It’s official, I’m a flipper. The Accounting Today commented on my work in flipping the classroom. I’ve been doing it for years, predating the 2007 figure in the image below. In this post, I explain what is flipping the classroom.
What is a flipper? I’m not talking about the dolphin named Flipper. Nor am I talking about a 1920s flapper, nor a basketball flopper.
In a flipped classroom, students study theory at home and come to class for the how-to. To give the students the theory (and the why), professors digitize their lectures (usually via video or audio). Students are supposed to study these.
Now to present an infographic by Knewton and Column Five Media that does a fine job of summarizing the approach.
Created by Knewton and Column Five Media
Flipping the classroom works well in college, and it works great in collegiate accounting courses. It is the foundation of my becoming a master teacher.
by David Albrecht
I have typed out (wordprocessed) my lectures. I find that in accounting, letting students look at the numbers and do the computations themselves is more important that a visual. Students have always given me high marks for the clarity of my written up lectures. What I do in class depends upon the course. In Cost or Managerial, I bring problems to class that are similar to the HW. That’s because I want the whole class to be engaged on working on the same problem in class. While students are working on the problem with each other (and checking answers with students in other rows), I’m walking around and answering very specific student questions. It takes a while, but students like the hands on approach. In Intermediate Accounting, class is similar but different. We’re tied more to my written HW problems. The result is the same.
An interesting approach! Do you upload all of your lecture videos (or audios) on the internet in advance? How do you organize in-class activities?