Innovative Technology -Flipped LearningBy: Laurie Ferrato

What is Flipped Learning?

A flipped learning environment is created when the
students learn their content material at home.

While in the classroom there is personalized instruction

or interacting activities about the material they learned at home.

This is a more student-centered approach So...kinda like this Cool Tools homework assignment!

The Flipped Learning Network

The Flipped Learning Network is an online community to support educators for a successful flipped learning environment. They have a 4 Pillar (F.L.I.P) as a guidance.
4 pillars for F-L-I-P
1) Flexible Environment 2) Learning Culture 3) Intentional Content 4) Professional Educator

F.L.I.P Pillars
1) Flexible Environment
According to the Flipped
Learning Network Accommodate lesson plans
and units

2) Learning Culture
Lots of feedback!

In class time content is

discussed in-depth, hands on activities.

Expectations (for the

individual and not the whole as much)

Create meaning

Flexible physical learning

space Summary: MIX IT UP!

Rich experiences

F.L.I.P. Pillars Cont.

3) Intentional Content
Develop fluency in the
subject among the students

4) Professional Educator
Always available to the
students (because they and their needs are the focus!)

Instruction is prioritize to

meet the individual learners needs such as a video, or a Prezi) is used where they can use independently and explore with.

Assessments are used to build

students upnot to rank them.

Relevant content (or tools

Educators are aware of their

own progress (willingness to learn more and collaborate with other instructors.

A Video of a Flipped Learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H4RkudFzlc&featu
re=channel&list=UL
(This video is provided by the Flipped Learning Network along with many others)

What Flipped Learning Network Provides:

Resources
Lesson plans (examples) Case studies (such as how successful this is/is not) Videos (for Students, Educators, and Parents)

Events Support
Partnerships -> to help find funding Sponsorships
Most Important: A community

Flipped Learning and the Century Learner:

It uses 21st century technology
More is relevant/appealing to the students

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It extends their learning environment

Example: Instead of a four-wall classroom, the world (because
of the extent of technology can reach) becomes their classroom

A flipped learning classroom is built for the students,

meaning: Concentrates on their interests/needs Builds ownerships/ individual participation

Excitement!

Pros/Cons of Flipped Learning

Pros:
This learning environment
may really suite the 21st Century Learner

Cons:
The technology may not be
available for all students. While videos seem to be the majority of

It promotes exploring/ critical

thinking/creativity

tools used for the students learn-they are not the only way.

Independence/ownership
among the students for their work

However, if an educator does

use videos or other online/computer for content material-this could widen a gap of opportunities among those students who do not have the economic means.

A strong community for the

teachers to connect with

Interactive Example
Here is an example, similar to a Web-quest, of what
students would learn at home. What I think is important about this example is that: A) Its interactive B) It uses different media (pictures, videos, reading, reada-loud) C) It is relative/constructed in an appealing and easy to understand manner

http://visual.ly/great-barrier-reef-obituary

References:
http://flippedlearning.org/Page/1

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/nginteractive/2014/mar/great-barrier-reef-obituary