Collaborative Research: Training Teachers for the "Flipped" Hybrid Classroom

在这个涉及犹他大学（NSF奖号1245904）和盐湖城社区学院（NSF奖号1245726）的合作项目中，研究人员正在推广翻转课堂模式的广泛实施，并正在研究这种新方法对教师和学生的影响。研究人员正在为STEM教育中最有希望、也最有变革意义的趋势之一——“翻转”课堂——制定一项教师培训计划，在这种课堂中，授课和作业的传统定位被颠倒了。学生们在课前观看视频讲课，而不是课堂上的讲课和课外的作业。课堂上面对面的时间被用来积极地解决问题，通常是在老师的指导下与同伴一起工作。绝大多数学生在这种以学习为中心的环境中茁壮成长。在这个项目之前，“早期采用者”教师已经在犹他州、全国和全球范围内创建了许多混合课程。该项目针对下一代翻转课堂教师（重点是STEM教师），帮助他们改变课程和学生的教育。该项目旨在帮助教师帮助他们的学生更好地学习——学得更多，学得更轻松，享受学习。该项目的主要目标是一个教师培训计划，以满足翻转课堂教师的特殊需求。调查人员在培训项目中使用了翻转课堂结构。教师们在授课的同一学期报名参加培训项目，“及时”学习相关概念，在课堂上进行实验。在15周的学期中，每周的模块包括主动学习，创建和使用视频材料，以及其他有效的实践，并在教师以翻转形式教授两周的课程时达到高潮。整个程序是可异步在线，以满足教师的挑战性的时间表。虽然培训计划是为翻转课堂设计的，但大部分材料都与更广泛的混合课程和在线课程相关。该项目利用了犹他州、盐湖城社区学院和犹他大学在多媒体和视频培训材料方面的主要投资，用于混合和翻转课程。调查人员打算让这个培训项目影响到犹他州以外的教职员工。所有材料都将在网上免费提供，并使用知识共享许可进行再利用和改编。

In this collaborative project involving the University of Utah (NSF Award No. 1245904) and Salt Lake Community College (NSF Award No. 1245726), the investigators are promoting the wide implementation of the inverted, or "flipped," classroom model and are conducting research on the effects of the new approach on faculty and students.The investigators are developing a faculty training program for one of the most promising and transformative trends in STEM education -- the "flipped" classroom -- in which the traditional positioning of lectures and homework is reversed. Instead of lectures in class and homework out of class, students watch video lectures prior to class. The face-to-face time in class is then used for active and engaged problem solving, usually working with peers, guided by the instructor. The vast majority of students thrive in this learning-centered environment.Prior to this project, "early adopter" faculty have created a number of hybrid courses in Utah, nationally, and globally. This project targets the next generation of flipped-classroom faculty (focusing on STEM faculty) to help them transform their courses and their students' education. The project is meant to help faculty help their students learn better -- learn more, learn more easily, and enjoy learning.The principal objective of this project is a faculty training program that meets the special needs of the flipped-classroom instructor. The investigators are using the flipped-classroom structure for the training program itself. Faculty members enroll in the training program in the same semester they are teaching their course, learning "just in time" to experiment with the relevant concepts in their classroom. Weekly modules over the 15-week semester cover active learning, creating and using video materials, and other effective practices, and culminate with the faculty member teaching two weeks of class fully in the flipped format. The entire program is available asynchronously online to meet the challenging schedules of faculty.Although the training program is designed for the flipped classroom, much of the material is relevant to a wider variety of hybrid and online courses. The project is leveraging major investments by the State of Utah, Salt Lake Community College, and the University of Utah in multimedia and video training materials for hybrid and flipped courses. The investigators intend for the training program to impact faculty beyond the state of Utah. All materials will be made available free online, with a Creative Commons license for reuse and adaptation.