Flipped classrooms are all the buzz in education, but what does it mean, exactly? And why should you flip your classroom and perhaps more importantly, how does an instructor flip the classroom? There are numerous definitions of the flipped or inverted class, but typically an instructor ‘flips’ by replacing lecture with hands-on activities that enhance student engagement in the classroom. Flipping a classroom (or any change, for that matter) seems daunting to many instructors. Most of us that have been teaching for several years have found a nice, comfortable method of teaching that we worked hard to achieve. While the research is still rather sparse on the effects on students, a case study I completed for an Introduction to Business course I flipped in 2014, indicated that flipping the classroom increased my attendance in classes by 12% and increased student success by 16% (exams and final grades).
By Sarah Shepler
Read more.
http://www.pearsoned.com/education-blog
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
How Software Helps Keep Online Learners Honest
People often express worry that the relative anonymity of online learning environments and the disconnected nature of being in a MOOC (massive online open course) leads to more opportunities for academic dishonesty and outright cheating.
However, emerging and improving technologies may prove to offer more — not less — protection from would-be cheaters.
By Beth Porter
Read more.
http://techcrunch.com
However, emerging and improving technologies may prove to offer more — not less — protection from would-be cheaters.
By Beth Porter
Read more.
http://techcrunch.com
Monday, November 9, 2015
Many Colleges Now See Centers for Teaching With Technology as Part of ‘Innovation Infrastructure’
In the past few years, many colleges have expanded the scale and scope of centers that support teaching and learning with technology, as part of an effort to build a new “innovation infrastructure” for instruction.
That’s according to the results of a new survey of directors of academic-technology centers at 163 colleges and universities, released last week at the annual conference of Educause, an organization that supports technology on campuses.
Read more.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus
That’s according to the results of a new survey of directors of academic-technology centers at 163 colleges and universities, released last week at the annual conference of Educause, an organization that supports technology on campuses.
Read more.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)