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

在这个涉及犹他州大学的合作项目中（NSF奖号1245904）和盐湖社区学院（NSF奖号1245726），研究人员正在推动广泛实施的倒置，或“翻转，“的课堂模式，并正在进行研究的影响，新的方法对教师和学生。调查人员正在制定一项教师培训计划，STEM教育中最有前途和变革性的趋势--“翻转”课堂--在这种课堂中，讲座和家庭作业的传统定位被颠倒了。学生们在上课前观看视频讲座，而不是课堂上的讲座和课外作业。在课堂上面对面的时间，然后用于积极和参与解决问题，通常与同龄人一起工作，由教师指导。在这个项目之前，“早期采用者”教师已经在犹他州、全国和全球创建了许多混合课程。该项目的目标是下一代翻转课堂教师（重点是STEM教师），以帮助他们改变他们的课程和学生的教育。该项目旨在帮助教师帮助学生更好地学习--学得更多，学得更容易，享受学习。该项目的主要目标是满足翻转课堂教师特殊需求的教师培训计划。调查人员正在将翻转课堂结构用于培训计划本身。教师在他们教授课程的同一学期报名参加培训计划，“及时”学习，以便在课堂上实验相关概念。在15周的学期每周模块涵盖主动学习，创建和使用视频材料，以及其他有效的做法，并最终与教师教学两个星期的类完全翻转格式。整个课程都是异步在线提供的，以满足教师的挑战性时间表。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和在线课程有关。该项目利用了犹他州、盐湖社区学院和犹他州大学在混合和翻转课程的多媒体和视频培训材料方面的重大投资。调查人员打算让培训计划影响犹他州以外的教师。所有材料都将在网上免费提供，并具有可重复使用和改编的知识共享许可证。

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.