In preparing to write this post about why we use the term "flipped," I started with a basic approach- straight to the OED. This was a fun exercise because even the fairly recent edition I have from the late 20th century had not taken into account the meaning of "flip" as we use it here. However, the original definition does highlight the influence of a change agent that causes the flipping motion of an object: "to put into motion; to give a flip."
In the conversation about flipped learning these days, technology seems to be the most frequently mentioned change agent. And this is true for much of our flipped lifestyles as work-from-home moms as well, but we'd also like to explore what other influences we find in modern life that have put new work-life balance challenges and benefits into motion.
In an earlier post in this blog- Stay at Home or Work from Home, we offered resources on considering the flipped lifestyles of the fliptmom. Here we offer a few resources on flipped learning:
Strayer, Jeremy F. The effects of the classroom flip on the learning environment: a comparison of learning activity in a traditional classroom and a flip classroom that used an intelligent tutoring system. Diss. The Ohio State University, 2007.
Bergmann, Jonathan, and Aaron Sams. "How the flipped classroom was born." The Daily Riff Online (2011).
Tucker, Bill. "The flipped classroom." Education Next 12.1 (2012): 82-83.
Bergmann, Jonathan. "Flip Your Classroom: Talk To Every Student In Every Class Every Day Author: Jonathan Bergmann, Aaron Sams, Publisher: Inte." (2012): 100.
Koller, Daphne. "Death knell for the lecture: Technology as a passport to personalized education." New York Times 5 (2011).
We'd like to hear from you about your flipped learning and flipped lifestyle experiences. Find us on twitter @fliptmoms. Or use the links on the right to check us out on other networks.
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