After hearing about many educators’ experiences, what stands out is that the flipped classroom model has evolved into a flipped learning model. The definition that works for and applies to many situations is one where teachers are not delivering lectures to whole classes but where the students are viewing the lecture or direct instruction materials in an alternate setting. It no longer has to be ‘at home the night before,’ perhaps it is in a corner of the classroom or when the student hits a stumbling block and needs a little more information or help that a video or pre-recorded and -curated direct instruction can provide.
One of the most telling aspects of an article in The Guardian advertising a live chat about flipped learning is the list of panelists at the bottom – each one another source for information, opinions and connections. Reading their bios and looking up some of their own work emphasizes the point that best practices in education continue to change and evolve, and working to reach and learn with all of our students requires us to reach and learn as well.