Flipped classroom describes the practice, used in higher education for some time, of asking students to use their individual study time to watch, read and listen to pre-prepared content, in preparation for their contact-time sessions with lecturers, which can then be used for more discursive or practical application-of-ideas activities. Panopto claims that flipped classrooms increase student engagement, attendance, and overall achievement.
Panopto identify a number of ways in which their system supports effective flipped classroom practices:
Easily record pre-lecture videos
There's no easier way to record pre-lecture videos than with Panopto. In just a few mouse clicks, faculty members can record webcam video, slide presentations, screencasts and more from any laptop.
Share videos and assignments
Every pre-lecture video and assignment recorded with Panopto can be uploaded into your university's Panopto library and automatically shared through your university's LMS. Students can easily find and watch videos on any laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
Flip your class from the field
Panopto's mobile apps make it easy to record micro-lectures and assignments from the field. Every recording can be easily uploaded into your university's video library and LMS for sharing with students.
Measure student engagement
Academic staff and administrators can easily view reports that show how many students watched each video, how long students watched videos before dropping off, which students watched each video, and more.
Add interactivity to flipped class videos
Panopto makes it easy to embed quizzes, polls, and other interactive web content directly into your pre-lecture videos.
Reuse and update existing course materials
With Panopto, you can upload pre-recorded videos from previous terms, and edit the videos and slides to ensure content is always up to date
Read a Panopto article summarising 7 flipped classroom models.
Covering topics in ways that would be difficult in a lecture:
Key concepts & principles
Every subject has some core or precursor concepts that students need to come to terms with; recorded exploration of these makes it easier for students to revisit them and work them through.
Processes and procedures
Routine or step-by-step operations that students need to apply as part of their practice
Topics students find hard to grasp
You may know of topics that students routinely struggle with,year in, year out
What may not work so well?
Topics that are open to multiple interpretations or involve personal experience or debate. These might still be covered online ,e.g. via forums.
There are more ideas and examples on the Panopto webpage.
Things to consider:
Dr Jeremy Pritchard, a biologist at the University of Birmingham, makes these helpful suggestions: