This site offers a collection of research and resources discovered during fall 2013 at The College of William & Mary through a graduate course entitled CRIN 606 - Emerging Technologies in Education: Flipping Classrooms taught by Dr. Judi Harris in the Curriculum and Educational Technology (CET) program within the School of Education.
What is FILT?
FILT stands for Flipped/Inverted Learning & Teaching. Judi and the doctoral students started using the acronym to refer to what they were exploring together. They played with it a bit, too; a “FILTer,” for example, is someone who flips/inverts some or all of his/her teaching and/or learning.
Many researchers and practitioners describe flipping/inverting learning as students watching videos that present basic information to be learned outside of class, then using in-class time for more interactive and higher-level activities, such as problem-solving and collaborative work on projects. Judi and her students expand that definition, arguing that FILT is a form of blended learning (i.e., face-to-face and online/computer-based learning combined) in which students' and instructors' time and effort are configured and apportioned in ways that best suit the needs and interests of the students for whom particular learning experiences (e.g., courses, projects, units of study) are planned. As such, the forms of FILT learning and teaching done during and outside of class can and should vary greatly, based upon the content and skills to be learned, students' experience with and access to digital tools and resources, and learners' and instructors' learning and teaching preferences.
“Inverted” teaching began in higher education in the late 1990's (Lage, Platt & Treglia, 2000), and “flipped” teaching began in K-12 schools in about 2007 (Bergmann & Sams, 2012), but now most folks in both kinds of educational organizations call it ‘flipped.’
With this Web site, Judi and the doctoral students share their FILT explorations and findings with you.
Weebly site design by:
Kim Rodriguez
What is FILT?
FILT stands for Flipped/Inverted Learning & Teaching. Judi and the doctoral students started using the acronym to refer to what they were exploring together. They played with it a bit, too; a “FILTer,” for example, is someone who flips/inverts some or all of his/her teaching and/or learning.
Many researchers and practitioners describe flipping/inverting learning as students watching videos that present basic information to be learned outside of class, then using in-class time for more interactive and higher-level activities, such as problem-solving and collaborative work on projects. Judi and her students expand that definition, arguing that FILT is a form of blended learning (i.e., face-to-face and online/computer-based learning combined) in which students' and instructors' time and effort are configured and apportioned in ways that best suit the needs and interests of the students for whom particular learning experiences (e.g., courses, projects, units of study) are planned. As such, the forms of FILT learning and teaching done during and outside of class can and should vary greatly, based upon the content and skills to be learned, students' experience with and access to digital tools and resources, and learners' and instructors' learning and teaching preferences.
“Inverted” teaching began in higher education in the late 1990's (Lage, Platt & Treglia, 2000), and “flipped” teaching began in K-12 schools in about 2007 (Bergmann & Sams, 2012), but now most folks in both kinds of educational organizations call it ‘flipped.’
With this Web site, Judi and the doctoral students share their FILT explorations and findings with you.
Weebly site design by:
Kim Rodriguez