New Thoughts on Flipping the Classroom

As I shared in class, I think that flipping the classroom would provide my students with more time to practice applying strategies in speaking.  Right now I include four mini speeches throughout the semester, but those only account for four days.  Additional, varied low stakes speaking opportunities in class could help them feel better prepared.

Crystal also had a great idea about only flipping the classroom for certain topics and using a more traditional class setting for other topics.  I think this would also be useful, especially when I start the semester with skills that everyone's going to need throughout the rest of the semester (like outlining and organization).  For these first few weeks it would be helpful to use a traditional classroom setting to ensure that everyone understood these foundational chapters and skills within them.

What is flipping the classroom?

I think that flipping the classroom means that lectures are designed for students to view at home and engage with the class materials before they come to class.  Then, once they come to class the time usually spent on lectures is used for class activities.

I can see the benefits of flipping the classroom because it could create a more engaging classroom environment, but my concerns would be that students would be resistant because of what a great change it would be from the regular class meeting they're used to.