I think that flipped classroom is a great supplement for teachers. Students will be able to watch the videos on their own pace and re-watch them whenever revisions are needed. It also promotes peer learning and gives teacher a lot more insight about how well the students are understanding the materials. This concise and readily available should certainly be an important part of future classrooms.
However like most good things there are downsides of flipped classrooms. The classrooms rely on students to actively participate in the video watching. Many may forget or simply do not want to watch the videos. Some rewarding systems may be needed to address this potential downfall (when teachers give student reward for watching the videos, or some sort of quiz on the videos). Also there are aspects of in class participation and discussions that cannot be replaced by flipped classroom, there are still many important and helpful benefits from traditional classroom teaching such as attending the students and having face to face interactions.
A helpful way may be to incorporate both in our classrooms. There can be flipped classrooms in some classes while we alternate with normal teaching at the same time. It will be more refreshing for the students with different experience and most importantly, the two teaching methods can compliment each other. For example we may have an introduction where students will watch the videos at home and discuss them in class / do practice problems in class under teachers guidance, while the next class there can be a session where the teacher evaluate the area the students need extra help and and deliver an in-class tutorial on that particular subject. I think that flipped classroom is an exciting technology that has the potential to enrich out teaching if we use it with a good balance.
However like most good things there are downsides of flipped classrooms. The classrooms rely on students to actively participate in the video watching. Many may forget or simply do not want to watch the videos. Some rewarding systems may be needed to address this potential downfall (when teachers give student reward for watching the videos, or some sort of quiz on the videos). Also there are aspects of in class participation and discussions that cannot be replaced by flipped classroom, there are still many important and helpful benefits from traditional classroom teaching such as attending the students and having face to face interactions.
A helpful way may be to incorporate both in our classrooms. There can be flipped classrooms in some classes while we alternate with normal teaching at the same time. It will be more refreshing for the students with different experience and most importantly, the two teaching methods can compliment each other. For example we may have an introduction where students will watch the videos at home and discuss them in class / do practice problems in class under teachers guidance, while the next class there can be a session where the teacher evaluate the area the students need extra help and and deliver an in-class tutorial on that particular subject. I think that flipped classroom is an exciting technology that has the potential to enrich out teaching if we use it with a good balance.
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