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The Flipped Classroom: How can you flip?

Learning about the Flipped Classroom technique will help professors to create an active learning environment for their students. In the LibGuide you will find plenty of resources to guide you along.

Steps to Flipping

  1. Define your learning objectives. Start small, and pick one lesson and corresponding homework assignment.
  2. Create lesson content to be accessible anywhere, anytime. You can do this by using one or more of the following:
    • VoiceThread in Canvas to add your voice and/or mark-up to PowerPoint slides.
    • Screen capture software to record demonstrations you create on a computer or tablet. 
    • Textbook companion site material and simulations. For example, MyMathLab, Cengage Mindtap, etc.
    • Existing videos on Kahn academy or YouTube, but, remember to carefully review the material for accuracy and relevancy. 
  3. Use class time to complete the activity. 
  4. Assess student progress via formal or informal assessment and modify instruction to address areas needing further explanation. 

Content for the Student to View Prior to Class

  • Student has first exposure to content prior-to-class
    • Use material already available to you. Your PowerPoints, textbook material, articles, YouTube videos, or Kahn Academy.
    • Add your voice to PowerPoints with VoiceThread, or with a screen capture tool like Screenpresso.
    • Make sure students can easily access your materials. Canvas or your textbook publisher course space is a great way to do this. Posting PowerPoints with voice to YouTube is also an option. You can post the video as PRIVATE. This allows only those with the link to the video to view the content. 
    • Include formats for all abilities. Include closed caption or a transcript for any audio. 

Assessing Student Knowledge

Assessing student knowledge prior or during class time provides you information you can use to efficiently teach. You will be identifying the areas in which students need further explanation.

  • Formative - gives you feedback w/o grading the student
  • Summative - holds the student accountable to meeting a benchmark aka graded

Tools for conducting assessment outside of class:

  • Canvas quizzes
  • Textbook publisher website quizzes and activities 
  • Canvas discussion board

Tools for conducting assessment during class:

  • Kahoot! See bucks.libguides.com/kahoot for instructions on creating quizzes and surveys. 
  • iClicker See this comprehensive tutorial https://youtu.be/HfMSr1IZRcg  on using student clickers for multiple choice or true/false polling. Stop by the Newtown Campus Library to check-out the clicker set. 
  • Use the assignment you would typically give as homework for the lesson, and complete the assignment during class. 

Low Tech Flipping

You may say to yourself:

“I don’t know if I’m creative enough to flip my class. How do you keep coming up with new teaching strategies and tools to engage students during class time?” Read about some low-tech ideas to flip your class!

The Flipped Classroom Unplugged: Three Tech-Free Strategies for Engaging Students