Flipped Classroom Real-World Activities for Learning Open Computing Concepts

Authors

  • Ivana Bosnić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER), Unska 3, Zagreb https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6196-6410
  • Igor Čavrak University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER), Unska 3, Zagreb
  • Bastiaan van Loenen Delft University of Technology, Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v17i07.25767

Keywords:

open data, open computing, education, e-learning, flipped classroom

Abstract


Various “open” concepts in Computing, such as open standards, open data, open licenses or system interoperability are becoming more important in the professional lives of software engineers. However, students usually do not receive a systematic education about these concepts; rather they sporadically learn about a subset of these topics. This paper presents the revised version of the Open Computing course in the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER), which teaches a clear set of current topics focused on open data and correlating concepts. The new e-learning course is carried out using the “flipped classroom” educational method; students construct their knowledge in a set of real-world mini-activities throughout the course, instead of passively learning from the official course resources. In this paper, we discuss our flipped classroom activities, their relation to revised Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives, and present the evaluation of the first course instance using this model. Students’ feedback shows they welcome this change in approach, finding the course useful and interesting, and preferring this method to the traditional full lecture setting.

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2022-04-12

How to Cite

Bosnić, I., Čavrak, I., & van Loenen, B. (2022). Flipped Classroom Real-World Activities for Learning Open Computing Concepts. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 17(07), pp. 293–312. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v17i07.25767

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Vol. 17 No. 07 (2022)

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