Defining Flipped Learning by the flipped learning network

Greetings, 

The flipped learning network released a definition for flipped learning.  I think this will be useful to have a working definition that we can all share and use to communicate and describe flipped learning.  Stay Tuned....

Definition of Flipped Learning 
Released March 12, 2014

To counter common misconceptions and bring clarity to discussions about “Flipped Learning,” the governing board and key leaders of the Flipped Learning Network (FLN) announced a formal definition of the term. They also released the Four Pillars of F-L-I-P™ and a checklist of eleven indicators that educators must incorporate into their practice. The group of experienced flipped educators also draws a distinction between Flipped Learning and a Flipped Classroom.

For a PDF of the Definition, Pillars and Indicators, click here.

Cook'in with Camtasia

Greetings Everyone
I just finished making my thirtieth (30) video for my flipping introductory biology class.  I have learned much about the process and want to share a few things.

• More pictures, videos and animations and less words.  I started using my Powerpoint. and screen-casting myself presenting my power-point but I soon realized that was same kind of presentation I had been doing in class and the kind I wanted to change.  So I quickly changed my ways ( need to go back and change some of those first videos) and now, I use the PowerPoint lectures as a foundation.  I hide all the word  slides and use them as the script for the images.  I interweave videos and animations in between my descriptions to make them more active presentation.

• Camtasia will allow you to  remove the sound track and talk over an animation.  I do this when the animation is excellent but the description just does not fit my material.  This flexibility can really help to create screen-casts for your particular student population.

• A good picture is as good as a video.  Especially if you use the Camtasia tools like zooming in and call-outs.  You can make a dynamic presentation with just a still photo.

• Record those great flash animations and gifs and then use them as demonstrations.  I have a particular flash animation about diffusion that allows me to change the temperature, size of the balls, and other parameters.  I used it to create a video to explain the movement of matter and diffusion.  It was very visual and made the point well.

While producing thirty videos is an accomplishment, I need to make about 30 more.  But, I am flipping ready to meet the challenge.

stay tuned......