Educators
for Change

First off -- we're grateful that you're here. We know that attending a new course takes a big leap of faith. Thank you for your trust, bravery, and adventurous spirit.

Please watch the introductory video below before doing anything else.

Flipped Learning is a pedagogical approach which aims to increase student engagement and learning by having students complete readings outside of the classroom and work on live problem-solving during class.

Please complete the Pre-class Assignment below by the time we meet. When the session starts, there will be an entrance assessment that will cover these topics:

• Definition of flipped learning and how it differs from traditional methods
• Common reasons cited for how and why flipped learning works

• Basic
  • Recognize and describe the features of a flipped learning model
  • Explain the advantages of flipping a classroom for your own subject area
  • Create a plan to flip at least some of your time with students

• Advanced
  • Compare various patterns and practices of flipped learning
  • Analyze and correct mistakes in a flipped learning model after observation
  • Design new activities for flipped classrooms that engage students in meaningful ways

Please complete at least three of these activities before we meet.

To complete an activity, please open the link to consume the material and consider the three questions below the link.

The more of this you finish, the better your understanding will be. Our group learning experience will also be more enjoyable when you are better prepared.

Good luck and have fun!

🙈 Something to see (~25 mins @ 1x speed)

• Flipped Learning 3.0: A Global Initiative | Barry Sponder | TEDxCCSU
  1. Why does the speaker ask the audience to stand at the very beginning?
  2. What one "feature" does the speaker think is the most important about Flipped Learning?
  3. What does the speaker mean when he says "flipped learning is a meta strategy"?
• Andrew Ng's Flipping Your Classroom Introduction
  1. When and where do students consume content in a flipped classroom model?
  2. How does flipping a classroom help you engage with struggling and excelling students?
  3. What is the focus of a flipped classroom if not on the teacher's performance?
• Simplifying Flipped Learning
  1. How does flipped learning change what we do in group space?
  2. What does the speaker mean by reshaping Bloom's taxonomy?
  3. What does the speaker call the technique that eliminates homework altogether?

📜 Something to read (~ 90-120 mins @ 1x speed)

• Flipped Classroom Field Guide
  1. Name one of the 4 "golden rules of flipping"
  2. Name one of the 13 "potential pitfalls" of flipped learning
  3. Pick your favorite CAT ("classroom assessment technique") from this list
• Harvard University Flipping Kit
  1. Answer the question from the "1. Plan" step of the kit, "how will you use your classroom time?"
  2. Which technique from the "2. Create" step will you likely choose for your own first flip?
  3. Answer the question from the "3. Gather ..." step of the kit, "how will you poll students?"
• Vanderbilt University - Center for Teaching: Flipping the Classroom
  1. Explain the terms "first exposure", "inverted classroom" and "peer instruction"
  2. Name one of the 4 "key elements of a flipped classroom"
  3. What is Bloom's Taxonomy? See this link

🙈 Something to hear (~25 mins @ 1x speed)

• Listen to Flipped Learning 3.0 Reaches the Arabic World
  1. What did Prof. Atef Abuhmaid's research in Jordanian universities reveal here?
  2. Where can you purchase his book about flipped learning التعلم المدمج والتعلم المعكوس
  3. What other research is Prof. Atef working on here?