Flipping to Engage! Blended Learning Comes Alive! Lyn Buchheit, Linda Fellag, Girija Nagaswami

Why Flip? Blending/Flipping Infuses technology Engages every learner Reflect/inquire with each other outside of class

Advantages Students learn at their own pace. Students take ownership of the learning process. Maximum participation and involvement. Students teach students.

Points to consider while blending/flipping Students have to see the connection between the activities. Have to plan the sequence of activities carefully-before class, during class, after class. Not use technology for the sake of technology. Consider carefully what to flip and how useful the flipping will be.

Example 1 - Flipping Pre-college Advanced ESL Reading/Writing Overarching Themes: Juvenile Incarceration/ Alternatives, Recidivism, Fatherhood, Mentoring Students will prepare for a Capstone expository research project, collect/discuss/assess secondary resources in databases, alternative sources such as videos, podcasts.

Example 1 - Before Flipping Students were collecting data independently in library databases. The students were not sharing information that they had collected, but working independently attempting to integrate found materials, as well as classroom materials into a final research project. Thus, the research projects often lacked multiple integrated source materials.

Example 1 - Flipping

Example 1 - After Flipping Students, having discussed major themes and integration of materials in online platform, developed better integrated research projects. Value added for weaker students who may have more problem seeing connection between source materials. More time in class available for instruction on writing and development of project.

Example 2 - Flipping Pre-college Advanced Listening/speaking Content-based course Unit on global economics Before flipping: Several classes to explain difficult concepts Students had to listen to lecture many times Very little class time available for higher order discussions

Example 2 - Flipping

Example 2 – After Flipping re=youtube_gdata_player re=youtube_gdata_player Class time used for: individual instruction discussions project work

Example 3- Flipping Freshman Composition Thematic course: Diversity Reading Circles & Capstone Project Before flipping: Many students didn’t keep up with assigned reading. They struggled in isolation with difficult texts. The instructor became “the best student in the class.” Students often had difficulty meeting f2f outside class to develop projects. Little class time was available for in-depth collaboration.

Example 3 - Flipping

Example 3 - Flipping

Example 3 – After Flipping tm_medium=copy tm_medium=copy Class time used for: Minimal introduction of Reading Circles Group discussion, collaboration Individualized instruction Group instruction, collaboration on project

More Example Lessons: Comma use – Pre-college reading-writing Vocabulary – Pre-college reading-writing