Abstract

The Covid-19 outbreak has brought the whole world to a standstill, forcing schools and universities to move online immediately. The abrupt change has led to a general fear of a drop in the quality of education due to the loss of physical interaction. Against this background, the present study describes how we managed the crisis by adapting a conventional flipped course to a fully online flipped course, using the community of inquiry conceptual framework. The quantitative analyses reveal that online flipped course participants performed as well as their counterparts in the conventional flipped learning format, and that students’ interest levels remained constantly high throughout the online flipped classes. The qualitative analyses of the students’ survey and interview data suggest five key factors that promote their engagement in the online flipped classes. The findings of this study provide practical guidelines for instructors who are interested in the online flipped classroom approach.

摘要

Covid-19 爆发使整个世界陷入停顿，迫使学校和大学立即上网。这种突然的变化导致人们普遍担心由于失去身体互动而导致教育质量下降。在此背景下，本研究描述了我们如何通过使用探究社区概念框架将传统的翻转课程改编为完全在线的翻转课程来管理危机。定量分析表明，在线翻转课程参与者的表现与传统翻转学习形式的同行一样，并且学生的兴趣水平在整个在线翻转课程中始终保持较高水平。对学生调查和访谈数据的定性分析提出了促进他们参与在线翻转课程的五个关键因素。这项研究的结果为对在线翻转课堂方法感兴趣的教师提供了实用的指导。