The inverted classroom method is gaining popularity in higher education to conduct a class at graduate level or above. Most Professors love it but some students don’t. What is your experience or opinion as a professor or a student?
And I would say a teacher should select a teaching method according to the course(subject); she/he teaches. She/he should be well trained and have knowledge about the required strategies.
In the traditional model, the center of the teacher of the teaching process; he is the source of knowledge, lecturing to students, and controls the flow of the conversation, and participation activities, while the students are receivers and are rarely engaged. student engagement may be limited to activities in which students work independently or in small groups on an application task designed by the teacher. The flipped classroom shifts the roles and the tutor becomes a “guide on the side” , a facilitator, and one of the greatest benefits of flipping is that overall interaction increases: teacher to student and student to student.
The inverted classroom is working out just fine for me as it enables a smart classroom. It also makes instructional practices student centered.
This practice is ICT-based and will require sets of ICT literacy skills, which is lacking among teachers today.
I advocate that teachers should be trained on how to adopt this global best practices.
I do not endorse a totally inverted classroom that extends all over the semester. What will be left for a teacher " some will ask" to give or offer?.
I support diversity of activities during teaching. A professional university teacher, in my opinion, ought to adopt two roles simultaneously : "The Sage on the Stage" & "The Guide on the Side".
This assortment will allow for inverted class as well as direct face to face lecturing involving discussions, brainstorming questions, expansion of knowledge , and broadening horizons.
And I would say a teacher should select a teaching method according to the course(subject); she/he teaches. She/he should be well trained and have knowledge about the required strategies.
Yes, my colleague Gulzar Shah. I work at an open university, where we have face to face lectures and teach online. My students find it more beneficial to have access to the materials anytime and in everyplace at their pace. ICT-based teaching supports the traditional face to face methodology and extends the teaching process outside school walls. It also fits individual differences.
The mixed mode might be better, which mode has more contribution depends on the activity
A teacher needs to master his topic very well and to to this he must have delivered his lectures the traditional well several times which will allow him to improve his notes by getting feedback from his students. I believe it is only after this mastery that he can explore other teaching methods like the inverted classroom methods.
Thank you Verner N Orish , forbyour valuable opinion. It makes sense. One issue with the invrted class room method is that some professor s become complacent and do not effectively conduct the class room activity. Some professors place the entire onus on the students to do the readings and revie pre-recoded leactures prior to coming to class (which is good) but they do not find innovative ways to utilize the class room contact time effectively. On the other hand quality of education has suffered due to student perceptions that “Customer service” model applies to them because they purchase education. So they expect “customer is always right” model of education.
Aida Mohammad Ali Bakeer , great to know that your students support the format and like it. Thank you so much for sharing your insights.
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