 Flipping a legal writing class Robert Anderson Lawyering Process Professor

Flipping a legal writing class  The flipped classroom involves delivering content outside of class through, for instance, video, in order to create class time for experiential learning  So, first, let’s watch a video!

The dream of flipping “[S]ince [content delivered outside of class] teaches the standard factual knowledge usually found in traditional lectures, teachers have an opportunity to make their classrooms a place where inventing, abstracting, conjecturing, proving, and applying [the content] in realistic situations is the norm. This is the essence of the classroom flip.” -Jeremy F. Strayer, “The Effects of the Classroom Flip on the Learning Environment” (2007 Ohio State).

Flipping: a brief history  The flipped classroom is not new  Socrates flipped  Who here has flipped?

Flipping: pros and cons ProsCons Students take controlTeacher gives up control Students gain accessStudents lose access Classtime gets activeClass gets uncomfortable Creates teaching opportunitiesCreates more work Simulates real world of doing thingsSacrifices content Makes the boss happyLeads boss to outsource teaching to Khan Academy

Flipping: how-to’s  Keep videos short  Don’t just be a talking head  Content is king  It takes time

Flipping: lessons learned  Let students in  Let students ask  Hold students accountable  Make adjustments

Flipping: media resources  Camtasia - $$, editing and annotating suite layering video and audio on top of screen capture  Snagit – Licensed, no editing or annotating  Jing – free, limited to 5 minutes, no editing or annotating  Screencast-O-Matic – Free download, 15 minute limit; pay version includes basic editing functions  Sparkol – Video animation software  Keynote (for Mac) – Screen capture with editing  Prezi, Powerpoint – Voiceover narration of slideshow

Flipping: online resources ResourceDescriptionLink The flipped learning infographicA visual representation of the flipped classroom, its origins, and its potential benefits LegalEdA network of legal educators promoting flipped learning among other legal education reforms TheFirstYearAn initiative to create flipped classroom content for first year law school courses Aaron Dewald on YouTubeTheFirstYear’s founder’s YouTube channelhttp:// BkWNqE3MMm45w Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day Book by flipped classroom popularizers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams Reach-Student/dp/ Flipped Learning NetworkA network of secondary school educatorshttp://flippedclassroom.org Learning for mastery on YouTubeAaron Sams’ YouTube channelhttp:// TechsmithScreen capture and recording software - $$ ScreencastTechsmith’s video hosting service - $$ Screencast-o-maticFree screen capture recording softwarehttp:// SparkolAnimated video software - $$