Flipped IT Teaching in Technical and Vocational Education

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210915.023How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Information technology education, Flipped teaching, Teaching transformation, Multimedia lesson plans

Abstract

Since the emergence of the concepts and technology of cloud computing in the first decade of the 21st century, there has been a burgeoning development in applications of information technology, such as mobile devices, big data, Internet of things, and artificial intelligence. Currently, students of IT-related disciplines rely not only on books for knowledge and skills but also on learning activities performed with the help of information and communication technology (ICT) applications such as smartphones and tablets. This change represents a key milestone in the integration of information technology with teaching. The flipped classroom approach is a student-centered teaching model that has evolved from the integration of IT and teaching over the past decade. This model has not only changed students’ mode of learning but also revolutionized the traditional teacher-centered teaching. Students now can use various ICT tools to prepare their lessons in advance and teachers can conduct classroom activities to stimulate students’ critical thinking and innovative approach, and develop their communication, collaborative, and implementation skills. The new teaching model is characterized by its student-centered approach, individualized instruction, and ability to make students proactive. Although different disciplines in the education system of Taiwan have begun to promote the flipped classroom model, it is still in a nascent stage in the country’s IT education. This study explains in detail key concepts as well as concerns and misplaced notions that have arisen during the implementation of flipped classroom teaching in IT-related education. Thus, this study will serve as a useful reference for promotion of the flipped classroom teaching strategy in Taiwan’s technical and vocational education.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wen-Lung Tsai
AU  - Xin-Ying Liu
AU  - Jun-Ping Wei
AU  - Ju-Ying Wang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/09/16
TI  - Flipped IT Teaching in Technical and Vocational Education
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Modern Management and Education Research (MMER 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 98
EP  - 101
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210915.023
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210915.023
ID  - Tsai2021
ER  -