Flipping the Classroom
The biggest challenge I face as an instructor is keeping the attention of my millennial soldiers during lectures. The way I combat this problem is based on the active learning model known as “Flipping the Classroom.” Active learning refers to any instructional method that engages students in meaningful learning activities. It requires students to think about what they are doing and generally involves activities that are introduced in the classroom (Prince, 2004). The traditional stand up front of the class and lecture method is no longer the most effective means of delivery for the millennial generation. St. John’s University professors Cynthia Phillips and Joseph Trainor stated that “millennial students have a preference …show more content…
Lectures where about an hour long with a 10 minute break in between. Even though I would attempt to keep their attention by asking overhead, direct and critical thinking questions it was still not enough. The first day I started using the “Flipping the Classroom” method I saw drastic improvement in class participation. I would keep my lectures to about 20-30 minutes in length before stopping and conducting a mini review. The class could ask questions at this time and discuss the lecture topics collectively. After the lecture was complete I would have them review with each other in small groups while I walked around and monitored their progress. This allows for the students to help each other learn by sharing different methods they use to retain the …show more content…
This concept applies to everything we do. It is time that we start applying that to instruction as well. Times are changing and our teaching styles must change with it. The “Flipping the Classroom” method is the way of the future. It is already being adopted at the collegiate level and it is time we started adopting it here as well.
Resources
Phillips, Cynthia R., and Joseph E. Trainor. "Millennial students and the flipped classroom." ASBBS Annual Conference: Las Vegas 21, no. 1 (February 2014): 519-530. Accessed March 14, 2017.
Talbert, Robert. "Inverted Classroom." Colleagues. 2012. Accessed March 16, 2017. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/colleagues/vol9/iss1/7.
Prince, Michael. "Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research." Journal of Engineering Education 93, no. 3 (2004): 223-31.
The biggest challenge I face as an instructor is keeping the attention of my millennial soldiers during lectures. The way I combat this problem is based on the active learning model known as “Flipping the Classroom.” Active learning refers to any instructional method that engages students in meaningful learning activities. It requires students to think about what they are doing and generally involves activities that are introduced in the classroom (Prince, 2004). The traditional stand up front of the class and lecture method is no longer the most effective means of delivery for the millennial generation. St. John’s University professors Cynthia Phillips and Joseph Trainor stated that “millennial students have a preference …show more content…
Lectures where about an hour long with a 10 minute break in between. Even though I would attempt to keep their attention by asking overhead, direct and critical thinking questions it was still not enough. The first day I started using the “Flipping the Classroom” method I saw drastic improvement in class participation. I would keep my lectures to about 20-30 minutes in length before stopping and conducting a mini review. The class could ask questions at this time and discuss the lecture topics collectively. After the lecture was complete I would have them review with each other in small groups while I walked around and monitored their progress. This allows for the students to help each other learn by sharing different methods they use to retain the …show more content…
This concept applies to everything we do. It is time that we start applying that to instruction as well. Times are changing and our teaching styles must change with it. The “Flipping the Classroom” method is the way of the future. It is already being adopted at the collegiate level and it is time we started adopting it here as well.
Resources
Phillips, Cynthia R., and Joseph E. Trainor. "Millennial students and the flipped classroom." ASBBS Annual Conference: Las Vegas 21, no. 1 (February 2014): 519-530. Accessed March 14, 2017.
Talbert, Robert. "Inverted Classroom." Colleagues. 2012. Accessed March 16, 2017. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/colleagues/vol9/iss1/7.
Prince, Michael. "Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research." Journal of Engineering Education 93, no. 3 (2004): 223-31.