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1. Flipped classroom for
the 21st century
Dr Paula Hodgson
Project Manager, General Education Office
Hong Kong Baptist University
phodgson@hkbu.edu.hk
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2. Outline
Flipped classroom: What it is
[flipped classroom, inverted classroom, flip
teaching, flipped teaching]
How to develop positive attitude towards active
discovery for learning

3. Teaching challenges in traditional teaching
Content
Too much to teach, ever expanding syllabus
Not enough time to organize interactivities in class
Mode of teaching: Lecturing
What is covered rather than what is learned
Limited opportunities for students to develop critical
thinking

4. Teaching challenges in traditional
teaching
Pre-class task
Students not doing reading
In-class
Students doing assignments [of other courses
particularly close to the end of a semester]

5. Can technology offers
some solutions for
the teaching challenges

6. What is flipped classroom
‘The term "flipping" comes from the idea of swapping
homework for class work. Students typically are assigned
the video-watching for homework, freeing up class time
that used to be spent listening to lectures for hands-on
activities and application of knowledge, which used to
serve as homework.’
Education week ‘Educators evaluate flipped classroom’

7. Materials to work on at home
Watching video [5-10 min long]
 Building foundational knowledge
 Exploring conceptions [induced curiosity in learning]
A variety of resources, worksheet, textbook
excerpts
 http://216.78.200.159/Documents/RandD/Education%20Week/Flipped%20Classrooms.pdf

8. Pre-class viewing: Initial discovery
experience
 Pre-class viewing
 Based on watching the
video, post a question to the
forum in learning
management system to be
discussed in the class
 Doing quiz [check
understanding]

9. Flipped classroom in practice
 Jonathan Bergmann & Aaron Sams
created videos of the lectures in
Chemistry and Advanced Placement
Chemistry classes in 2007
Before class
Students are required to
take notes on the videos
and come to class with one
thoughtful question to share

10. In-class time
Going through questions posted
Short lecture to extend from the video
watched

11. Student engagement
Going through a period of exploration,
‘guided’ inquiry-based learning before
attending the class
How do we engage students in the
contact hour?

12. Classroom practice
A Day in the Flipped Classroom [12.22
min]
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGfu2
Nj4FCQ [starting 1.40~ 7min]
Flipping the classroom –
simply speaking [3.24 min]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26
pxh_qMppE

13. After watching the video segment
New questions on flipped classroom
Sharing new ideas

14. Flipped classroom is to
provide
an active
learning environment

15. Active learning in the class
Clarifying muddy concepts
Bringing questions with time index of the video
Student-generated questions [Exploring
problems with differentiated difficulties]
Problem solving in groups
Problem-solving strategies [metacognition]

16. Active learning in the class
Learning in actions: Applying theories/principles in
cases/scenarios, including brainstorming ideas,
evaluating ideas, designing potential solutions
Technique
Think-pair-share
Teaching peers with jigsaw

17. Benefit of adopting flipped classroom
Encouraging an inquiry mind for learning
Meeting needs of learners with different learning styles
[providing multimodal environment with materials in text,
videos, photos and auditory resource]
Knowing students’ learning areas of interest [e.g.
questions posted] and conceptions of a topic [e.g. quiz]
before class
More time for active learning
More time to discuss complex concepts in class

18. Tips of adopting flipping classroom
It is NOT about “all or nothing”
What topic[s] to flip? Manageable by students
When to flip the classroom [dependent to
independent learning]? Mid-course
Using educational content that is already available on
the Web like YouTube EDU and Public Broadcasting
Service PBS

19. Tips of adopting flipping classroom
Preparing short [3~5 minutes] videos
Orienting student expectations; encouraging their
own discovery
Providing recognition of active participation
Encouraging students to reflect / think how best they
learn and be aware of learning progress

20. Creating moments of learning curiosity
Creating lively/fun for learning
Enabling students to develop
independent learning/research skills
Promoting higher ordered thinking
Meeting different learning styles

21. Outcomes of adopting flipping
classroom
Students no longer complaining about the
pace [Teaching large classes PennStateU
Students performing better in
examinations [36.55~37.35]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGEU8_QQtn0 [42min]

22. Implications
Fewer/No lectures [Standford
University; University of Wisconsin-
Madison]
Replacing lectures with more laboratory
work

23. ‘The Future of the Lecture Might Be in
Less Talk’

24. References
 Lage, M. J., Platt, G. J., & Treglia, M. (2000). Inverting the
classroom: A gateway to creating an inclusive learning environment.
The Journal of Economic Education, 31(1), 30-43.
 http://www.flipteaching.com/resources/Inverting-the-Classroom_-A-
Gateway-to-Creating-an-Inclusive-Learning-Environment.pdf
 Gannod, G. C., Burge, J. E., & Helmick, M. T. (2008). Using the
inverted classroom to teach software engineering. Paper presented
at the Proceedings of the 30th international conference on Software
engineering.
 https://mailserver.di.unipi.it/ricerca/proceedings/ICSE2008/icse/p777.pdf