UNIT 1: What is a flipped classroom?
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In this unit, participants will know and understand the characteristics of a flipped classroom.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- identify key characteristics of a traditional classroom model based on outside knowledge
- define the word flip based on outside knowledge
- apply the definition of flip to the traditional classroom model to discover characteristics of the flipped classroom model
- confirm characteristics of the flipped classroom model by watching a video on flipped classrooms
Looking at the Traditional Classroom Model
Before we discuss the flipped classroom model, think about the traditional classroom model – what typically happens during class time? What do the students do when they go home to prepare for class the next day? Discuss your thoughts in the Discussion page of this course (UNIT 1: Discussion 1).
Making the Flip
Next, think about the word flip. Define flip in your own words. The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary defines flip as “the act of turning something over quickly one or more times." How do you think this definition applies to a classroom? Write down your thoughts, then watch the video below.
Flipping Your Classroom: What is a Flipped Class?
Were your thoughts correct? Did anything in the video surprise you? Record your thoughts in the Discussion page of this course (UNIT 1: Discussion 2).
References and Resources
Definition of "flip" - English Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/flip
UTexasCTL. (2013). Flipping Your Class: What is a Flipped Class? Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYBUJMmqsK4
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