Kaleidoscopic Course: The Concept, Design, and Implementation of the Flipped Classroom

Abstract

This chapter aims to contribute the concept, design, and implementation of the flipped classroom for pre-service and in-service teachers to run a flipped classroom. Two essential components, pre-recorded interactive video lectures and incorporating highly interactive learning activities, of flipped classroom are first identified. Then, the six types of classrooms are proposed including physical classroom, asynchronous cyber classroom, synchronous cyber classroom, mobile classroom, social classroom, and ubiquitous classroom. Each classroom can be interwoven with the two essential components in order to provide six different venues for students to learn a unit/lesson. In other words, the six types of classrooms are implemented to conduct/support versatile learning activities so as to maximize the flexibility of flipped classrooms. Except for physical classroom, the benefits of using other types of classrooms are cyber face to face, equal distance among all participants. The purpose of the two essential components and the six different types of classrooms is to provide more opportunities for student to learn a topic in depth in the flipped classroom. Additionally, a methodology containing four implementation stages is elaborated in this chapter to help teachers to conduct flipped classrooms. These four-stage methods are designing learning content, leading learning activity, guiding students with specific learning difficulties, and managing good learning atmosphere across multiple learning spaces. Each stage fully utilized the aforementioned two essential components and six types of classrooms. Feasible solutions addressing potential issues and challenges are also proposed in this chapter.