Flipping the Classroom
The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. Short video/audio lectures are viewed/listened to by students at home before the class session, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, one on one help or discussions.
"How to Flip Without Flopping"
"Things You Should Know About Flipped Classrooms"
"Blended or Flipped Classrooms"
"How to Flip Without Flopping"
"Things You Should Know About Flipped Classrooms"
"Blended or Flipped Classrooms"
The Accelerated ClassroomCalifornia Acceleration Project
Large research studies inside and outside California have established that the more levels of developmental courses a student must take, the less likely the student is to ever complete college courses in English and Math. The California Acceleration Project stresses that we can’t keep attributing this problem to students’ low skills or low motivation. Instead, we must examine our curricular sequences themselves. Project leaders Katie Hern and Myra Snell make the case that high attrition rates are structurally guaranteed in multi-semester developmental sequences. The more “exit points” where students can fall away by not passing or not enrolling in the next course, the smaller the number of students who will complete the final course. Acceleration Across California |
Learner-Centered ClassroomLearner-centered teaching is an approach to teaching that is increasingly being encouraged in higher education. Learner-centered teachers do not employ a single teaching method. This approach emphasizes a variety of different types of methods that shifts the role of the instructors from givers of information to facilitating student learning.
Traditionally instructors focused on what they did, and not on what the students are learning. This emphasis on what instructors do often leads to students who are passive learners and who did not take responsibility for their own learning. Educators call this traditional method, “instructor-centered teaching.” In contrast, “learner-centered teaching” occurs when instructors focus on student learning. "Five Characteristics of a Learner Centered Classroom" "Learning Centered Teaching and Education" |
Service-Learning ClassroomService-learning is an educational approach that balances formal instruction and direction with the opportunity to serve in the community in order to provide a pragmatic, progressive learning experience. Service-Learning must properly connect the traditional classroom experience with the real life lessons that come through service. Proper S-L approaches will provide a series of exercises to allow students to reflect on their service experiences in order to grow in character, in problem-solving skills, and in an understanding of civic responsibility. Many colleges and universities now embrace the concept of Service-Learning as a legitimate and beneficial means to engage students in their learning experience. Although Service-Learning approaches may differ greatly from place to place, it should allow participants the opportunity to effectively learn through the practical experience of serving the community in one way or another.
Service-learning is an approach to education that incorporates both traditional classroom learning with direct hands-on experience. "A Checklist for Implementing Service Learning" "Faculty Toolkit for Service Learning in Higher Education" |