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 educators describe flipping or inverting learning as students being presented with information outside of class by watching videos, then using in-class time for more interactive, higher-level, and applied activities, such as discussion, 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 learners’ needs and interests. As such, the forms of FILT learning and teaching done both 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 resources, and learners' and instructors' 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, CET PhD student at The College of William & Mary and graduate assistant to Dr. Harris
Twitter: @kimberodriguez
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 educators describe flipping or inverting learning as students being presented with information outside of class by watching videos, then using in-class time for more interactive, higher-level, and applied activities, such as discussion, 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 learners’ needs and interests. As such, the forms of FILT learning and teaching done both 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 resources, and learners' and instructors' 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, CET PhD student at The College of William & Mary and graduate assistant to Dr. Harris
Twitter: @kimberodriguez