1. FLIPPING TO
OPEN
Brenda Ravenscroft, Queen’s
University

2. Co-authors
Ulemu Luhanga, research
assistant
 Bev King, Manager of Arts and
Science Online @ Queen’s


3. Flipping to Open
How blended learning is changing
the traditional lecture course
How open resources and
approaches are transforming
blended courses
How instructors and institutions are
becoming less suspicious of
openness

4. Flipping to Open
How the principle of openness –
and its associated values – is
permeating the traditional closed
culture and creating a cultural shift

5. Case Study: BL Project
Large, introductory courses
 400 -1,800 students per course
 11 courses: 9,000 enrolments
 Goals:

enhance
student engagement
improve student learning outcomes

6. Blended Learning
Purposeful and complementary
integration of face-to-face
learning with online learning
activities
(Garrison & Vaughn,
2008)

7. “Flipped” Framework
Focus on active and collaborative
learning in classroom
 Fundamental information through
readings and online


8. Tradition

9. The Sage on the Stage

10. Tradition
Autonomy, independence –
content, activities, assessment
 Instructor evaluation
 Seeking help = weakness
 “Team”: sequential, coordination
of grades
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11. The Door is Closed

12. BL Project  Change…

13. Departmental Discussion
Proposal requires departmental
endorsement
 Memo of agreement – instructor,
Department Head, Faculty Office


14. Curriculum
Review/Approval
Department Curriculum
Committee
 Faculty Curriculum Committee

Students
Instructors
from other
Departments

15. Team Development
Instructor(s)
 Instructional Designer
 Educational Technologist
 Faculty Office
 Teaching Assistants


16. Integrating Services
Library
 Copyright expert
 Registrar’s office – timetabling,
space
 IT Services


17. Consultation
Expert colleagues
 Student assistants
 Subsequent courses


18. Resources
Public review - publisher
presentations of e-resources
 Inclusion of open resources
 Student feedback  improved
pedagogy


19. Building Community
Regular informal gatherings to
share experiences and
knowledge, discuss instructional
methods, guest speakers
 Opening course websites
 Sharing articles on effective
practices
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20. Evaluation
CLASSE to measure student
engagement
 Report  debrief  changes in
design
 Publicize research
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21. Tradition vs Blended
Teaching  learning
 Spending  investing
 Short-term  sustainable
 Independence 
interdependence
 Solo  teamwork
 Private  sharing, public
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22. The Future?