Flipping the Paleontology Classroom - Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies

Outlines strategies for lecturers to implement a flipped classroom to provide students with opportunities for active learning.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Implementing the flipped classroom; 3. Benefit - students learn more; 4. Benefit - in-class work can be made challenging; 5. Benefit - students work more; 6. Benefit - greater interaction with and among students; 7. Conclusions.

Summary

Evidence shows that active learning helps students strengthen learning and build more advanced skills. The flipped classroom is one approach to maximize time for active learning. This Element explores a number of ways lecturers can create a flipped classroom learning environment.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew E. Clapham, Matthew E. (University of California Clapham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108717847
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71784-7
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements of Paleontology; Elements of Paleontology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; SCIENCE / Paleontology, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Palaeontology