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VALUE OF INVESTING IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM
Pedagogy (the art of teaching) hasn't changed all that much in the last 100 years. You could take a 21st century classroom and strip away the technology and a Victorian teacher would understand the teaching process.
Until now, we’ve seen technology as a way to make the classroom more efficient and effective – reducing time spent marking or the need to buy new textbooks every year.
But technology can do far more than
that for students and teachers. It gives us more flexibility in how we structure lessons and approach the teacher-student relationship. This has become more apparent as
technology has become cheaper – Bill Gates compared the late 90s, when it cost $400 to put an hour of video online, to today, when it costs 2 cents. There’s now more opportunity to investigate new approaches and provide students with new ways to learn, without breaking the bank in the process. One way that the education rule book
is being torn up is through the emerging ‘Flipped Classroom’ model.
What is the flipped classroom? In a flipped classroom, instruction takes
So what’s the role of technology in facilitating a flipped classroom? Firstly, technology allows teachers to extend their reach beyond the classroom, without using up more of their time. For example, they can create video content very easily and distribute the content to students, to view at their own pace. Secondly, by using an education
platform, the technology can be configured to provide data insights for teachers to use to track progress for individual students and see who’s engaging with the materials and when.
What are the benefits? Students can access a more fulfilling and effective way of learning, as it places the emphasis for learning in their hands. Students are given the freedom to tailor their approach to their lifestyle
place online, outside the classroom, and then ‘homework’ is done in the classroom. Whilst this may seem counterproductive at first glance, the concept can actually revitalise the way that lessons are taught and can maximise a teacher’s time. This new approach, enables more
opportunity for student/teacher interaction and frees up valuable one-to- one focus on the areas where a student might need help.
and preferred methods, while still benefiting from guidance in the classroom. More importantly, research shows
that students believe that this is an effective approach – 75% of US students surveyed by Speak Up agreed that the flipped classroom was a good model for learning. The key advantage of the flipped
classroom and other new educational models is the way they put feedback at the heart of education. Students and parents are given a much beter sense of progress, strengths and weaknesses and have a clear idea about what they need to do to move forward. Education establishments are under
increasing pressure to streamline resources, with teachers finding themselves more stretched than ever when it comes to providing students with a great educational experience. The ‘Flipped Classroom’ method is
just one way to ensure that students get an educational experience more tailored to them individually and that a teacher’s time is used as effectively as possible. Far from technology heralding the
end for teachers, it actually marks a new beginning. Technology helps teachers do what they do best, while offering them new opportunities to engage with their students.
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