Flipped Learning is essentially teaching in reverse. Teachers use technology to find or even create videos and such for the children to view outside of the classroom so that there is more time for student/teacher interaction. It also creates an opportunity for those who don't always make it to class or just simply can't stay caught up. This was just one of the points that school teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams stated in their article. They also said that in some cases it led to great improvement on the knowledge of the subject matter within the students. I've also seen that teachers say that it reduces the stress on the students learning the lesson. It seems that there are many many good things to say about this particular type of learning. As with anything though, there are drawbacks. There are some students who are better at listening and learning from traditional teaching styles. Switching it around entirely could potentially hinder their work and even behavior. With that, there is also the possibility that the student may not have access to a computer or Internet of any kind within their homes.
In my own experiences, I've learned that not every technique is right for each child. Modifications and adaptations must be made to fit their needs. A flipped classroom does sound great, but I wonder just how useful it would be to used constantly. Perhaps, in my opinion, there could be a balance between using flipped learning and using other tradition learning styles. Being an Elementary school teacher (Someday), I wonder just how much it would beneficial to expose children to constant Internet usage. They need hands on interaction and sometimes you may need to reexplain and put it into simpler terms.
Down below is video of different people using the flipped learning method. I thought it would be nice to actually see this in action, and in certain respects, I can see where this would be beneficial.
In my Technology class, we were required to do a research project about how issues in the 21st century. In doing so, we were supposed to write a paper and use a different form of presentation other than powerpoint.This project should have been relatively easy. And it was, for the most part. I feel as though the other group members in my group did so much more than I did, and I really think they did. I didn't do nearly as much as I should have, and I sincerely regret that. I have now been on both sides of group work; the side where one person does everything and the side where others just do what they can to get by. I'm rather ashamed of myself for not putting as much effort into it as the other girls did. I could make excuses and rationalize it all day long, but at the end of the day, I still didn't do what was expected of me.
In general, the technology parts of the project were fine. They seemed relatively easy to use (I played around with it a bit here and there). As a whole, I think the group did well. Everyone (not really me) worked and worked together. It was well thought out and I couldn't have asked for better group members.
