I have an interesting challenge going into next year. One client, a school, has flagged that they will not be able to release their teachers for training during the day. Instead we will have to make do with a series of 2.5 hour twilight sessions, from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. We are teaching teachers how to coach, so we have decided to flip the classroom. Participants will learn the theory prior to attending a twilight session so that we can devote these sessions to practicing coaching.
For me who doesn't have a great deal of faith in the ability of participants to do the prework prior to a workshop this is a huge act of faith! So my starting point is to understand what is meant by flipping a classroom.
Definition of a flipped classroom:
The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. Short video lectures are viewed by students at home before the class session, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions.
This video provided me with a very good understanding of what to do.
So I am now working on an 18 week programme that will use Moodle to deliver online videos and other material plus provide participants with the resource to update their learning blogs.
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