1. FLIPPED CLASSROOM ACTIVITY CONSTRUCTOR – USING EXISTING CONTENT

2. About this constructor
This activity constructor document is aimed at assisting teachers in
designing Flipped Classroom Activity in their own course using existing content.
This guide will deal with Open Education Resources (OER’s) or those
licensed under Creative Commons.
The slides with white background are information sheets.
The slides with Pale-yellow background require you to provide inputs.
Replace the text written in BLUE with your input.
This will be followed by an example input.

3. Table of Contents SECTION SLIDE # 7 19 32 ABOUT YOU 4
OUT-OF-CLASS SEGMENT 7
IN-CLASS SEGMENT 19
EVALUATION 32
COMMUNITY BUILDING

4. About you
Provide basic information about yourself and the topic in which you want to design a flipped classroom.

5. V Siva Brahmaiah Rama Introduction to Power Electronics
Electrical Engineering
3rd Year UG Students in Electrical Engineering
MEWAR UNIVERSITY

6. 2nd YEAR UG STUDENTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Jayakrishnan M
BOOLEAN EXPRESSIONS
DIGITAL CIRCUITS
ELECTRICAL
2nd YEAR UG STUDENTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
IDP-ET, IIT BOMBAY
EXAMPLE

7. Out-of-class Segment
This section helps you design the Out-of-Class segment of
Flipped Classroom Strategy.

8. About Out-of-Class Segment
Meant mainly for Information-Transmission to student.
Mostly help achieve lower-order cognitive levels (Recall-Understand-Apply)
Teacher takes time to search and locate videos.
Out-of-Class activity should not be too lengthy,
(ideally think of 1 lecture being transferred outside)

9. Out-of-class Activity Design -1
Learning Objective(s) of Out-of-Class Activity
After Watching the Videos Students should be able to
Computer and power electronics , computer providing intelligence as to “what to do” and latter power electronics tell “ The mean to do it”
How power electronics is Multidisciplinary course
Codes that appeared in international reputed journal of Power electronics
Will the wheel of civilization come to halt at the end of 22nd century and probe on that
Key Concept(s) to be covered
Introduction to power electronics
Energy management
Increasing the efficiency of converters
IEEE quotes
Industrial applications

10. Out-of-class Activity Design-1
Learning Objective(s) of Out-of-Class Activity
At the end of watching the videos student should be able to
Simplify expressions using Boolean identities (Apply Level)
Explain the DeMorgan’s theorem using Truth Tables and Logic
Circuits (Understand Level)
Simplify Logic Circuits, with at most 3 inputs, using identities(Apply Level)
Key Concept(s) to be covered
Boolean Identities.
Proofs of Identities.
Expression Simplification.
EXAMPLE

11. Guidelines for Video Selection - 1
First check in National Repositories
NPTEL Videos (
NPTEL Youtube Channel (
Second Look in International Repositories
OER Commons (
OCW Consortium (
Open Learing Initiative (

12. Guidelines for Video Selection - 1
Third Look in Internet Video Repositories (filter for Creative Commons License)
Youtube (
Vimeo (
Please note that Repository List is not exclusive and there are many more in the web. Please check this link from Edutopia for more information.

13. Guidelines for Video Selection - 2
Keep the length of video short (not more than10 minutes).This is because
it has been found that shorter videos are more engaging[1].
If the topic is too big for a single 10 min video, split the topic into
multiple videos and give instructions to pause.(E.g. Pause at 4:30 sec)
Select videos that have both text and audio narration.This will help
in assimilation of content easier[2].
Guo, P. J., Kim, J., & Rubin, R. (2014, March). How video production affects student engagement: An empirical study of mooc videos. In Proceedings of the first ACM conference on scale conference (pp ). ACM.
Mayer, R.E. (2008). Applying the science of learning: Evidence-based principles for the design of multimedia instruction. American Psychologist, 63(8),

14. Out-of-class Activity Design - 2
Main Video Source URL
License of Video
CC BY-SA (reuse allowed)
Mapping Concept to Video Source
CONCEPT
VIDEO SEGMENT
DURATION
(in min)
Objective of Course
V1 - 3:15 – 11:41
8.30
Introduction to Power Semiconductor Devices
V2 - 13:59 – 14:54
1.00
TOTAL DURATION
10.0 min

15. Out-of-class Activity Design - 2
Main Video Source URL
License of Video
CC-BY-SA (reuse allowed)
Mapping Concept to Video Source
CONCEPT
VIDEO SEGMENT
DURATION
(in min)
BOOLEAN IDENTITIES
V1 - 0:00 – 6:45
6.75
V2 - 6:47 – 13:25
6.63
V3 - 13:27 – 19:46
6.32
PROOFS
V4 - 19:47 – 25:56
6.15
SIMPLIFICATION
V5 - 25:57 – 31:42
5.75
EXAMPLE
TOTAL DURATION
31.6 min

16. Guideline for Designing Assessments
It is recommended to provide few assessment with each video resource.
The assessment has to be at lower cognitive levels (Recall – Apply), aligned to the learning objectives.
It is recommended that you evaluate these assessments before the in-class to understand the level of students.

17. Out-of-class Activity Design - 3
Aligning Assessment with Learning Objective
Learning
Objective
Assessment Strategy
Expected duration
(in min)
Additional Instructions (if any)
Information and knowledge about renowned journals in power electronics, and their codes
Q1. Mention the name of renowned journal on power electronics and drives, and their codes
Q2. what are the industrial applications of power electronics
10 minutes
Watch V1 and then answer Q1
Watch V1 and then answer Q2

18. Out-of-class Activity Design - 3
Aligning Assessment with Learning Objective
Learning
Objective
Assessment Strategy
Expected duration
(in min)
Additional Instructions (if any)
Understanding the , now we live in a truly global society. In the highly automated industrial front with economics competitiveness of nations, in future two technologies will dominate
Q1. strategic plan getting output after burning fossil fuels for getting energy by using conventional method
10 minutes
Watch V1 and then answer Q1

19. Out-of-class Activity Design - 3
Aligning Assessment with Learning Objective
Learning
Objective
Assessment Strategy
Expected duration
(in min)
Additional Instructions (if any)
Understanding how modern computers , communication and electronic system get their life blood from power electronics
Q1. how we can minimize maximum power losses and heat losses by using advance power semiconductor devices.
10 minutes
Watch V1 and then answer Q1
Total activity duration
30 minutes

20. Out-of-class Activity Design - 3
Aligning Assessment with Learning Objective
Learning Objective
Assessment Strategy
Expected Duration
(in min)
Additional Instructions (if any)
Simplify expression using Boolean Identities
Q. Simplify the expressions
1) (A+A’).B
2) A.((B+C’).(A+B+C))
3) ((A+B)’.B).((A’+B’)+(A+B)’)
4) ((A+(A+B)’).(B+A)’)+B
10 minutes
Watch V1 and then answer Q1
Watch V2 and then answer Q2
Watch V3 and then answer Q3, Q4
EXAMPLE

21. Out-of-class Activity Design - 3
Aligning Assessment with Learning Objective
Learning Objective
Assessment Strategy
Expected Duration
(in min)
Additional Instructions (if any)
Explain DeMorgan’s theorem using Truth Tables and Logic Circuits
Q1.Using Proof by Perfect Induction, prove DeMorgan’s Theorem for 3 inputs.
Q2. Explain using DeMorgan’s theorem, how we can convert AND-OR Logic to NAND only or NOR only Logic?
10 minutes
Watch V4 and then answer Q1 and Q2
EXAMPLE

22. Out-of-class Activity Design - 3
Aligning Assessment with Learning Objective
Learning Objective
Assessment Strategy
Expected Duration
(in min)
Additional Instructions (if any)
Simplify logic circuits using Boolean Identities
Q. Simplify given logic circuit
10 minutes
Submit answers to all questions 3 hours before coming to class.
EXAMPLE
Total activity duration
30 minutes

23. In-class Segment
This section helps you design the in-class segment of Flipped Classroom Strategy.

24. About In-Class Segment
Make sure that In-Class segment contain activities for effective learning
In active learning student goes beyond listening, copying of notes.
Execution of prescribed procedures.
Students are required to talk, write, reflect and express their thinking.
Engage students in higher-order thinking (Analyze-Evaluate-Create).
Ensure that students get feedback on their work, either from peers or you.
Ensure to provide summary that connects Out-of-Class and In-Class activities.

25. In-class Activity Design -1
Learning Objective(s) of In - Class Activity
How we can save the power consumption while using the conversion of electricity
Conceptually how we can draw the waveform for three phase circuits of different converters .
Turn on and turn off switching characteristics of advanced power semiconductor devices
Key Concept(s) to be covered
1. At the end of course , we will realize that the power electronics has also become house hold items being using every where.

26. In-class Activity Design -1
Learning Objective(s) of In-Class Activity
At the end of the class, students will be able to,
Solve real-life scenario problems involving simplification of Boolean expressions (ANALYZE Level)
Implement logical expressions using Universal gates (NAND or NOR)
(ANALYZE Level)
Key Concept(s) to be covered
Use of Expression Simplification in Real World Problem Solving.
Implementation using Universal Gates.
EXAMPLE

27. In-class Activity Design -2
Active Learning activity(ies) that you plan to do
Real world criteria for Selection of Sensor in a Particular Application using
Think Pair Share
Concept Clarification using
Peer Instruction

28. In-class Activity Design -2
Peer Instruction Strategy – What Teacher Does
Pose the two PI questions at the start of the class and provide summary of selection criteria of sensors
Q1. Silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) is
A) controlled switch
B) semi controlled switch
c) uncontrolled switch
d) All of the above

29. In-class Activity Design -2
Peer Instruction Strategy – What Teacher Does
Pose the two PI questions at the start of the class and provide summary of selection criteria of sensors
Q2. BJT can operate in
A) saturation region
B) quasci saturation region
c) Active region
D) All of the above

30. In-class Activity Design -2
Peer Instruction Strategy – What Student Does
For each question they will first vote individually.
Then they will discuss with peers and come to consensus.
Listen to instructors explanation.

31. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
give some specifications and some important discussions about, suppose if we are operating BJT in active region instead of quasci saturation region what effects will occur and brief about current tail in switching characteristics. S1 T1 H1 S2 T2 H2 S3 T3 H3 S4 T4 H4

32. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
Think (~3 minutes)
Instruction: In single phase half wave controlled rectifier with anti parallel diode, how anti parallel diode minimizing ripples in the circuit.
Think individually and identify the solution for the particular scenario

33. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
Pair (~5 minutes)
Instruction: Now pair up and compare your answers. Agree on one final answer.
While students are pairing and discussing, instructor goes to 2~3 sections to see
what they are doing.
Now assuming that some of the groups had come up with answer like efficiency variations of different converters , and dominantly discussing about ripple factor of each converter.

34. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
Share (~8 minutes)
Instructor asks a group to share their answer with class and see whether there are different answers. After sharing is done, instructor gives feedback on the correct solution and how to suggest a sensor for particular application like monitoring & controlling rollers.
In the next iteration of TPS, in the Think Phase we ask students to Suggest and give the working principle and immense deep knowledge on wave forms to inculcate into mathematical expressions.

35. In-class Activity Design -2
Justify why the above is an active learning strategy
In both the above strategies, students are required to go beyond mere listening and execution of prescribed steps. They are required to think deeply about the content they were familiarized in out-of-class and do higher order thinking.
There is also feedback provided (either through peer discussion or instructor summary)

36. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
Think (~2 minutes)
Instruction: Assuming that Temperature and Humidity of a station are two Boolean variables Tn and Hn (where n is the station number) as given in the fig,
Think individually and identify the scenario (Boolean expression) in which a high output will occur from an area.
EXAMPLE

37. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
Pair (~5 minutes)
Instruction: Now pair up and compare your answers. Agree on one final answer.
While students are pairing and discussing, instructor goes to 2~3 sections to see
what they are doing.
Now assuming that two variables A and B, as shown in table, are used to select sensor output based on time, develop a Boolean expression to combine time selection
and output selection.
i.e. A,B and output (T+H)
EXAMPLE

38. In-class Activity Design -2
TPS Strategy – What Instructor does
Share (~8 minutes)
Instructor asks a group to share their answer with class and see whether there are different answers. After sharing is done, instructor gives feedback on the correct solution and how minimizations using Boolean expressions play a major role in real life
applications, like Multiplexer.
In the next iteration of TPS, in the Think Phase we ask students to convert the Boolean expression in the form of NAND only logic using DeMorgan’s Theorem and identities.
In the pair phase we ask students to compare the answers.
In the share phase again the different answers are sought.
EXAMPLE

39. In-class Activity Design -2
Justify why the above is an active learning strategy
In both the above strategies, students are required to go beyond mere listening and execution of prescribed steps. They are required to think deeply about the content they were familiarized in out-of-class and do higher order thinking.
There is also feedback provided (either through peer discussion or instructor summary)
EXAMPLE