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Homework can be used through drill and repetition of material covered during the classroom that solidifies material through practice. In direct instructional approach, homework is used in this way as a structure to review material that was covered during the classroom. It requires completion of the process in the direct form the student had completed within class. There are many useful online materials such as Quizlet and Kahoot that use direct instructional approaches to homework and classwork for practice.
The flipped classroom is a pedagogical approach that is student centered in practice. It reverses the regular events of homework and instruction in the classroom to allow independent and introductory learning of the material at home and applying and collaborating with peers on the material at school. This design of classroom works to meet each students needs and provide them with opportunity for individual growth. In a flipped classroom there is a focus on the direct instruction through a video or online resource that students can complete at home with the bulk of the classroom time being application of homework material and collaboration with peers.
Aaron Sams with John Bergmann are the founders of the Flipped classroom which is a homework design that takes the instruction component of the traditional classroom and places it during the homework time allowing students within the classroom to focus on application of material and collaboration with peers.
To learn more about this independent instructional approach to homework and learning in the classroom, please visit the FlippedClass.com or to try flipping you classroom your self with this easy video. It provides the steps about how to begin flipping classroom and the many useful tools on the internet to set up and find the videos for your class.
Massive Open Online courses (MOOC) are online courses that are student centered pedagogical approach designed by Stephen Downes that uses only technology to navigate learning and knowledge in a supportive and interactive way online. Through connectivism that connects knowledge from concepts and real life to aid with learning. Downes (2013) provides a structure and organization for how teachers are able to integrate this instructional strategy of student centered learning into the classroom through focusing on skills, interacting with real life examples and connection of concepts.
References
Bergmann, J., Sams, A. (2012) Flip Your Classroom Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day. ISTE and ASCD. ISBN: 978-1-56484-315-9
Downes, M. (2015) MOOC: Knowledge, Learning, Community. Retrieved on April 29, 2016 from: www.downes.ca
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