Page 5 - FP e-Newsletter January 2021

Our Goal
AUTONOMOUS

LEARNERS

Day's learning goals Teacher
10 minutes
Consolidation FEEDBACK
10 minutes

" S t u d e n t s h a v e b e e n v e r y
e n t h u s i a s t i c d u r i n g c l a s s t i m e ,
a n d v e r y r e s p o n s i v e t o
q u e s t i o n s a n d a c t i v i t i e s . "
-Fatima Alrawas, IT Instructor

" T h e f l i p p e d c l a s s r o o m c o n c e p t
m i g h t s p r e a d a w a r e n e s s a m o n g
s t u d e n t s t o b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r
t h e i r l e a r n i n g , w h i c h i s i n l i n e
Higher order thinking skills w i t h t h e v a l u e s o f D U , s u c h a s
40 minutes i n d i v i d u a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d
l i f e l o n g l e a r n i n g . "
CLASS STRUCTURE -Dr. Umamaheswara Rao Bontha, Level 3
English Coordinator

To better adapt to the idea of the flipped
classroom, each online class has been " T h e b i g g e s t a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s
restructured in a way to enhance l e a r n i n g s t y l e i s t h a t r e a l
autonomous learning. Students are l e a r n i n g t a k e s p l a c e a n d i t i s t h e
s t u d e n t w h o i s a c t i v e a n d
encouraged to learn and practice at home
p a r t i c i p a t i n g . T h e t e a c h e r s e e m s
through the use of videos and Moodle
t o b e j u s t f a c i l i t a t i n g l e a r n i n g
activities. In class, the first 10 minutes are
a n d h e l p i n g t h e m b r i n g o u t t h e i r
assessing each student's understanding of i d e a s . "
the material. The bulk of the time is spent -Merin John, English Lecturer
with higher order thinking skills, where
teachers have students discuss, think
" A s a t e a c h e r , I l o v e t h a t m y
critically, work in groups or other production
s t u d e n t s c o m e t o c l a s s m o r e
tasks. Finally, the teacher ends each session
p r e p a r e d t h a n e v e r . "
formatively assessing students' progress. -Ebaa Refaie Qasim, English Lecturer