Implementation of a “true” Flipped classroom concept at the Norwegian Defense University College
(Room 320D)
04 Dec 19
8:30 AM
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9:00 AM
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As a result of an extensive educational reform in the Norwegian armed forces, digital learning is introduced across the military system. One of the measures implemented at the Norwegian Defense University College (NoDUC) is flipped classroom.
Flipped classroom, one of the most well-known buzz words in education for the last 5 years or so have reach learning institutions all over the world. But was does really mean to implement flipped classroom as part of your educational strategy? Is putting Power Point presentation’s in the LMS together with digital copies of the syllabus enough to claim that flipped classroom is implemented? Is it really something totally new and is only suitable for certain subjects?
This paper gives an overview over what a flipped classroom concept really means, why it matters and how it is meant to be implemented as an educational strategy. Furthermore, both pros, cons, risks and common misunderstandings are discussed and compared to traditional learning methods, still existing in many schools and universities around the world.
Finally, lesson learned from the implementation of a flipped classroom strategy at the NoDUC is laid out and recommendations on how to use flipped classroom as an educational concept with success are presented.