Flipped Classroom Lesson Plan

Your Name:

Christopher Cheung

Type of Lesson:

Flipped Classroom

Lesson Plan Title:

LinkedIn Profile Development

Discipline/Topic:

Career Education - The topic of this lesson plan is LinkedIn Profile Development. The
lesson will include what LinkedIn is, what the value of the platform is, how it can be used
as a job search tool, and what components should be included in a profile.

Target Population:

Grade Level: The target grade level for this lesson is post secondary. Students
participating in this lesson should be college-aged students (undergraduate or graduate).

Population Characteristics: Students participating in this lesson are college students that
are looking to leverage LinkedIn as a tool for their job and internship search.

Lesson Groupings: Students will learn about LinkedIn as individuals (from a recorded
lecture), collect information they will include on their LinkedIn profile as individuals,
build their LinkedIn profile as individuals, and share their profiles with a partner.

Curriculum Links:

This lesson supports both the prepare and connect portions of CCEs Career
Development Model.

The prepare portion of the model helps students create tailored resumes and cover
letters, practice interviewing skills, build a professional online presence, research
employers, and develop a plan of action for your search. By building a LinkedIn profile,
students are building a professional online presence they can use to supplement their
resume and provide potential employers with information and resources that make them
stand out.

The connect portion of the model helps students grow your network of support with
peers, faculty, alumni, and other industry professionals to gather information and advice.
Using LinkedIn, students can connect with industry professionals that can help students
conduct industry/company research, find hidden job opportunities, and build a network of
professional contacts.

Although CCEs Career Development Model is cyclical, this is the last lesson in the
career development series. At the conclusion of this lesson, having successfully
participated in all previous lessons, students will be fully equipped to tackle their
job/internship search.

Objectives:

The purpose of this lesson is to teach students what LinkedIn is, why it is useful tool,
how it can help them, and what goes into a profile. Using a flipped classroom model and
various means, students will learn these concepts at a high level then apply their
knowledge in a series of activities.

At the conclusion of this lesson, students will be able to:

Explain what LinkedIn is and how it is useful;

List the important aspects of a LinkedIn profile;
Build a LinkedIn profile.

ISTE Student Standards:

Digital Citizen: Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of

living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and
model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using
digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make
meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves
creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and
digital media appropriate to their goals.

Materials and Timing:

Materials:

Computer
Recorded Lecture

Time:

This lesson is in a flipped classroom format, and will take approximately 30 minutes
online (outside of the classroom) and 45 minutes in a live classroom.
Scope and Sequence:

Online (30 minutes)

1. Watch recorded lecture (10 minutes)
At home (or elsewhere outside of the classroom), students will watch the
recorded lecture that explains what LinkedIn is, what the value of the platform
is, how it can be used, and what components go into a profile. If necessary,
students may pause the recorded lecture to take notes, or rewind the recording
if they are not clear on something in particular.

Link to recorded lecture: https://www.youtube.com/embed/coJT-iYolCc

2. Build a Poplet concept map (20 minutes)
Once students have watched the recorded lecture, they will be asked to create
a concept map (using Poplet) that logically outlines all of the important
components of a LinkedIn profile. In addition to mapping out the important
pieces of a profile, students will also include their own personal information
that they want to include in their own LinkedIn profiles.

In Class (45 minutes)

1. LinkedIn review and discussion (15 minutes)
The instructor will briefly review the highlights from the recorded lecture. In
addition to briefly reviewing the content from the recorded lecture, the
instructor will also facilitate a class-wide discussion on the benefits of
LinkedIn by asking engaging and guiding questions, providing scaffolding
where necessary, and helping students build knowledge and understanding.
2. Build LinkedIn profile (25 minutes)
Using the information from their Poplet concept maps, students will build
their LinkedIn profile individually. During this activity, the instructor will
walk around the classroom to answer any questions and troubleshoot any
problems.
3. Share LinkedIn profile (5 minutes)
Once students are finished building their LinkedIn profiles, they will share
their profile with a partner. Students will be asked to explain why they made
certain decisions (wording of headline, choice of photo, selection of skills,
etc.).

Evaluation of Students:

Students will be evaluated on several different criteria throughout the lesson. Grades for
this lesson will be based on the following rubric:

Needs Improvement Good/Satisfactory Excellent

Objectives
1 point 2 points 3 points
Explain what Student cannot Student can Student can fully
LinkedIn is and how explain LinkedIn somewhat explain explain LinkedIn
it is useful. and its uses. LinkedIn and its and its uses.
uses.
List the important Student concept Student concept Student concept
aspects of a map includes little map includes some map includes all
LinkedIn profile. to no relevant relevant profile relevant profile
profile elements. elements. elements.
Build a LinkedIn Student LinkedIn Student LinkedIn Student LinkedIn
profile. profile is poorly profile is somewhat profile is well
constructed and is well constructed and constructed and
missing most contains most contains all essential
essential elements. essential elements. elements.

In order to receive full credit for this lesson, students will need to complete all of the
learning activities and demonstrate an understanding of the material. The rubric includes
three considerations, and three possible points for each consideration. Students must
demonstrate a full and complete understanding of the material in each category to receive
full credit.

Evaluation of the Lesson:

In order to determine if this lesson was successful or not, the instructor would need to
look at the overall student performance throughout the lesson.

If students are unable to create their Poplet concept maps or if students are unable to
participate in the in-class review and discussion, this would indicate that the recorded
lecture is not teaching students what they need to know about LinkedIn. On the other
hand, if students do very well in both activities, that would indicate that the recorded
lecture is a success.

If students are unable to build their LinkedIn profiles, or do not include all of the
necessary components (or include the wrong components) that would indicate a problem
with the recorded lecture and the in-class review/discussion. However, if students create
exemplary LinkedIn profiles, that would indicate that all of the materials and activities
are working well in helping students achieve the desired outcomes.

At the end of the semester, this lesson and all of the components will need to be evaluated
to determine if the content is still accurate and if the flipped classroom model worked.
This is part of the instructional design process.