/2012 10:56:28 am
I think one of the problems with technology is the fact that it is moving so fast, that parents are sometimes not able to help there children out when it comes to homework, especially when it comes to the tech side. Recalling high school, I know that once the algebra homework started, the parents had know idea what was going on.
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Robert Thomas
4/1/2012 09:51:45 pm
It is a good thing with the hands on learning. I think that more can be learned from hands on experience. I think the information can sink into the students minds better than what lectures can do. It is a good point that the parents should be involved especially with the younger students, they can help out alot with assignments.
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Matthew Clanahan
4/1/2012 11:36:30 pm
Our math department at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff is heading toward this model for out remedial and developmental math classes. We've found that our retention and success rates with these classes have declined, and that students aren't learnign as well with the old-school lecture format of teaching.
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Cara Barth-Fagan
4/1/2012 11:48:39 pm
I like the idea of the flipped classroom. It's also called Blended Learning in the Achieving 21st Century Learning Environments book by Smaldino, Lowther, and Russell. It's defined as a structured independent study based on the idea that students can learn information and acquire skills without the teacher's direct instruction. This would work well with a lot of classes, however I think math classes would be the hardest to do it with. I'm a hands on learner and I need direct instruction for math. A lot of students enjoy this flipped classroom environment and would succeed in it. I would be hesitant to move all class formats to this type of teaching though.
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Kelli Miller
4/4/2012 03:39:31 am
I didn't think about the different learning styles of the students. That does a play a factor in how students take in the information from the educators. I can see how the flipped classroom may be does not cater to those who need direct instruction. Good point!
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Nick Camp
4/3/2012 11:59:09 pm
I like the idea of a flipped classroom, I see a lot of positives that can come from this idea. In that same note, I also see some downfalls. First the pro's, allowing students to interact with one another for the lesson plan can be very beneficial. The glaring downfall to me is the lectures that are done at home via the internet. If a student does not have access to internet he or she will not be able to participate in the lectures and miss valuable information. Another problem I see that could arise is the fact that many students have to work to help support their families. Or, what if a student is involved in an extra curricular activity that involves participation during the lecture time.
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Kelli Miller
4/4/2012 03:36:31 am
I can see both positives and negatives to this idea. But I believe that the positives far outweigh the negatives. The pluses of flipping the classroom are: It increases collaborative learning, allows more time for concept mastery exercises, helps decrease the percentage of high school dropouts, involves hands-on/technology filled education. The only downside I see with flipping the classroom is that some chiildren may not have computers or the proper technology at home to participate in the lectures or peer work. What happens to those children who cannot learn because of limited means?
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Ryan Mansfield
4/4/2012 11:01:49 am
I like the idea of having a flipped classroom and almost a classroom were the kids are actually teaching the classes and having to go learn how to research materials on their own and actually learn how to process the information they find. The only question that I have is at what point in time do we as an educational system make this switch. I still feel that young students do need a certain amount of drill work and instruction before moving to more of a research and lecture type atmosphere.
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Melea Shimkus
4/6/2012 03:09:13 pm
I think that the flipped classroom sounds like a great idea. As long as the schools have the technology and willingness to work with this concept, I think it will catch on. The part I liked the best was the instant and feedback and that the students wrote what questions they had and would be answered individually. Many students do not like to ask questions in front of others because of what their classmates might say or think. This provides a better opportunity for students to finish their homework without getting frustrated. It also allows teachers more freedom with their exercises based on the students' needs.
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