invited presentation by the CALL Interest Section of TESOL 2015 for a panel -- Hot Topic: Flipped Language Learning: Definitions and Examples

1. Hot Topic: Flipped Language Learning:
Definitions and Examples
Flipping the Classroom in Action—
Application and Results
Christine Bauer-Ramazani
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont
URL for this presentation:
http://tesolpresent.pbworks.com/Flipping-the-Classroom-in-
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2. The Flipped Classroom (FC), Blended Learning,
m-learning, and Project-based Learning (PBL)
• Students access course content
on their own outside of class.
• Students interact in class with
the instructor and peers.
• Technology enables a time
shift.
• In ESL/EFL teaching/learning in
practice, the FC overlaps with
blended learning and m-
learning/BYOD and works well
with project-based learning
(PBL).
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Source: What is the flipped classroom?
Source: School of Science and Technology, Singapore

3. FC and Project-based Learning (PBL)
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Source: Emerging EdTech
Source: Bloom's and 62 ways of using the iPad in the classroom
Buck Institute: http://bie.org

4. The Flipped Classroom, Mobile
Learning/BYOD, and Project-based
Learning in action in an ELT
classroom
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5. The class
• The learners:
– 13 intermediate to high-
intermediate ESL students
from China, Brazil, Japan,
Saudi Arabia, 18-21 years
old
• The topic: Current Events
– An 8-week elective class in
the Intensive English
Program at Saint Michael’s
College
– Class time: 2x per week for
2 ½ hours each (5 hrs/wk)
• The purpose:
– To increase the students’
listening, reading, and
academic skills
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6. IN-CLASS Activities
1. Note-taking strategies
2. Summarizing strategies
3. Timed oral summaries of
news events using notes
– new vocabulary
– Summary
– questions for clarification
VIDEO–oral summaries
http://youtu.be/ArCQ0Qyq0
P8
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FC in Action--METHODOLOGY
OUT-OF CLASS Activities
1. Practice with note-taking &
summarizing: TED/VOA-Learning
English/ BreakingNewsEnglish/
EnglishCentral
2. Weekly extensive listening
OR reading practice: shared Current
Events News Log in Google Drive

7. The Newscast Project:
adapted FLIP, BYOD, & PBL
in action
Length: a portion of 8 class periods
The process:
• In-class: discussion of the project elements/overview
• In-class: choice of partners and topics
• Out-of-class: Research on the topic, 3 examples of newscasts
(YouTube)
• In-class: discussion of elements of newscasts
• In-class: creating storyboards (= outlines) for the newscast project
(cont’d outside of class)
• In- /out-of-class: collaborations/Google Drive
(Discussing/composing/revising/pronouncing/practicing/recording)  analysis/
synthesis/ creation
– VIDEO 1 – team discussion/pronunciation (18 sec)
http://tinyurl.com/p92tvrv
– VIDEO 2 – teams using BYOD/practicing storyboards (28 sec)
http://tinyurl.com/kc9ozof
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8. The Best Newscast: In-class polling
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Outside-of-class In-class

9. The Outcome
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Filipe & Sabrina’s Newscast: Some Facts about
the Brain (2:10 min.)
http://tinyurl.com/l83bopu

10. Pros/cons of the FLIP for the Teacher
 Blended learning:
increased student
exposure to English
 Increased focus on
formative assessment
 More class time for
discussing, analyzing,
and debating
 Better-prepared
students
 More preparation time
 Technology
 Language activities
 Posting links
 Designing tasks for critical
thinking and a CREATE
project
 Needs motivated students
 More need for monitoring
 Assessment
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Advantages Disadvantages

11. Pros/cons of the FLIP for the Students
 Increased student
interaction
 Increased flexibility &
customized learning
 Increased autonomy
 Fits with students’
expectations of 21st
century instruction
 More home/online work
 Necessary access to
external sources at home
 Concerns: IT security,
technology gap, and
platform neutrality
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Advantages Disadvantages

12. Resources for further reading
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Berge, Z. L. & Muilenburg, L. (Eds.) 2013. Handbook of Mobile Learning. Routledge.
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Technology in Education (ISTE) and ASCD. Tech&Learning.
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de Haan, Jac (2011, Oct. 7). Creating interactive online video using YouTube. Technology with Intention.
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