What do you mean by double-flipping the learning?
- First flip (Flipped Learning / @jonbergmann ) your learning by providing students the means to absorb curricular content digitally, or via the web. Material and information that would have traditionally been presented during class time is now "shared" digitally. Face-to-face time is now spent doing the "work" associated with the course. "Classwork at home, homework in class." Ask yourself, "why am I giving homework?" Short, animated video from Flipped Classroom.org
- Second flip (Connectivism as Learning Theory / George Siemens & Stephen Downes) your learning by reversing the roles of teachers and learners. Students become the owners / directors of the learning by investigating and researching topics, mastering concepts and skills, solving problems (PBL), or completing projects - and then communicating, presenting, or "teaching", what they have learned to the class, or wider audience. Teachers learn all they can about their students' interests, abilities, and aptitudes so that they can assist in the formation learning goals, challenge students, and help them to become individually responsible for their connected learning.
Why should I consider doing a double-flip?
- Maximize class time with guided practice, differentiated instruction, provide spontaneous feedback to formative assessments, student-to-student problem solving or group projects.
- Students can access and review digitized content as needed, students can create and grow their personal learning network and connect with experts in areas of interest.
- Students can enhance skills and develop areas of mastery that can be shared locally or globally. The "audience" of learners helps boost accountability, pride, and performance.
- Teachers model connectivist learning practices and assist students in becoming responsible for their own learning. More meaningful connections are established - teacher to student, as well as, student to student. Teachers get to work smarter, not harder. Students will work harder knowing that they are supported while doing more meaningful, personalized learning.
How should I begin preparing for double-flipped learning?
- Keep revisiting the question, "why do I want to do this?"
- Review ISTE Standards for Teachers and ISTE Standards for Students - these can help guide your practice and assess your progress.
- With respects to digitized resources, do you want to curate, create, or both?
- Gather and practice using the technology tools that will support connected learning.
- Leverage your PLN for resources and guidance in shifting the learning pedagogy.
- Identify the key skills and objectives that you want your students to master through connected learning.
- Review the existing learning materials and get rid of the obsolete, paper-based items that will inhibit your pedagogy shift. Digitize and update the materials that are worth keeping.
- Take time to reflect. Share the setbacks and successes with professional learning teams (PLTs) and your personal learning network (PLN).
Double flipping has the exciting potential of allowing students to take ownership of their education while developing investigative, collaborative skills that can be the foundation for a life time of connected learning. Meanwhile, teachers guide activities and practices that help expose and expand the world's collective knowledge base.
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