Flip and feedback
“Flipping” lectures and homework is being tested at some schools, reports Ed Week. In a Khan Academy pilot in suburban Los Altos, California (where I live), students in grades 5-8 watch Khan’s online...
View ArticleFlipping catches on
Flipping instruction — typically, students watch a video at home and work through problems at school — is going mainstream, writes Education Sector’s Bill Tucker in Education Next. Colorado chemistry...
View ArticleWhy we flipped chemistry class
Flipped Classrooms Are Here to Stay write two teachers who flipped chemistry classes at their Colorado high school. Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams recorded lectures and told students to watch the...
View ArticlePoor schools try ‘flipping’ too
“Flipping the classroom” works for low-income students — if their teachers can come up with the technology, writes Sarah Butrymowicz on the Hechinger Report. Sacha Luria, a Portland, Oregon elementary...
View ArticleCritics hit the math of Khan
Khan Academy’s free math videos teach procedures rather than concepts, according to critics, reports the San Jose Mercury News. A ”Mystery Teacher Theatre 2000″ video by two Michigan professors, David...
View ArticleE-texts will read students
In a year or so, when students read e-textbooks, the books may be reading students’ “engagement” and study habits. Community college instructors are “flipping” — putting lectures online to use class...
View Article‘Flipped’ engineering raises pass rates
“Flipping” and “blending” a San Jose State engineering class raised pass rates dramatically. The university partnered with edX on the pilot. Eighty randomly selected students in an entry-level...
View ArticleThe college advantage is narrowing
College graduates’ earnings advantage is narrowing slightly, according to two new College Board reports. Flip MOOCs to help community college students succeed, suggests Bill Gates.
View ArticleMore flipping, less failing
“Flipping the classroom” — students watch video lessons at home and practice skills in class — has cut the failure rate at Clintondale High near Detroit, reports Tina Rosenberg in the New York Times....
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From campfire to holodeck
Educational futurist David Thornburg calls for redesigning classrooms in his new book, From the Campfire to the Holodeck. Learning environments should provide Campfire spaces (one person lectures),...
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