As a part of this quest, educators are reevaluating how they teach and exploring technics to motivate their students and foster deeper learning (Novak, 2011). Īs discussed in my previous post on Flipped Learning, adult educators are looking for new ways to create collaborative and engaging learning environments. Question – what kinds of topics or disciplines do you think are especially well suited to flipped learning?Įducational Technology and Mobile Learning (February 23, 2014) Flipped Classroom Visually Explained for Teachers. So as you are rethinking your approach, why not try flipped learning. The shifting paradigm in adult education, and the changing work we live in demands new approached to create learning environments that inspire change, motivate students, and improves interaction between learners and instructors.

Know where you are going- develop 2-3 main sections based on your learning objectives.

Script it – have a structure that you follow each time to ensure that it is well thought out.

Give em what they want – make content that is relevant to the learner and meaningful.

Make sure it is interesting and visually appealing – no one wants to watch talking heads, remember were flipping!.

Keep it short – no longer that 12 minutes max.

Here are six considerations to keep in mind when developing Simple video content ( ) Instructional content is developed with a dual purpose in mind – to be available in-class but also accessible outside class, for students who wish to learn at their own pace.ĥ ways to curate content that will turn the classroom on its headĪccess to videos like on through YouTube or TED Talks, or producing video or vlogs is a key content generation strategy flipped learning.

The flipped classroom is an interesting approach where students engage is lecture type learning at home through and come to class ready to have an engaged informed discussion making class time a much more valuable experience.

In addition, books, have come to life with ibooks, and international universities are offering free on-line courses, (Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, 2014) displacing the role of the brick and mortar university and the sage at the lectern.Įmerging from the internet of things is the flipped classroom or flipped learning is, “a methodology, an approach to learning in which technology is employed to reverse the traditional role of classroom time,” ((Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, 2014). In our very connected lives with endless sources of information available constantly at the tips of our fingers, the expectations of learning have shifted from a formal activity that takes place in a classroom to an activity that happens everywhere.

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