Elizabethtown College Assistant Professor of English Tara Moore recently contributed an essay, “Flipping Composition Instruction to Support Student-Chosen Learning Environments in a Hyflex Model,” that was recently featured in the academic publication, “Go Online! Reconfiguring Writing Courses for the New, Virtual World.”
In her essay, Moore speaks to the importance of “flipped learning” in a post-pandemic world, a teaching method focused on active learning within the classroom, rather than lecture-based lessons.
“Faculty and students went through a huge shake up during the pandemic, and I had the opportunity to test out new teaching practices,” Moore said. “The ‘flipped learning’ teaching method prioritizes exploration and discovery during class time.
“My findings show that active learning gives students more power over their learning, it makes for more flexible learning, and it leads to more productive lessons,” Moore said. “That’s exactly what I want for my students.”
The publication that featured Moore’s essay centers around the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on writing courses and online/hybrid classroom structure. The book includes essays from educators, which dive into the highs and lows of navigating the post-pandemic classroom, as well as new methods they have found to teach writing and work more effectively with students.
