Trans-flipping the Classroom in an Inclusive Learning Community Erasmus Project

Project Title

Trans-flipping the Classroom in an Inclusive Learning Community

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

Flipping the classroom implies inverting the order, by which we teach and learn, doing the lecture at home and the practice in class. This project intends to explore an idea not developed so far, which we have called “trans-flipping the classroom in an inclusive learning community”. Basically, trans-flipping is the use flipped instruction at a transnational level and the sharing of responsibilities in a common intercultural learning environment. Mostly based on the use of videos, the flipped classroom approach calls for the creation of more materials, especially materials accessible for hearing/visually impaired students. In addition to this, from a transnational perspective, this project arises at a moment when there is an increasing migratory awareness that has brought into attention certain intercultural issues and challenges in the field of education and other fields. Family reunification and transmission of cultural values from adult individuals to children and teenagers make adult education an environment of vital importance in the development of the intercultural competence which allows citizens to live, work and learn together in multicultural settings.
On the other hand, the change of perspective which has shifted the spotlight from the teacher to the student in the last few decades, has also led to the development of rapidly expanding types of learning, such as blended and flipped learning. For this reason, this project will focus on a flipped classroom approach, so that the participants can truly work at their own pace, do collaborative work and benefit from an innovative method which, according to research, is proving to be efficient and productive. We will contribute, this way to the students personal and professional growth, by fostering the development of a variety of competences in the field of adult education such as linguistic, learning to learn, European citizenship, etc.
In this context, fully understanding the complexity of flipped instruction, this project intends to explore different types of flipped or inverted instruction, according to the students´ needs, among the following: a) standard inverted classroom, b) discussion oriented flipped classroom, c) demonstration-focused flipped classroom, d) faux flipped classroom, e) group-based flipped classroom, f) virtual flipped classroom, g) flipping the teacher model.
The partner organizations include adult education providers of different profiles, varying from those offering blended and regular programs, Higher Education, Third Age programs, teacher training or programs for people with disabilities.This way, we can guarantee that all the project activities will be led by experts in their respective fields. Consequently, the main objectives of this project are the following:
– to create an inclusive learning community on Moodle with students and teachers from all the participating countries: Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Italy and Lithuania.
– to make 15 intercultural videos on different topics, made and presented by a transnational team of teachers. The videos will be based on the principle of accessibility and will also include real testimonies from people living in diversity.
– to develop a guideline for teachers including examples of flipped classroom and trans-flipped classroom strategies, as well as relevant information about the issues addressed, such as the results and findings of a qualitative research (case studies).
Some expected impacts are:
– An increased number of students with special needs getting involved in an innovative learning approach, provided by the trans-flipped learning community.
– The creation of a concept, which is the trans-flipped classroom in an inclusive learning community.
– The staff will gain new knowledge and skills, which are necessary for implementing flipped instruction, in different learning environments.
– A better understanding of the mechanisms involved in flipped instruction
– The participants will be part of a transnational learning community with an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach, transnational in scope and virtual thanks to the creation of a transnational learning community on Moodle.
– Staff and students will gain new tools (the guideline and the videos),which will help them to benefit from an innovative approach.
– A bigger connection among adult education providers.
– A greater integration of third age students in an inter-generational learning environment.
– The students will be protagonists of their own learning process.
– An increased awareness on the importance of making learning materials accessible to students with special needs and developing more inclusive educational programs.
– A better understanding of social, language and cultural diversities.
– New competences and gained knowledge on the topics addressed on the videos.
– Greater understanding of other educational systems in Europe.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 213028 Eur

Project Coordinator

IES La Puebla & Country: ES

Project Partners

• PoliProekt
• Association “LODOS”
• Colegiul Tehnic “Iuliu Maniu”
• GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER
• Utenos svietimo centras
• Centrum pro komunitni praci Severní Morava
• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO DI BOSCOCHIESANUOVA