Adoption of flipped learning in social humanities education: the FIBER experience in secondary schools

ABSTRACT

FIBER (Flipped Issue-Based Enquiry Ride) is a teacher-facilitated interactive pedagogic framework that the authors propose to integrate flipped learning into social humanities education. This paper reports a quasi-experimental study (with mixed methods) which examined the pedagogic effectiveness of FIBER in the authentic setting of formal curriculum learning and teaching. The study involved totally 611 Secondary-4 students from academically top, middle and bottom schools in Hong Kong. In comparison with the conventional issue-based enquiry learning approach, FIBER had different intensity of positive effects on the high, moderate, and low academic-achieving student participants. This paper provides researchers and educational practitioners with empirical evidence for supporting wider adoption of FIBER in social humanities education, as well as harnessing flipped learning in formal schooling. Apart from discussing the benefits, the authors also underline the challenges of FIBER and suggest future work.     

Activating learning in engineering education using ICT and the concept of ‘Flipping the classroom’

ABSTRACT

This case study trialled the introduction of a student-response system (Top Hat) in a third-year engineering Fluid Mechanics course (n?=?44) to improve student engagement, motivation and cognition. It was recognised that for the potential benefits of student-response systems (SRSs) to be fully realised, more time must be allocated for student engagement and the active learning components of the course. In order to allow sufficient time to fully engage with the SRSs and other classroom activities, traditional lectures were revised and the classroom format was flipped. This paper presents the initial case study results focusing on the use of SRSs. Overall, the new flipped lecture and SRS teaching format demonstrated a substantial increase in the level of student engagement, motivation, active learning and attendance compared to previous cohorts. However, the increased levels of engagement did not appear to reflect on any large increase in students’ individual grades.     

基于理解的翻转课堂研究--以《电视编导与制作》课程为例

为了回应翻转课堂教学如何深度应用的问题,提出了“基于理解的翻转课堂”教学设计框架。即翻转教学形式为理解拓展空间,翻转设计流程保证理解性目标的实现,翻转学习内容的顺序激发理解的内在动机,翻转提问时机促进课堂理解性活动的开展,翻转学习资源提供的顺序有利于“先学后教”的实现。在此框架基础上,以《电视编导与制作》课程为例,验证了基于理解的翻转课堂教学策略的有效性。     

翻转课堂及其在大学英语教学中的应用

在我国教育信息化改革的浪潮下,起源于美国教育界的翻转课堂,以建构主义理论为指导,以现代化信息技术为依托,作为一种创新型教学模式,正以其独特的优势引起我国教育界的重视和青睐。该文以教育信息化改革为导向,围绕翻转课堂的起源及定义分析,从当前大学英语教学现状入手,阐述了翻转课堂指导大学英语教学的可行性分析及其优势,并提出相关的对策及建议,给出了课堂实践案例,以期为我国高校实施大学英语翻转课堂实践提供借鉴。     

体验式学习、“翻转”课堂与MOOC比较研究

"翻转"课堂与MOOC(大规模网络开放课程)都是随着科技进步和教育理念变革产物,它们对传统的教育模式与学习模式都产生了巨大影响。体验式教学也是近些年被广泛应用的教学模式,本论文通过比较这三者的区别与联系旨在探讨它们所具有共通的教育理念以及应用范围。     

基于电子书包的翻转课堂教学研究

翻转课堂的出现为教与学的发展提供了新思路,与之对应的教学理念、教学模式也应运而生。探讨了基于电子书包的翻转课堂教学理念,对电子书包含义进行了阐述,介绍了翻转课堂产生的有关背景、含义与特征,以及当前研究的实践案例;探讨了借助电子书包的翻转课堂给教育教学带来的启示。     

翻转课堂在运动生理学运用中的实践与思考

运动生理学作为体育专业必修课之一,知识点学生掌握起来较困难,翻转课堂作为一种新的教学模式,它在课堂上的运用可以解决这一问题。翻转课堂在运动生理的课程运用,方便教师开展教学,提高教学质量,提高学生自主学习能力,满足不同学生学习层次。归纳总结翻转课堂在运动生理学运用中的实践问题,丰富教学模式的方式,提高运动生理学的教学质量。     

Flipped Active Learning in Your Mathematics Classroom Without Videos

We explored the effectiveness of a flipped active learning pedagogy in a liberal arts mathematics course without video or interactive preparation. In both control and active learning classes, students were required to respond to a reading before class and take a quiz after class. During the active learning class, students worked together in groups on problems instead of listening to a lecture. This modest change in the in-class course structure showed that students were more willing to work with peers and ask questions of the instructor. Sources examined include common grade items as well as pre- and post-course attitude surveys.     

基于视频公开课的翻转课堂教师培训模式

在《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2011-2020)》中关于高等教育优质资源普及共享的思想指导下,教育部启动了视频公开课的建设工作。视频公开课为教师专业发展提供了优质资源,翻转课堂是混合式学习的有效实现途径,二者的结合可以实现教学内容与教学方式的创新与发展。该文在对国内外基于资源的教师专业发展相关研究分析的基础上,提出了基于视频公开课的翻转课堂教师培训模式要以视频公开课作为资源,开展培训内容体系的设计、个性化培训策略的设计、培训活动的设计、培训支持服务的设计及立体的培训评价体系的设计。     

Including Inquiry-Based Learning in a Flipped Class

Abstract

Flipped classrooms and inquiry-based learning (IBL) have each become popular in their own right, leading to a natural question: Why not combine these two great ideas? Although flipping a class usually involves students reading or watching videos before class, and IBL focuses on allowing and encouraging students to develop material on their own, both styles emphasize active learning and critical thinking through activities such as group work and presentations while minimizing lectures. In this article, I discuss ways that the two teaching styles can complement each other and be implemented concurrently, with some examples from my flipped calculus II course. Throughout this discussion the focus remains on ways to keep students engaged and how to instill deep content knowledge.