M-Learning Method in a Flipped Online Course - A Case Study: Technical English Course for Civil Engineering

Nowadays, pedagogical models are rapidly progressing to apply online learning facilities and to combine traditional classrooms with modern technology tools. Experts predict: "If you want to enter a new world, your idea must be related to mobiles, otherwise you have to forget it." This prediction is just as serious about higher education courses. So, in the not-too-distant future, there is no doubt that all classrooms in higher education institutions and universities will have to use smartphones among faculty and students. During the Quaid-۱۹ pandemic, with the holding of online classes at universities across Iran country, this evolution accelerated in an incredible way. The reverse classroom method is one of the pedagogical approaches during which educational materials are prepared by the teacher and are provided to learners for study in non-class hours, so class time is spent on more student-centered activities. In this paper, the combination of the flipped method in an online university class held using mobile technology facilities is examined. With the help of mobile learning facilities, students could take educational materials with them anywhere and anytime. According to the results, the combination of flipped method and mobile learning had a direct effect on deeper, broader and more motivated learning than traditional classes, and increased students' critical and creative thinking, self-confidence and willingness to team-works.

کلیدواژه ها:

Flipped Classroom ، On-line Classroom ، Mobile Learning ، Civil Engineers’ Technical English