1. Enhancing the Flip by Empowering Students to Control Content
Presented by
Linda Cresap, Ph.D.
Professor, Business Information Technology

2. Takeaways from this session
Ideas to enhance your flip by empowering students
Student reactions to this new flip
Thoughts on transitioning the flip to online delivery
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3. Review: Flipped Learning
Exchange of the learning environments
Use of technology to support learning
Student responsibility for learning
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4. How to Enhance the Flip by Empowering Students
Students control the content
Instructor provides guidance
Students and Instructor collaborate on technology
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5. Implementation: BIT 311, Collaborative Computing
MIS majors/minors
So/Jr level
Campus and Online delivery
Spring 2018, 10 campus students
(9 males/1 female)
Meeting Tuesday/Thursday 80 minutes
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6. Students Controlled Content
No textbook
Topic outline
Suggested resources
Required resource summaries
In-class expectation
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7. Instructor Provided Guidance
Topic outline and tentative schedule
Resource suggestions
Instructor preparation
Reviewed student summaries
Shared expert knowledge
Facilitated in-class discussions and activities
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8. Students and Instructor Collaborated on Technology Choices
System-approved Learning Management System (LMS)
Alternative suite – MS Teams
Other technology tool options for collaboration
Tools applied/preferred
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9. My Expectations Positive No books=less costs to students
Variety of resources available
Addresses student preferences for video/audio
More technology
Negative
Student reluctance to seek resources
Less reading, more video/audio
Students get bored
Instructor workload goes up
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10. Results Students liked finding their own resources. Quality Currency
Variety
Students liked discussion and application of their discoveries.
Quizzes
Discussions
In-class activities
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11. Results (cont’d.) Students preferred simple, familiar tools.
Grades in LMS
PowerPoint, Google, , Skype, FB Messenger
Office 365 (Class Notebook, Teams)
Dropbox
Students preferred written resources.
Did not like videos/podcasts
Instructor preparation did increase but in a good way
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12. Student Reactions
I enjoyed being in control of the content, quality, and type of things learned based on outline or topic guidance provided by the instructor.
I invested time in the course and my homework because I knew I wouldn't learn as much or have anything to contribute to the class discussions.
I never felt like I was just reading a textbook and spitting back repetitive information.
I liked that we found and read articles ourselves rather than reading from a textbook. It was great to have a variety of points of view during discussion rather than just more of the textbook.
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13. My Takeaways… Student reactions and involvement were positive.
Material (content) was current, with varied perspectives, and usually of high quality.
Flexibility was necessary to incorporate student resources with instructor preparation.
Technology was not always our friend.
Students stick to familiar; they were reluctant to try new tools on own.
Students need guidance in writing summaries and evaluating resources.
Need to continue use of LMS for grading.
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14. Additional Student Suggestions
Select and use no more than two main technologies or a suite.
Periodically reiterate the purpose behind the flipped model to remind students of importance of their contribution.
Provide examples or “how to” on summaries.
Explore technology options but do not incorporate.
More discussions, less quizzes.
Add common class read (book recommended by students)
Rename the course
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15. Flipping the online course
Same course – Asynchronous online delivery
17 students – 2 in Florida, 1 in Canada, 1 in Korea
Same syllabus and assignments
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16. Adjustments Incorporated student recommended common read
Implemented student-led written discussions
Used approved LMS with link to MS Teams with Class Notebook (within Office 365 available to Minot State students at no cost)
Provided additional introductory information
Maintained flexibility in order to respond to student ideas (also part of the course concept, collaboration)
Offered online chats (optional)
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17. Student reactions
Appreciated opportunity to watch videos as well as read articles
Benefited from additional examples
Liked use of Teams software in place of the LMS; encouraged more integration of Teams and Class Notebook
Liked additional features of Teams, specifically chat and video chat for timely communication in student teams, student-student, and student- faculty
Enjoyed adding apps for sharing
Motivational! Students were owners of their learning; their ideas were heard and addressed.
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18. The flip continues… Current semester, same class
Students lead in-class discussions on course topics
Use MS Teams and Class Notebook; use LMS for grades only
Provided two days of course preparation
Required earlier deadline for main assignment, summaries, to provide time for quick review before student sharing
Continue to be flexible with student empowerment
Title of the class changing to Organizational Collaboration in fall
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19. Are you flipping. If not, should you be. How can you start
Are you flipping? If not, should you be? How can you start? What ideas do you have for empowering your students in the classroom?
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20. Thank you for
participating!
Questions?