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Blended Learning & the Flipped Classroom: A Teacher’s Toolbox Nicola Work University of Dayton [email protected]

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Blended Learning & the Flipped Classroom: A

Teacher’s ToolboxNicola Work

University of Dayton

[email protected]

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Blended Learning

“Blended learning is a student-centered approach to creating a learning experience whereby the learner interacts with other students, with the instructor, and with content (…) in both online and face-to-face environments. The instructional design of the experience organizes content, along with support materials, into synchronous and asynchronous learning events that are thoughtfully sequenced, with content that is delivered in a variety of modes ranging from traditional lecture to online tutorials.” Kevin Hodgson “Sharing time in a blended learning space” http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/6683

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Blended Learning

Blended learning, combining the best elements of online and face-to-face education, is likely to emerge as the predominant teaching model of the future. John Watson “Blending Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-face Education”

The integration of face-to-face and online learning to help enhance the classroom experience and extend learning through the innovative use of information and communications technology. Blended strategies enhance student engagement and learning through online activities to the course curriculum, and improve effectiveness and efficiencies by reducing lecture time. University of Calgary http://commons.ucalgary.ca/teaching/programs/itbl/

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Blended Learning - Recap

• Combination face-to-face and online

• Student-centered, teacher = mediator

• Materials delivered in variety of modes

• Student responsible for own learning

• Demonstrate understanding

• Integrate technology

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Blended Learning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learning

http://www.businesstrainingonline.co.uk/blended-learning.html

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Flipped Classroom

http://flippedlearning.org/cms/lib07/VA01923112/Centricity/Domain/46/FLIP_handout_FNL_Web.pdf

Identify the low-level procedural concepts that you teach; then, do these outside of class.

Instruction takes place mostly at home/online; students practice in class

Flipping = watching videos at home

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Flipped Classroom

• Fundamental premise: – Learning environment is student-centered

• Students share responsibility for learning• Students become engaged in learning process

– Students are introduced to content prior to class & practice in guided setting

– Online environment best for mechanical tasks, low level tasks

Language Educator, Nov. 2013

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Flipped Language Class

• Do low-level, procedural concepts outside of class

• Not a lot of lecturing in FL class (no video lectures)

• BUT:– Mechanical language manipulations– Grammar explanations– Reading – Listening

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Advantages

• More class time

• More TL use in class

• Learner control & differentiation

• Content permanently archived

• No absent student left behind

• Active learning

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Challenges

• Access to technology

• Too much screen time

• Repetitive / boring to always watch videos

• Anxiety about self-study

• Students may fall behind

• Fancy term for ‘homework’

• Students might not do the work

• Preparation time

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Technology ToolsFlipped Classroom

• PPT with recorded narration– Grammar explanation with examples– Cultural presentation with visuals, media– Listening comprehension based on pictures

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Technology ToolsFlipped Classroom

• Snagit (screen casting software)– Records what is shown on computer screen– PPT and record narration– Output is a video– Show a variety of programs/screens

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Technology ToolsFlipped Classroom

• Screen casting software (Doceri)– Grammar explanation with whiteboard writing

(how to conjugate)– Video: follow along directions on a map

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Technology ToolsFlipped Classroom

• QR code with link to YouTube video– Grammar explanations– Video clips, songs– Listening comprehensions: daily routine,

famous singer interview– Virtual trip– History, culture

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Technology ToolsFlipped Classroom

• Alternate Reality– Collection of different media linked to topic– Grammar– Culture– Exploratory Learning

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Teaching Ideas: Aurasma

Trigger Image to be scanned by iPad, iPod, iPhone

Button overlay becomes visibleButton overlay appears

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Teaching Ideas AurasmaWhen buttons are touched (1), new layers become visible (2).

1

2

• Links to websites

• Images• Videos

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Technology ToolsFlipped Classroom

• Podcasts (Audacity, AudioMemos; iTunesU)– Grammar explanations– Cultural information– Listening comprehension

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

SPEAKING

• Tellagami, Voki, AudioBoo, AudioMemos– Short recordings about family, school,

activities– Short narration (present, future, past)– Short cultural presentations

Use language in meaningful, personalized way outside of class

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

SPEAKING

• Video (phone camera, webcam)– Dialogues: greetings, ordering food in a

restaurant– Visual descriptions: daily routine

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

SPEAKING

• Skype– Cultural exchanges– Dialogues, interviews with another student

outside the school, even abroad

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

WRITING

• Cartoons (ToonDoo, Comics Head)– Short ‘stories’: greetings, q&a, grammar

practice (prepositions with countries, cities)– Short cultural ‘blurb’: famous person, cultural

concept, cultural difference

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

WRITING

• Ebooks (OurStory, Book Creator)– Short narrations in present, future, past– Creative writing– Descriptions– Personalized writing: daily routine, studies,

vacation

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

WRITING

• Postcards (Photocard, ecards)– Short narration about past weekend, future or

past vacation, plans for the future– Postcard exchange between students: Q&A,

getting to know each other– Description of own culture (birthday

celebrations, food habits)

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

WRITING

• Blogs, message boards, padlet– Expression of opinion– Discussion of a cultural topic, reading– Definitions

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

LISTENING

• Videos or audio (YouTube, news, interviews, songs, student presentations)– Cultural content– Listening comprehension (daily routine,

directions, interview, story)– Listen & find (finding vocabulary,

grammar items, expressions)

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Technology ToolsBlended Learning

READING

• Newspaper, blogs, websites, webquests, poems– Reading comprehension with summary,

opinion, answering questions, filling out a chart/grid

– Find & explain: find grammar items

in the text and explain rule

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My take: the best of both worlds

• Not merely grammar explanation videos outside of class (flipped)

• Extend language use to outside of class (blended)

• Personalized, creative language use

• Mix it up

• Make language use fun

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Questions?

Nicola Work

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@nicola_work

https://nicolawork.wordpress.com/

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