Flipped Learning? Blended Learning?
Terminology
The term 'Flipped Learning' was coined when teachers started delivering 'video lectures' to students to watch at home so that more lesson time is available for collaboration.
Blended Learning refers to any learning consisting of a blend of face-to-face and online modes of delivery. (Hence the traditional Flipped model is a form of Blended Learning.)
Student-centred-ness
At Learn Implement Share we advocate the use of well-run, highly scaffolded, student-centred units of work. Such units can be run without a dependence on technology. However, a Blended format can be ideal for the running of a student-centred unit of work.
The online unit created can be a complete, comprehensive unit, or part of a unit. The value in a student-centred online unit lies in affording students more responsibility over their learning and in availing the teacher more time to individually support students.
The courses
Currently, there are two courses. One course is specifically for mathematics teachers (greater focus on content delivery) while the other course is for all other Middle/High School teachers (greater focus on social and collaborative online activities).
Both courses give teachers the freedom to create whatever style of flipped/blended unit best suits their situation. The courses are comprehensive learning journeys which guide participants through the myriad of decisions to be made re software, hardware and the various types of video, online systems and online pedagogy. All participants share their created online unit with their colleagues, trial it with students and report back on their implementation experience.
The term 'Flipped Learning' was coined when teachers started delivering 'video lectures' to students to watch at home so that more lesson time is available for collaboration.
Blended Learning refers to any learning consisting of a blend of face-to-face and online modes of delivery. (Hence the traditional Flipped model is a form of Blended Learning.)
Student-centred-ness
At Learn Implement Share we advocate the use of well-run, highly scaffolded, student-centred units of work. Such units can be run without a dependence on technology. However, a Blended format can be ideal for the running of a student-centred unit of work.
The online unit created can be a complete, comprehensive unit, or part of a unit. The value in a student-centred online unit lies in affording students more responsibility over their learning and in availing the teacher more time to individually support students.
The courses
Currently, there are two courses. One course is specifically for mathematics teachers (greater focus on content delivery) while the other course is for all other Middle/High School teachers (greater focus on social and collaborative online activities).
Both courses give teachers the freedom to create whatever style of flipped/blended unit best suits their situation. The courses are comprehensive learning journeys which guide participants through the myriad of decisions to be made re software, hardware and the various types of video, online systems and online pedagogy. All participants share their created online unit with their colleagues, trial it with students and report back on their implementation experience.
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Testimonials
Possibly the most engaging PD I have done. The highlight of the course is that there is no irony in its delivery as the course is a Flipped Classroom. I was interested in the concept before doing the course, however, throughout the course I became inspired and I have since effectively invested significant time in to designing new units for my classrooms.
John Hepworth, 'Flipped-Maths' course, Dec 2015
There's a blog!Stumbling across a really good article is a wonderful thing. A great article will stop you in your tracks, force you to think in new ways, entice you to exclaim "Wow" and "About time someone said that!"
Sadly, there's way more 'noise' on the web than great articles - a bit like surfing TV for 15 minutes only to discover there's absolutely nothing worth watching on 35 channels and wondering why on earth you even bothered trying in the first place. But we always hold hope of stumbling across something worthwhile, don't we?. In the Learn Implement Share blog I try to avoid all parallels to Noise and Public Television, aiming - with a degree of intent - to write articles that might light your wick. Some might even be deemed as great. We'll see. You be the judge. I'll give it my best shot, I promise. Richard |
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