Applying Flipped Classroom

Concept to Design Synchronous

Teaching & Learning Activities

Chair Professor, Nian-Shing Chen

MIS Department, Sun Yat-sen University

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Educational Technology & Society journal

Chair, IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology

Email: nianshing@gmail.com

Web: http://www.nschen.net

Outline

• Synchronous Cyber Classroom

• Synchronous Learning Model

• Cyber Real Cyber (CRC) Model

• Flipped classroom

• Seamless Integration of Cyber and Physical

Spaces

• Life-long mobile learning practice

• Personal Knowledge Management

• Demonstrations of some concrete examples

The history of my e-learning journey • 1995: Developed my first ever learning content on

the web. (CD-Title Web-Title)

• 1997: Starting to develop learning management

system (LMS) till now

• 1998: Created the NSYSU Cyber University

• 1999: NSYSU MIS offered the first online program

for credits

• 2000: Created the K12 Digital School

• 2001: Starting to teach online courses in

synchronous mode

• 2003: Starting to use the 3C platform for prompting

international collaborations

The history of my e-learning journey • 2005: Supporting IADIS to run 100% wholly online

international conferences (MCCSIS)

• 2008: Offered my first ever online credit course for

PhD students in Italy

• 2009: Offered a second online credit course with

Prof. Kinshuk for PhD students in Italy

• 2010: Organized an online research seminar in

English for PhD students in Italy

• 2010: Organized an online research seminar in

Chinese for six universities in Taiwan

• 2011: Taught my first ever online synchronous class

at the UHK.

The problems of asynchronous

learning

• Lack of social presence – learning alone

not learning together

• Easy to fall behind the schedule

• High drop out rate

e-Learning Trends

• Blended learning

–Physical classroom + Cyber classroom

–Asynchronous learning + Synchronous learning

• A blended learning environment of combining

these two modes could provide the best flexibility,

engagement and performance for learning.

• Online synchronous learning is a very important

component to realize such a flexible learning

potential.

Space & Time Matrix

Space

Time Cyber Space Real Space

Synchronous SC SR

Asynchronous AC AR

P.7

Blended Learning Environment

Classroom

Physical

Classroom

Cyber

Classroom

Asynchronous

Synchronous

Text

Synchronous Classroom

Video

Synchronous Classroom

+

Audio

Synchronous Classroom

Multimedia

Synchronous Classroom

P.9

The 3C Platform

3C

The

Classroom

Teacher’s

Office

Student

Administration

1. Enrolments

2. Attendance status

3. Emailing

4. Student grouping

5. Teaching assistant

6. Setup

The Synchronous Cyber

Classroom

1. Main-cyber classroom

2. Group-cyber classrooms

3. Whiteboard

4. Text chat

5. Online poll

6. Joint web browsing

7. Desktop sharing

Course Design

1. Content upload

2. Learning path design

3. Forum setup

4. Chat room setup

5. Menu bar setup

6. Assignment setup

7. Test setup

The Asynchronous

Cyber Classroom

1. Forums

2. Assignments

3. Quizzes

4. Learning materials

5. Course information

6. Online survey

Synchronous Cyber Classroom

Demo: Teaching in the synchronous cyber classroom at the HKU

Mobile teacher’s desk Equipments: 1. Dual screens 2. Web camera 3. Echo free MIC & Speaker 4. Hand writing digital pen

Three unique features

• Cyber Face to Face (C-F2F)

• Equal distance among all participants

• Easy for sharing and interaction using

digital materials

Cyber Face to Face (C-F2F)

Key Features of Synchronous

Cyber Classroom

• Common shared working space

• Concurrent multiple access

– Much easier for learners to be engaged

Online Synchronous Research

Seminar in e-Learning 2010-Italy

Global Chinese Online Synchronous

Research Seminar

IEEE TCLT Online Research Seminar hosted by Beijing Normal University

Date Time

(GMT+8) Speaker Topic

3/21 6:30-8:30PM Ronghuai Huang the Framework and Method for Understanding the

New Generation Students

3/28 6:30-8:30PM Kinshuk e-learning ... m-learning ... u-learning – innovative

approaches

4/11 9:00-11:00AM Guang Chen e-Textbook: Definition, Pilot Studies and Development

4/18 9:00-11:00AM Maiga Chang Context-aware Mobile Role Playing Game for

Learning

4/25 6:30-8:30PM Arif Altun Utilizing Cognitive Skills Ontology for Designing

Personalized Learning Environments

5/9 6:30-8:30PM Alke Martens Software Engineering and Modeling in TEL

5/16 9:00-11:00AM James D. Slotta Supporting collaborative knowledge construction and

discourse in the classroom

5/23 6:30-8:30PM Nian-Shing Chen Online Synchronous Teaching and Learning

5/30 9:00-11:00AM Masanori SUGIMOTO Learning Technologies for Connecting a Classroom

with the Real World

6/6 6:30-8:30PM Andreas Holzinger Using Annotated Patient Records to Teach Clinical

Reasoning to Under- graduate Students of Medicine

6/13 6:30-8:30PM Mohamed Jemni Accessibility of E-Learning Systems: From Design to

Development"

6/20 18:30-20:30 Demetrios G. Sampson Digital Systems for Hierarchical Open Access to

Education

“The New Development of Technology Enhanced Learning: Concept, Research and Best Practice

UPM Masterclass on Celiac Disease

Synchronous Cyber Classroom Small Group Discussion & Practice

Synchronous Cyber Classroom

Invite external speaker from anywhere around the world

Synchronous Cyber Classroom

Online Synchronous Assessment

Synchronous Cyber Classroom

Online Thesis Oral Defense

• Flip teaching is a form of blended learning

which encompasses any use of Internet

technology to leverage the learning in a

classroom, so a teacher can spend more

time interacting with students instead of

lecturing. This is most commonly being done

using teacher-created videos that students

view outside of class time. It is also known

as flipped classroom, reverse instruction,

flipping the classroom, and reverse teaching.

Flipped Classroom

(reverse teaching)

• The library of videos covers K-12 math,

science topics such as biology,

chemistry, and physics, and even

reaches into the humanities with playlists

on finance and history. Each video is a

digestible chunk, approximately 10

minutes long, and especially purposed

for viewing on the computer.

• Over 3600 videos

• Over 213,900,463 lessons delivered

Khan Academy

• Heron's Formula

– Using Heron's Formula to determine the area of a

triangle while only knowing the lengths of the sides

• Watch

– http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/triangles/v

/heron-s-formula?exid=herons_formula

• Exercise

– http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/area--

perimeter--and-volume/e/herons_formula

• Community

– http://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/d

Watch, Exercise, Community

Basic Concepts of the CRC Model

□ There are many combinations

between 100% physical and 100%

cyber.

□ CRC or RCR

□ ASA or SAS

Synchronous Learning Model

Cyber Classroom C

Four Main Components Of A Cyber School

Cyber Classroom B Cyber Classroom A

Cyber

Teacher

Desk

Cyber

Student

Desk

Cyber

School Server

Modes of Cyber Classroom

Fully centralized mode Mixed mode Fully distributed mode

Mobility / Internet bandwidth requirements Low High

Cyber

Classroom

Cyber

Classroom

Cyber

Classroom

The Cyber Schooling Framework

# School People Geographic

Proximity

Situated

Learning

1 Stationary Stationary Within No

2 Stationary Mobile Within No

3 Stationary Stationary Without Low

4 Stationary Mobile Without Medium

5 Mobile Stationary Within No

6 Mobile Stationary Without Low

7 Mobile Mobile Within High

8 Mobile Mobile Without Very High

Characteristics of Cyber Schooling Framework scenarios

M: Mobile S: Stationary

O: Without W: Within

Moving Cyber

School Server

Local Access

to Cyber

School Server

Internet

Access to

Cyber School

Server

Increased

Mobility

Situated

Learning

1 School People Proximity

(S) (S) (W) No Yes No No No

2 School People Proximity

(S) (M) (W) No Yes No Low No

3 School People Proximity

(S) (S) (O) No No Yes Medium Low

4 School People Proximity

(S) (M) (O) No No Yes High Medium

5 School People Proximity

(M) (S) (W) Yes Yes No No No

6 School People Proximity

(M) (S) (O) Yes No Yes High Low

7 School People Proximity

(M) (M) (W) Yes Yes No Medium High

8 School People Proximity

(M) (M) (O) Yes No Yes Very High Very High

Seamless Integration

• Cyber space & Physical space Seamless

Integration

• VR

• AR

A very special birthday card

with QR code

Playing happy-birthday song video clip on

teacher’s iPhone

In addition to the written

greeting words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMGqetrufxk

DEMO

i-nigma Reader

• You can download the reader directly to

your mobile phone by visiting the web

address:

• http://www.i-nigma.mobi/

• which will automatically detect if your

mobile phone is compatible - or you can

send a SMS (text message) containing i-

nigma to: +44 7797 882325 and you will

be sent the link to the software.

• TED Talks

– http://www.ted.com

• Podcast

– http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-

Directory

• iTune-U

– http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Life-long Mobile Learning

TED Talks with Subtitles

Feedback from the students • “Live instruction enable me to concentrate more;

actually it is not easy to be distracted because teacher

can call anyone’s name and ask questions.”

• “I like this kind of live instruction mode. The feeling is

just like I went back to school for class.”

• “I prefer live instruction mode, because the feeling is

just like in a real class with the atmosphere of face-to-

face lecture and the opportunity for interaction is

higher.”

Conclusion

• This talk has presented an online synchronous learning

model with 32 different online synchronous

instruction/learning modes

• Synchronous learning modes can improve learners’

online engagement and hence reduce dropout rate.

• The dropout rate has been reduced from 30% down to

less than 5%

The 13th IEEE International Conference on Advanced

Learning Technologies (ICALT2013)

• Organized by: Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing,

China, July 15-18, 2013, Beijing, China

• Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Technical Committee on

Learning Technology

• http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2013/

• ICALT is an annual international conference on Advanced

Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning

organized by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Technical

Committee on Learning Technology. After its kick-off as

IWALT in Palmerston North, New Zealand (2000), ICALT has

been held in New Zealand (2000), Madisson, USA (2001),

Kazan, Russia (2002), Athens, Greece(2003), Joensuu,

Finland (2004), Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2005), Kerkade, The

Netherlands (2006), Niigata, Japan (2007), Santander, Spain

(2008), Riga, Latvia (2009), Sousse, Tunisia (2010), Athens,

Georgia, USA(2011), Rome, Italy(2012).

Q & A

Thank You