Technology Integration in STEM Flipped Classrooms Using SAMR Framework as a Benchmarking Tool
Abstract: This paper presents some common technology and tools used by the instructors to administer flipped classrooms in higher education and also the purposes behind using them. This study used a semi-structured interview method with four STEM faculty members teaching large undergraduate courses in a South Central University in the United States. The study was guided by Carspecken’s (1996) method to collect and analyze data. The preliminary findings represent the technologies and tools that were used to implement and run their flipped classes. To analyze the purpose of using the technologies and tools, the SAMR framework was used to check whether they were enhancing or transformative in nature. Additionally, the implication of the study is discussed. At the end, this study strongly recommends that SAMR model should be used as a benchmarking tool for technology integration in course of a flipped classroom design.
Presider: Atheer Hanna, University of North Texas