Let's Flip the Classroom

Knewton is a company to watch in the online/adaptive learning space. They have been working with test prep and remedial math courses but in doing so have "cracked the code" on designing the adaptive layer of technology that may become the NEXT BIG THING in online learning. The infographic below created by Knewton lets me know that they are on the right track.

Flipping the classroom is a hot topic lately. With the advent of the Khan Academy and Salman Kahn calling for the classroom to be flipped.  Teachers are now making video lectures available anytime, online, and it becomes possible to make better use of classtime.

Example:  Think of a teenager at home trying to do their advanced math homework and relying on their parents to answer questions. If the children were able to watch a video lecture online and do some example problems with mom and dad in the evening they could then use classtime to do the 20 problems that used to be assigned as homework.  In this approach, the questions are answered by the teacher.

Educational technology makes this "flipping" of the traditional education model possible.


Created by Knewton and Column Five Media