RESOURCE: Homework & the Flipped Class
What about educators who don’t assign homework? Can, and should, they still flip their classroom? Of course! Many teachers are creating instructional videos (or using other videos) and having students watch them during class time. Instead of the whole class watching the videos together, students are watching them when they need the content. The videos multiply the teacher in that she can be in many places at the same time. This frees her up to go around and help individual kids in areas of need.
In summary, I believe flipped learning is homework agnostic. Flipped learning doesn’t take a position on whether or not homework is good or bad. So if an educator believes there is value in assigning homework, then they can used flipped learning. Conversely, if they believe that homework should never be assigned to students, they can used flipped learning as well.
via Homework & the Flipped Class by Jon Bergmann – EdTechReview™ (ETR).
Written by Brian S McGowan, PhD
Brian is a research scientist and educational technologist. He helped transform Pfizer’s Medical Education Group and previously served in educational leadership roles at HealthAnswers, Inc.; Acumentis, LLC.; Cephalon; and Wyeth. He taught graduate medical education programs at Arcadia University for 10 years. Dr. McGowan recently authored the book "#socialQI: Simple Solutions for Improving Your Healthcare" and has been invited to speak internationally on the subject of information flow, technology, and learning in healthcare.
