Flipped Classrooms and the Pitfalls of Digital Learning

dc.bibliographicCitation.article4en_US
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue70en_US
dc.contributor.authorReisner, Philipp
dc.contributor.editorGessner, Ingrid
dc.contributor.editorKüchler, Uwe
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-29T14:18:52Z
dc.date.available2021-09-29T14:18:52Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the recent rise of digital learning, “flipped classrooms” have become a controversial subject. This new form of learning inverts the traditional conception of the classroom: instruction is transferred from the classroom to out-of-class (online) tasks such as pre-recorded lectures on the Internet, while class time is devoted to activities that put the knowledge into practice. These classrooms have been touted as learner-based and student-centered models of education. Yet there is still little evidence supporting the effectiveness of the flipped classroom at higher levels of education, especially in the humanities. Taking American studies as an example, I will examine some of the arguments in favor of this model, but also and most importantly some of the challenges facing the application of this new educational model in the humanities. In general, the main concern is that flipped classrooms may undermine student-teacher dialogue, viewing teachers as “moderators” who design learning environments geared to the students. At the same time, home-learning environments may compromise learner autonomy and limit learners’ opportunities for self-organized work and interaction with peers outside class. Ultimately, a critique of the concept of flipped classrooms is also a critique of the egalitarian aspirations of digital pedagogy in general.en_US
dc.description.urlhttp://www.asjournal.org/70-2020/flipped-classrooms-and-the-pitfalls-of-digital-learning/en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18422/70-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?fidaac-11858/1476
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.issn21997268en_US
dc.relation.journalAmerican Studies Journalen_US
dc.relation.volumeAmerican Studies Journal; 70en_US
dc.rightsL::CC BY-SA 3.0en_US
dc.subject.ddcddc:370en_US
dc.subject.fieldamericanstudiesen_US
dc.subject.fielddigitalhumanitiesen_US
dc.subject.fieldenglishlanguageteachingen_US
dc.titleFlipped Classrooms and the Pitfalls of Digital Learningen_US
dc.title.specialissueDigital Pedagogy in American Studiesen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ASJ-70-2020-04.pdf
Size:
144.47 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.75 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: