Abstract
This article describes a series of video lessons the authors prepared using the iPad application Educreations to teach elements of the academic essay in an English-medium university in the United Arab Emirates. The authors give a brief introduction to the topic, a rationale for flipping the classroom, and provide a step-by-step account of how the academic writing course progressed.
Highlights
Mobile learning is a phenomenon that is sweeping the educational world and cannot be ignored
This paper describes how the authors leveraged the interest and enthusiasm the students had for using their mobile technology such as smart phones, iPads and other tablets to create a flipped classroom in an academic writing course by using an iPad application called Educreations
Recent research has focused on the extent to which learners perceive their motivation, engagement, and learning through the use of iPads and other mobile technology (Diemer, Fernandez & Streepey, 2012; Rossing, Miller, Cecil & Stamper, 2012)
Summary
Mobile learning is a phenomenon that is sweeping the educational world and cannot be ignored. The writing process lasted about 8 weeks and once the students completed their research and decided on their sources, they had to work on their outline and thesis statement, write an introduction, develop their body paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting points, integrate their evidence from the sources to back up their arguments, and write a conclusion. For each of the stages of this process, the classroom was flipped using the iPad application Educreations which can be accessed from laptops, desktop computers, or any other smart device using a web link that Educreations provides once the video lesson is completed.
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