2. FLIPPED CLASSROOMS
What is it?
The flipped classroom is a
pedagogical model in which the
typical lecture and homework
elements of a course are
reversed.
The notion of a flipped classroom
draws on such concepts as active
learning, student engagement, hybrid
course design, and course
podcasting.
There is no single model for the flipped
classroom the term is widely used to
describe almost any class structure that
provides prerecorded lectures followed by
in-class exercises. In one common model,
students might view multiple lectures of five
to seven minutes each.
Online quizzes or activities can be
interspersed to test what students have
learned.
A growing number of higher
education individual faculty
have begun using the flipped
model in their courses.
3. BLENDED LEARNING
Blended learning is a term increasingly used to describe the way e-learning is
being combined with traditional classroom methods and independent study
to create a new, hybrid teaching methodology. It represents a much greater
change in basic technique than simply adding computers to classrooms; it
represents, in many cases, a fundamental change in the way teachers and
students approach the learning experience. It has already produced an
offshoot the flipped classroom that has quickly become a distinct approach of
its own.
There is a general consensus among education innovators that blended
learning has three primary components:
• In-person classroom activities facilitated by a trained educator.
• Online learning materials, often including pre-recorded lectures given by
that same instructor.
• Structured independent study time guided by the material in the lectures
and skills developed during the classroom experience.
4. Blended Learning vs. Flipped
Learning.
Blended Learning.
Blended learning involves online and face-to-face instruction. Both are used
alongside each other in order to provide a comprehensive learning experience. For
example, a trainer might give learners a list of online resources they can use to
broaden their understanding of the topic, or ask them to complete an online group
project that centers on a subject they are currently discussing. In the case of
blended learning, online materials do not take the place of face-to-face instruction;
instead, the two modalities complement one another. They truly “blend” in order to
create an enriched online training environment for the learner.
Flipped Learning.
Flipped learning, which is also known as a flipped classroom, is a bit more clear-cut.
There is a divide between the technology and face-to-face elements of the learning
experience. A learner is asked to watch an eLearning video or participate in another
online learning exercise BEFORE coming to class. In the classroom the new materials
are explored at-length. In most cases, the knowledge that is learned online is
applied in the classroom.
