The early months of 2015 saw record-breaking snowfall in the Boston area, causing wide-spread school closings.\u00a0What do you do when you need to cancel class or\u00a0the university is closed for inclement weather\u00a0or a flu outbreak? How do you ensure that your students don\u2019t fall behind?<\/p>\n
In this third\u00a0post in our Instructional Continuity series<\/a>, we\u2019ll explore some\u00a0ideas and strategies faculty have used\u00a0for flipping their classroom.<\/p>\n What is a\u00a0Flipped Classroom?<\/strong> Looking to replicate a classroom lecture? Try using online tutorials and trainings. Khan Academy<\/a> offers instructional videos and practice exercises on a number of subjects, including\u00a0math, science, arts, humanities, computing, and more.<\/p>\n I made extensive use of Khan Academy, which has a massive library of math videos (as well as other topics) as well as self-correcting exercise sets to accompany many topics. All students were required to establish a free account at Khan Academy, which allowed me to monitor the time they spent viewing videos and doing each problem in the exercise set, along with whether they got problems right or wrong. Do your students need to learn a technology tool, such as Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, video editing tools, or more? Trainings and tutorials are available online at Atomic Learning<\/a>\u00a0(you will need to log in with your myLesley username and password).<\/p>\n Looking to step up the technology a bit? Create your own online tutorial or demonstrate\u00a0a process using a screencast tool such as Screencast-O-Matic<\/a> or SnagIt<\/a>.<\/p>\n The course I was teaching required that students learn quite a few technology tools (like Google Sites and Inspiration).\u00a0 I was able to teach them to use the technology through creating\u00a0videos for them, focusing them on resources within Atomic Learning, and using screencast tools. Do you want to record a mini lecture?\u00a0Use Kaltura<\/a> to create a webcam recording to introduce a new topic, explain a concept from the readings, or provide additional information about an assignment. Or find an existing video lesson online at TED-Ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Looking for more ideas for flipped classrooms?<\/p>\n Looking for more ideas? Visit Planning for Instructional Continuity<\/a>\u00a0for guidelines\u00a0on creating an emergency plan for your course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The early months of 2015 saw record-breaking snowfall in the Boston area, causing wide-spread school closings.\u00a0What do you do when you need to cancel class or\u00a0the university is closed for inclement weather\u00a0or a flu outbreak? How do you ensure that … Continue reading
\nThe flipped classroom is a pedagogical model where faculty deliver instruction online, outside of class. This could take on many forms, including directing your students to existing tutorials, recording mini lectures from your webcam, and creating quick screencasts.\u00a0A flipped classroom doesn’t need to be an all or nothing approach – you can use pieces of the flipped classroom idea to make up for lost class time.<\/p>\n
\nJim O\u2019Keefe
\nCLAS\/NSM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nLinda Mensing Triplett
\nGraduate School of Education<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n