With the push to transform, redesign, and create 21st Century classrooms and learning spaces, educators are looking for ways to stretch and extend technology resources in and outside of the classroom. One innovative way some tech-savvy teachers are meeting this expectation is through the "Flipped Classroom" model.
The basic premise behind a flipped classroom is fairly simple: the 'lecture' is a video or web-tutorial students complete at home on personal computers; the 'homework' or 'independent practice' takes place in the classroom where the teacher can provide scaffolding and support to the students. This is not online learning, but rather a way to meet individual learning needs in a more student-centered approach. How often do students encounter questions, frustration, and helplessness while completing a homework assignment? When could they use a teacher within arm's reach most often? Not during a lecture or other teacher-centered approach. Flipping the classroom changes this...and it is working. But not without the wicked issues of implementation, technology skills and access, funding, and support.
For my graduate class, CEP 812, three classmates and I have worked for the past few weeks (and over several time zones!) to research and discuss the flipped classroom and the wicked problem that surrounds it.
Here is our multimedia mash up of our WPP Project - Flipping the Classroom: A Wicked Problem in a Community of Practice.
Hi Courtney,
ReplyDeleteI love your project idea. I have been a big proponent of flipped classroom for several years, and your group did a great job of illustrating why it has the power to solve your wicked problem.
Your white paper looked great; I really wouldn’t change anything there. The only thought I had is that you don’t really mention the TPACK model. Full disclosure, we didn’t mention it in our first draft either, but in reviewing the rubric it is mentioned in there, so it might be something to revisit. Lucky for you, flipped classroom fits very nicely in TPACK.
I had some questions about the rest of your Smore layout. The picture below the white paper doesn’t have any explanation or citation with it and I had a hard time discerning its purpose. The only other thing was that perhaps you might want to include a little analysis of the twitter conversation at the bottom. As I read through the tweets, I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be taking away from those you selected.
Besides that, it looks great!
Nate