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PROOF POINTS: 114 studies on flipped classrooms show small payoff for big effort

The Hechinger Report

In a flipped classroom, students watch video lectures before class and use class time to work on assignments and group projects. It’s “flipped” because it’s the opposite of the traditional structure in which students first learn from a teacher’s in-class instruction. Over the past decade, flipping has spread across U.S.

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Thankful for My Flipped Classroom Past

Cycles of Learning

Over the past decade I have been vocal about my struggle with viewing the "Flipped Classroom" as an innovative strategy.

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AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices

Edsurge

How is AI currently utilized in higher education? In some classrooms, such as my own, we talk about what AI can and can’t do. For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom.

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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

In addition to using Yahoo doodle, he began writing quiz software in 2006. Sal Khan says his system is out of sync with that of traditional education systems that have become indoctrinated over many years. As a tool Khan Academy will benefit educators, students, and parents in a quest for knowledge, practice, and reinforcement.

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Swarming the Classroom

EdTech4Beginners

One such way educators are trying to introduce “thinking” back into the classroom is by “flipping the classroom”. A flipped classroom is a teaching pedagogy which reverses old classroom teaching and homework through a form of blended learning using modern technology and practical application. [2]

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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

Edsurge

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. The latest, MEDSKL , aims to provide comprehensive medical content for use inside and outside the classroom.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Audience: K-12 & higher ed educators, researchers, institutions, and organizations globally. Flipped Classroom.