<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14"><meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 14"><link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01D130D5.9FF16620"><link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso"><title>CIRTL newsletter template</title><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> CIRTL Network [mailto:info@cirtl.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 07, 2015 9:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> urban@msu.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [cirtl-announce] This Week at CIRTL: Flipped Classrooms<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;border:none;border-bottom:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://www.cirtl.net"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://cirtlimages.wceruw.org/cirtlbanner_decemberweeklynewsletter.jpg" alt="CIRTL December Weekly Event Newsletter"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=400 style='width:300.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;border:none;border-right:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This Week at CIRTL: Flipped Classrooms</span></strong><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This week we're wrapping up our 2015 events with one final CIRTL Reads session, on flipped classrooms. Our regular event schedule will pick back up on January 13, with a new CIRTLCast series how to assess student learning. In the meantime, check out our <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/upcomingcourses">spring course offerings</a>, which are open for registration through January 11.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> join this week's CIRTL Reads discussion</span></strong>, just go to our <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/events">events calendar page</a> and click the "JOIN THIS SESSION" link under the event date and time. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/CIRTLReads-2015-2016"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Flipped Classrooms in Higher Ed</span></strong></a><br><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>December 9: 3PM ET/2PM CT/1PM MT/12PM PT </span></strong><br><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part of our monthly CIRTL Reads journal club, co-hosted by University of Colorado Boulder</span></em><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Flipped classrooms are certainly a growing trend in higher ed - but are they effective? Join us to discuss a meta-study of flipped classrooms, including what it takes to flip a classroom in a way that actually boosts student outcomes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussant</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span><br><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Adam Blanford</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, University of Colorado Boulder</span><br><br><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Article</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></strong>"The Use of Flipped Classrooms in Higher Education: A Scoping Review" in the April 2015 edition of <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Internet and Higher Education</span></em>. Go to the <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/moodle">CIRTL Reads Moodle page</a> for article access. Don't have a Moodle account? Request one at <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/moodleaccount">www.cirtl.net/moodleaccount</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For further information on our 2015-2016 event series, please visit <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/events">www.cirtl.net/events</a>.</span></em><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All sessions currently take place in Blackboard Collaborate. 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