E-learn Weblog of Willem van Valkenburg

Mike Caulfield wrote a long, but very interesting blog about the distributed flip:

The distributed flip is a way of approaching flipped classroom design. It’s worth noting that I’m using a fairly broad definition of flipped classroom here. This is not the simple “homework in reverse” model. Rather, it is the idea that *some* amount of “low-level” activities done inside class (lecturing, quizzing, etc) can be moved outside of class using technology, and the reclaimed time can be used for high-impact activities – project-based learning, peer instruction, guided inquiry, etc.

A more precise definition he uses:

The idea here is that some amount of design of flip materials is done centrally by a group of people, either as a company, consortium, or loose network of individuals. Those high quality materials are then distributed among many instructors who work to localize and modify them for use in their own flipped classrooms.

Interesting are the comments he makes about the use of MOOCs in a flipped classroom. Are MOOCs more than just educational materials?

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