Conference presentation
Blending and flipping the classroom with an off-the-shelf LMS: My Writing Lab(MWL) Global
2013 Learning & Teaching Week Program Booklet, p.14
Learning & Teaching Week, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2013
Abstract
This presentation discusses the use of an off-the-shelf solution called My Writing Lab (MWL) to provide instruction in English grammar. MWL is a Blackboard- based LMS developed by Pearson Education. It provides the range and depth of grammar content I require to run a flipped (or blended) classroom, whereby students practice English grammar through online consolidation activities before (or after) the lecture, allowing lecture and tutorial time to be spent on more interactive activities and drilling deeper into content. MWL is built on a staged content and assessment framework of "viewing, recalling, and then applying" repeated exposure to points of language in contextualised activities, with feedback after the recall and apply stages. To test MWL, I ran a pilot blended learning program with N=36 pre-service teachers, consisting of 10 hours of interactive lectures and additional online activities in MWL. The pilot revealed many problems with the reliability of the program's interface and the accuracy of the linguistic content. These problems were fed back to the Acquisitions Editor at Pearson Education and were corrected through a research and development contract with Pearson Education to review the grammar section. Later research with a larger cohort (N=54) in my course EDU307 The English Language, revealed a statistically significant improvement in the participants' language knowledge (tested pre and post program) and several benefits (elicited from a survey and interviews). Problems with adopting an off- the-shelf solution are also discussed as a warning to others who dare to flip and blend with a third party.
Details
- Title
- Blending and flipping the classroom with an off-the-shelf LMS: My Writing Lab(MWL) Global
- Authors
- Michael D Carey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- 2013 Learning & Teaching Week Program Booklet, p.14
- Conference details
- Learning & Teaching Week, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2013
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449299602621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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