Flipping Classrooms

Federica Oradini and Gunter Saunders (in spirit)

A few disclaimers?

• Flipping is easy to talk about

• It can appear harder to get started

• Its harder to do the bigger the class

• It may already be what you do

• Not everything needs to be flipped

Students listen to lecture in class

Students listen to lecture in class

Students work on problems at home

Students listen to lecture at home

Students work on problems in class

Flipped Classroom in plain English

Lecturers use readings, online videos and podcasts to teach

students outside class, reserving class time for

collaborative, active and engaging work

Business Research and Professional Practice module

• Level 5 module, 30credits, year long

• 800+ students

• 39 seminars groups (1.5hrs)

• 29 seminar leaders

Assessment Description Weighting

Individual Lit review graduate labour market

Personal development portfolio

30%

30%

Group

Research

Project

Critique of a relevant study; research

question; objectives

Methodology

Implement & present

12%

8%

20%

Resources allocation

• 3/4 x 1 hour lecture and 1.5 hour seminar

• WBS management committed not to reduce the

resources available but did not wish to increase the cost

of the module

• Increase module leadership allowance

• Develop the material and train the teaching team to

adjust to the new teaching style

• Enquiry based active learning

Before class

For the students before class

For tutors before class

Repurposing value of class time

The real value added is in repurposing class time into a

workshop where students can inquire about lecture

content, test their skills in applying new knowledge, work

together to solve problems and grapple with material,

interacting with one another in hands-on activities

receiving feedback from teachers and peers.

That’s where the deep learning happened!

In class

What practitioners say

• The technology needs to fit with and supports the face-

to-face learning strategies

• Structured activities have to integrate with online

resources and in-class activities

• Provide students with a seamless learning experience

between the classroom and the online environment

Simply uploading notes and lectures online is not an

effective method of engaging students.

Role of the teacher

The Traditional Classroom

Teacher’s role: Sage on the stage

The Flipped Classroom

Teacher’s role: Guide on the side

Flipping part of a module… example

Top Tips

Recording lectures can take time

Use what’s available

Don’t ‘over flip’

Expect student ‘push back’

Plan the class time

References

• Bates, S., & Galloway, R. (2012). The inverted classroom in a large enrolment introductory

physics course: a case study. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the

Aiming for Excellence in STEM Learning and Teaching

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/stem-

conference/PhysicalSciences/Simon_Bates_Ross_Galloway.pdf

• Bates S.P. and Galloway R.K., (2012) The Inverted Classroom: what it is, why we need it and

what it might look like, Prezi.com http://bit.ly/invertedclassroom

• Dale, Edgar. "Audiovisual methods in teaching." (1969)

• Khan, S. (2011). Let's use video to reinvent education [Video file]. Retrieved

from http://www.ted.com

• Tan, E., & Pearce, N. (2012) Open education videos in the classroom: exploring the

opportunities and barriers to the use of YouTube in teaching introductory sociology, Research

in Learning Technology, 19. Available from: http://journals.co-

action.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/7783

• The Flipped Classroom Infographic http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/

• The Flipping Conference http://flippingproject.wikispaces.com/The+Flipping+Conference

• Using online lectures to support active learning – video case study

http://youtu.be/5NAIBt10Lug

• Zappe, S., Leicht, R., Messner, J., Litzinger, T., & Lee, H. W. (2009) Flipping" the classroom to

explore active learning in a large undergraduate course, In American Society for Engineering

Education, American Society for Engineering Education, Available from: http://goo.gl/etW6Fj