| Is flipping for you? |
Is flipping the class the perfect answer for today’s educational climate?
The concept of flipping is driven by answering two fundamental
questions:
- Am I teaching to the group from the front far too much?
- Am I using my face-to-face time with my students well enough?
When teachers begin to unpick and answer
these two questions, their practice begins to change and the elements of good
teaching come to the fore.
In the
simplest of explanations flipped learning is essentially where:
- The student absorbs the lesson at home
and does the homework in class
- Learning not teaching is the centre of
the classroom
- The teacher makes the best use of face
to face class time
- The ownership of the learning is transferred
to the learners, personalising learning for all learners
- Teachers get the time to explore deeper
learning opportunities and pedagogies with their students
- Technology is central. Identifying the
right technology, the right technology providers and securing the necessary
technical training are vital. Flipped learning takes advantage of the
seductive and pervasive nature of digital technology.
Do you
think flipped learning meets most of the demands of today’s educational climate
and stakeholder expectations for improving learning outcomes?
