‘Flipping the Classroom’: Teaching a New Course Using the Blended Learning Approach

Project Title

‘Flipping the Classroom’: Teaching a New Course Using the Blended Learning Approach

Project Leader

Prof Naubahar Sharif

School / Dept

SHSS / SOSC

Project Duration

Sep 2013 – Dec 2014

Project Description

In the new course “Science, Technology and Society in China”, this project intends to implement a blended learning model based on the pedagogical concept of ‘flipping the classroom’ — presenting lecture materials (text-based content) outside class time while engaging the students in interactive activities in class time. The model consists of two main components:

1. presentation of text-based course content for out-of-classroom learning, supplemented by interactive online exchanges between the students and the instructor; and
2. engaging the students in a range of interactive classroom activities, in groups or individually, in which the content introduced out of the classroom is discussed, researched, analyzed, and debated.

Project Outcome

The project is still ongoing. Project outcomes will be updated upon project completion.

Status

Ongoing

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