With flipped teaching there are some pros and cons. Here are
some pros of flipped teaching: 1. Students are engaging with materials
predetermined by the teacher, so the teacher maintains a certain level of
control. 2. Students are thinking critically. 3. Students get to vocalize what
they’re not understanding, which gives them a sense of choice or involvement in
mapping out how their learning is proceeding. 4. Students will come to class
prepared with questions that they might not have understood while listening to
the lecture the night before.
Some
cons would be: 1.Not all students may have access to computers at home/outside
of school. 2. Small group assignments require a certain level of monitoring and
engagement to make sure they don’t derail, which could be tricky on a
class-by-class basis. Students might not stay on task and start talking about
unrelated topics. 3. Teachers will need to develop ways to keep their video
lessons/lectures engaging, otherwise students could get bored.
While I
think flipped teaching can work and does, I don’t feel that it enhances the
learning for all students. Some students will learn better from the traditional
way of teaching and some will learn better from the flipped point of view.
Every student is different and I don’t think there is one way that is concrete
to enhance learning for all students. Maybe using both approaches in the
classroom could be the best way. The main issue I have with flipped teaching is
some students might not have access to a computer outside of the school.
I
believe flipped teaching can create a global learning environment because
anything that gets posted on the web can be seen by anyone. Videos/lectures
could be posted on the internet and thousands of students could watch/listen to
these to help them learn.
I agree that flipped teaching will not be successful with every student and that some may learn better with the traditional method. I think you made a good point when you mentioned that using both approaches interchangeably in the classroom may be best.
ReplyDeleteI think flipped teaching can meet everyones needs if the teacher differs the lessons and ways of teaching. If one night he assigns a movie to watch, the next an article to read, the next a writing assignment, it could possibly reach more students' needs. I also think that differing the lessons would help to keep students engaged!!
ReplyDeleteI also agree that flipped teaching will not be successful with every student. But no matter what form of teaching is being used in the classroom, more than likely a few children wont learn best with what is being used. It is just up to the teacher to see what form of teaching works best with that specific class.
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