The Classroom Flip

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The Classroom Flip

• Dr. Mike Tenneson
• Professor of Biology
• TLM Representative
• Evangel University

Dr. Bob McGlasson VP for ITS, Associate
Professor TLM Representative Southwest Baptist
University
Missouri Teaching and Learning Mentor Program
Best Practices ConferenceNovember 5, 2005
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Acknowledgements

• J. Wesley Baker, Ph.D.
• Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts
• Cedarville University

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1 Minute Notation

• Identify a frustration you have in your teaching
  or with your students learning.
• On a sheet of paper, finish the sentence
• If I could fix one thing in my classes, it would
  be

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Bold Sharing

• So what are some of the needs that you
  identified?

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Four Categories of Common Findings

• Student Motivation
• Unique instructional capabilities
• Support for new instructional approaches
• Increased teacher productivity

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Student Motivation

• I need to capture the interest of my students.
• I want students to have a greater sense of
  control over their learning.
• My students arent prepared for class discussion
  because they havent kept up with the textbook
  reading.

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Unique Instructional Capabilities

• I need to be able to demonstrate processes.
• My students need access to extra resources to
  update or expand on what the text offers
• I would like students to track their progress in
  the course.

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Unique Instructional Capabilities

• My students need to be able to assess their
  understanding of the content.
• I would like to provide students with more
  immediate feedback of their work.
• My students need to spend more time on task
  practicing a skill.

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Support For New Instructional Approaches

• I would like to reduce the amount of time spent
  in class on lecturing without sacrificing
  coverage of the content.
• My students need opportunities for continuing
  discussion for peer learning.

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Support For New Instructional Approaches

• I would like to help my students focus more on
  understanding and application, rather than will
  this be on the test?
• I would like to give my students a greater sense
  of responsibility for their learning.

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Increased Teacher Productivity

• I would like to do more activity-based learning
  in class, but I have a lot of material I need to
  cover.
• I would like students to have more frequent grade
  updates.

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So in what category would you put your need?
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• Faculty are encouraged to move from a teaching
  model to a learning model but how do you do
  that in your class?

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• How do you, as a faculty member at an institution
  that emphasizes teaching, move from the sage on
  the stage to the guide on the side?

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• The typical answer to these questions is to open
  up class time for active learning
  strategies..but how do I do that and still
  provide the same coverage of the content?

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The Classroom Flip ModelJ. Wesley Baker
(2000)Ameritech Faculty Development Technology
Program
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Goals of the Classroom Flip Model

• Find an approach that would make it possible for
  faculty to move from sage to guide.
• Reduce the amount of time spent in class on
  lecturing, opening up class time for the use of
  active learning strategies.

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Goals of the Classroom Flip Model

• Focus more on understanding and application than
  on recall of facts, while not sacrificing
  presentation of the factual base.
• Provide students with more control over their own
  learning.

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Goals of the Classroom Flip Model

• Give students a greater sense of their own
  responsibility for their learning.
• Provide students with more opportunities to learn
  from their peers.

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Flip What?

• The model seeks to accomplish these goals by
  flipping what traditionally has been done
  inside and outside the classroom deliver rote
  lecture content online for students to study
  outside of class and use the time opened up in
  the classroom for learning-based activities.

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Move lecture materialout of the classroom
through online delivery. Extend conversation
outside of class through threaded discussion
Move homework into the classroom where the
instructor can serve as guide. Use opened up
time for discussion and practice.
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How?

• Determine a goal you would like to achieve in
  your teaching and/or your students learning.
• Develop an instructional strategy to accomplish
  your goal.
• Select an element of a CMS that can be used for
  this strategy.
• Identify the skills in the use of a CMS that you
  need to develop in order to implement the
  strategy.

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So, why use a CMS?
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Features of a CMS

• Course Content
• Web Pages
• Multiple media sources
• Student use is recorded
• Can link to
• Objectives
• Student Notes
• Discussion

• Benefits
• Not restrained by class time
• Can link to external resources
• Statistics on student use available
• Increased time in-class for application and
  discussion

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Features of a CMS

• Online Discussion
• Synchronous (Chat)
• Asynchronous (Discussion Board)
• Features
• Automatically created by CMS
• Messages archived
• Public/Private
• With names/anonymous

• Benefits
• 100participation
• Voice to the silent students
• Thoughtful, articulate responses
• Time on Task with content
• Transcript available for review

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Features of a CMS

• Online Quizzes
• Question types
• T/F, Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, Short
  Answer, Matching
• Set time available
• Question pool
• Automatic grading
• Set feedback
• Allow multiple attempts

• Benefits
• Holds students accountable for reading
• Saves class time
• Provides immediate feedback
• Can repeat for mastery

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NEEDS INSTRUCTIONALSTRATEGIESHOW CAN A CMS
HELP?
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Some Examples
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Student Motivation

• Need
• I need to capture the interest of my students.
• I want students to have a greater sense of
  control over their own learning.
• Strategy
• Provide a rich environment in which students can
  pursue their own interests and which accommodates
  different learning styles.
• CMS
• Extensive online material in Course Content areas
  including resource material and links to online
  sources for students to follow if interested.

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Student Motivation

• Need
• My students arent prepared for class discussion
  -they havent kept up with the textbook reading.
• Strategy
• Use pre-tests over the text readings.
• Encourage their engagement with the readings
  through discussion of key points with classmates.
• CMS
• Online quizzes can be set up to be made available
  right up to the time class starts. Students must
  read and take the quiz before class.
• Discussion groups set up and use the Discussion
  Board to discuss text reading.

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New Instructional Approaches

• Need
• I would like to reduce the amount of time spent
  on lecturing without sacrificing content
  coverage.
• Strategy
• Deliver the content online for the students to
  study outside of class.
• CMS
• Course Content area with web pages, Powerpoint
  presentations, etc.

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Unique Instructional Capabilities

• Need
• I need to be able to demonstrate processes
• Accomplished
• Use a variety of multimedia available for
  creating a demonstration
• CMS
• Media delivered in the Course Content areas

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Unique Instructional Capabilities

• Need
• My students need to be able to assess their
  understanding of the content
• Accomplished
• Provide student self-assessment and immediate
  feedback
• CMS
• Online quizzes and student self-assessment
  questions allow students to check their
  understanding and receive immediate feedback
  including suggestions for further study

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Unique Instructional Capabilities

• Need
• I would like to provide students with more
  immediate feedback on their work
• Accomplished
• Provide student self-assessment and immediate
  feedback
• Use electronic assignment submission
• CMS
• Online quizzes and student self-assessment
  questions
• Digital Dropbox allows students to submit
  assignments and receive them back with comments

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New Instructional Approaches

• Need
• My students need opportunities for continuing
  discussion for peer learning.
• I want to provide students with more
  opportunities for peer learning.
• Strategy
• Small group discussions, more partner/team-based
  projects, assign students or teams report topics
  then ask other students to ask questions and
  comment.
• CMS
• Online Discussion Board, Group Areas, Virtual
  Classroom (chat).

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New Instructional Approaches

• Need
• I would like to move from reception learning to
  discovery-based learning
• I would like to help my students focus more on
  understanding and application, rather than will
  this be on the test?
• Accomplished
• Active learning strategies in class, provide
  opportunity for 100 participation in discussion,
  interactive materials to content, student
  self-assessment
• CMS
• Online Discussion, super-charged Course Content,
  Online Quizzes

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Increased Teacher Productivity

• Need
• I would like to do more activity-based learning
  in class, but I have a lot of material I need to
  cover.
• More frequent grade updates
• Accomplished
• Deliver the content in a multimedia online for
  the students to study outside of class
• Provide up-to-date grade reports to students 24/7
• CMS
• Course Content section
• Use online gradebook, tracking and report
  functions

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Here we go again more interaction.

• So look back at the need that you identified
  earlier and think about some of the instructional
  strategies we have talked about.
• Identify how you could use a CMS to meet that
  need and identify what skills you need to develop
  or software you need to learn.

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Make that your professional development goal for
this year!
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bmcglasson_at_sbuniv.edutennesonm_at_evangel.edu

• Questions?