Blended Learning & Flipped Classroom

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•Online learning + face-to-face learning

Use online resources to:

Make content available outside of class.

• PPT before class.

• Video lecture.

• Reading notes (textbooks, extra learning materials, etc.)

• Associated online exercises. [to check whether students have watched the videos, read the lecture notes, understand the key content, etc.]

Ask them to

• Sing an English song

• Develop a Kahoot! Game (target academic vocabulary)

• Recommend a TED talk and explain why

• Recommend a short story/ novel/ poem and explain why

• Participate in the lesson planning

3 times

• Listen to you once

• Watch it again

• Discuss it with other classmates

A Common Misunderstanding

What do we do in class?

Traditional homework

• Practice speaking, writing, reading & writing

• Practice using the key vocabulary and sentence structures

Normally, how do you plan your lesson? How do you decide the level of difficulty?

Normally,

• Educated guess on knowledge levels

• Limited information on students

• Too easy. Most students bored

• Too difficult. Most students lost

• Middle?

Benefits of online learning

Move at own pace

• Familiar --- faster

• Unfamiliar --- pause, re-watch, other resources

• Immediate feedback

Engage when most alert

• Early or late

Take breaks when needed

Pace of learning --- traditional classroom: Synchronous - Time-based learning

• All students get materials, are assessed, and move on to the next topic at same time.

• Regardless of their individual performance or gaps in knowledge

Pace of learning --- blended classroom: Asynchronous - master-based learning

• Acknowledges that some students need more time, and some need less time.

• Give students as much time as needed.

• Students move forward when ready.

E-learning --- Common doubts & challenges

About technical resources

• Affordable? Devices, wifi, technical problems, etc.

• Reliable? Will it distract students from the real learning? Is it really effective?

• Easy-to-use? Can teachers/ students master the IT tools quickly?

About students

• Trustworthy? Self-regulation? Independent learning skills?

About teachers

• Time-consuming?