REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM

Under the initiative of ‘Active Learning’ by,

Gujarat Technological University

By:

Pratik T Kikani Asst.Prof. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Atmiya institute of Technology & science. Rajkot

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Active Learning:

Active learning is generally defined as any instructional method that engages students in the

learning process. In short, active learning requires students to do meaningful learning

activities and think about what they are doing. While this definition could include traditional

activities such as homework, in practice active learning refers to activities that are introduced

into the classroom. The core elements of active learning are student activity and engagement

in the learning process. Active learning is often contrasted to the traditional lecture where

students passively receive information from the instructor. [1]

Flipped Learning:

Flipped Learning is a pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group

learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed

into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they

apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter. [2]

Flipped Classroom:

Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning that reverses the

traditional educational arrangement by delivering instructional content, often online, outside

of the classroom. It moves activities, including those that may have traditionally been

considered homework, into the classroom. In a flipped classroom, students watch online

lectures, collaborate in online discussions, or carry out research at home and engage in

concepts in the classroom with the guidance of the instructor. [3]

The key elements of Flipped Classroom are:

• To provide an opportunity for students to gain first exposure to content prior to class.

• To provide in-class activities that focus on higher-level cognitive activities.

• To provide a mechanism to assess student understanding.

Methodology to introduce Flipped Learning:

1. Identify Topic and Class. (Chose small topic initially)

2. Prepare or Search for teaching material i.e. video clips, ppts, pdf, documents etc.

3. Identify a platform to where, study material can be uploaded. (Edmodo,Google sites,

Google Classroom, YouTube, Moodle etc.)

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4. Identify a medium to share the resources to the students (Mail, Whatsapp etc.)

5. Design an in-class activity. It could be in the form of discussion for theory topics and

a project based activity for numerical.

Process of implementing flipped Classroom

1. Select a small topic of your subject. e.g. Air Fuel Cycle, valve timing & port timing

diagram.

2. Collect the material related to topic in the form of video, ppt, pdf etc.

3. Share this material to the students by e platform (Edmodo, moodle, google site etc.).

4. Provide some assignment based on topic in the form of MCQs, short Q-A etc.

5. In class time it is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions.

Flipped Classroom at Atmiya Institute of Technology & science:

After the discussion meeting on Flipped Classroom held at GTU on 14th Feb. 2016 with

Dr. Dilip Barad, Prof. Ravi Gor and Dr. Apurv J. Raval, the ends and means of Flipped

Classroom concept was clear. After taking permission from Dr. J. N. Shah (Director,

AITS), Dr. G.D. Acharya (Principal, AITS and Dr. P.S. Puranik (HOD, ME, AITS), I

started to plan the FLIPPED Classroom concept in this project and is implementing to the

6th Semester students of Mechanical Engineering (FW Division) for the subject Internal

Combustion Engine(2161902).

Subject related material is forwarded to the group of students through “Edmodo”

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Some of the snaps of student while observing material in lab.

Flipped classroom was implemented for the 6th semester for the subject Internal

Combustion Engine (161902).

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Outcomes of flipped classroom

The case studies of implementation of flipped classroom concept in some reputed

universities across the world show a positive result of the implementation of this concept of

pedagogy.

The following are being expected from this project:

Students can improve their presentation skills and develop team work

The students can able to understand topic deeply and can get thorough knowledge.

The problem solving skills of the students will be improved.

This will improve the self learning habit of the students which is a need of global

market.

Flipped classroom also give new perception to use technology for career building.

Flipped classroom will help students to perform better at end semester examination.

Flipped Learning Enables:

Student access to tools and technologies

Student engagement in rigorous content

Student immersion in diverse learning

Student collaboration with peers

Support for the learning process

Student access to immediate expert feedback

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Limitations /challenges

• As the students are exposed to the topic well before they come into classroom, their

depth of information and knowledge on that topic can’t be assumed. They may

acquire more details and may raise questions much beyond our expectation. So, a

teacher must be ready for it.

• Some students are passive in learning so they cannot actively participate in the

flipped classroom.

References:

[1] Prince, Michael. "Does active learning work? A review of the research." Journal of

engineering education 93.3 (2004): 223-231.

[2] https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7081.pdf

[3] Abeysekera, Lakmal, and Phillip Dawson. "Motivation and cognitive load in the

flipped classroom: definition, rationale and a call for research." Higher Education

Research & Development 34.1 (2015): 1-14.

[4] http://www.uq.edu.au/teach/flipped-classroom/what-is-fc.html

[5] https://sites.google.com/site/flippedlearninggtu/learner-benefits