Tech Tuesday: The Flipped Classroom

Tech Tuesday:  The Flipped Classroom 

(heads-up to the new buzz word coming down the pipe)

Are you flippin' kidding me?!  Yet another buzz-word, topic of discussion for faculty meetings, initiatives, seeds, pilots...they just never end do they :-)  Nor should they!

I, too, tired of the endless onslaught of programs, anachronisms, and pilots, but let's keep some perspective and remember that the business of education cannot become static.  It is in our best interest to continue reflecting, examining, and being critical of the practices and tools we bring to our students.  Do they truly represent the demands and learning styles of a digitally-savvy generation?

Today I present you with a little nugget of an idea that a few of you have already started to nibble at:  the flipped classroom.

Here's some food for thought:

Don't you just love infographics?!  They make blogging so easy :-)

Is this idea entirely revolutionary and unique?  No, there are many other names and variations out there (front-loading, anticipation guides, schema theory,  VESTED).  What might be novel to some folks is the idea of employing technology as a tool to do these things.  The infographic touts some impressive (and hard-to-believe) statistics for one flipped school.  I'd be very curious to see this tried in one class for one week. My Big Campus is a terrific fit for this approach with the extensive Library resources, ability to upload YouTube videos, and learning tools such as discussions, chats, and assignment.

Heck, I'll even pitch in and help gather resources and organize the content into MBC!  Take me up on it, seriously, let's see what happens just for one week...

For dessert, visit Khan Academy, and take a little test drive for some possible videos you could use as part of a flip:

http://www.khanacademy.org/

I even grabbed one for the electoral college to re-post just to tickle your taste buds...

Electoral College: How we elect our President in the United States