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Why Flipped Learning Is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

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It became know as the flipped classroom—a modern, video-based version of a model pioneered by a handful of higher ed professors during the 1990s. By 2008 it had its own conference, FlipCon (which closed in 2016). Perhaps also because as flipped learning has evolved, it has adopted much more of an open-ended definition.

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The Secret to Preventing Community College Dropouts? Start With Middle School

Edsurge

And, man, believe it or not, on top of all that, he is a completely flipped classroom teacher. We started back in 2008, and look where we are right now. That's probably the best place, and then we can hook up a video conference, just like what we're doing here! What we tell people is, you have to start slow.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. The Flipped Classroom". Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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