Approaches to Blended Learning

Flipped Classroom

The University of Queensland has a comprehensive website to talk about what a “flipped classroom” is, why flip and how you get started.

About the flipped classroom, by The University of Queensland

The National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) recommends the Replacement Model as one of their 6 models for course redesign. The Replacement Model is similar to “Flipped”. It reduces the number of in-class meetings and a) replaces some in-class time with out-of-class, online, interactive learning activities, or b) also makes significant changes in the remaining in-class meetings.

The Replacement Model, by NCAT

Coursera, one of the key MOOC providers, has collected best-practices and community resources centered around the flipped classroom and blended learning initiatives of the Coursera-partner community and turned it into a field guide for public access.

Flipped Classroom Field Guide, by Coursera

Dr. Dough Holton, an Associate Director of Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is constructing a Google Site with information around digital learning resources and teaching tips. One of the sections covers the flipped classroom approach, including technological and pedagogical tips to support the approach.

Flipping Your Classroom, by Dr. Doug Holton

At HKUST, there are also faculty members experimenting with flipped classrooms in their course design. Click the following links to learn more about these teaching development projects:

• ‘Flipping the Classroom’: Teaching a New Course Using the Blended Learning Approach, by Prof Naubahar Sharif, SOSC

• Blended learning – a summer course of “the science of gastronomy” for HKUST students, by Prof King Chow and Prof L L Yeung, SSCI

The Emporium Model

The emporium model replaces lectures with a learning resource center model featuring interactive computer software and on-demand personalized assistance. NTAC recommends this as one of their 6 models for course redesign.

The Emporium Model, by NCAT

At HKUST, there are also faculty members leveraging the Emporium Model in their course design. Click the following links to learn more about these teaching development projects:

• Teaching a Second Programming Language Using the Emporium Model, by Prof David Rossiter, CSE

• Innovation in Mathematics Support through a Blended-Learning Approach, by Prof Allen Moy and Prof Jimmy Fung, MATH

Others

Apart from the above approaches, NCAT also came up with other approaches for course redesign. Here are some resources they have provided:

• Six Models for Course Redesign, by NCAT

• Webinars featuring course redesign, by NCAT