Engaging students in large classes requires a few different skills to engaging with smaller, more intimate groups. Here Deborah Ball, from the Centre for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan, discusses how she works with a large face-to-face class. No technology (although that certainly could be incorporated, through such applications as Socrative or GoSoapBox)…just active engagement.
There are several motivations for flipping (or integrating) the classroom. The face-to-face time, which is valuable real-estate, is reserved for more active learning. The integration of technology into learning activities caters to different learning styles, allowing personalised, flexible learning. Students also learn how to learn, preparing them for lifelong learning, both for further study and their future professions. John Bergman explains how in this simple video: One of the concerns about adopting a ‘flipped’ classroom approach (where face-to-face time is…