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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Refining Some Recent Definitions"
date: 12/15/2015
published: true
taxonomy:
    category: blog
    tag:
        - Flipped-LMS
        - Open
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    'twitter:card' : summary
    'twitter:site' : @hibbittsdesign
    'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About Flipped-LMS and Open and Collaborative  Platforms
    'twitter:description' : A collection of a few recent tweets refining my definitions of a flipped-LMS and an open & collaborative platform.
---

_While trying to visualize my flipped-LMS approach using an open and collaborative platform, it's become apparent that I am looking at two distinct, though related, models._

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An open and collaborative learning platform enables both students and instructors to contribute directly to their shared online environment.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/676865298125819904">December 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A flipped-LMS approach is where an open platform,&#10;in the full control of course participants,&#10;serves as an alternative front-end to the LMS.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/676862593827385344">December 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like I&#39;ve got two concepts I need to visualize:&#10;✅Flipped-LMS approach&#10;✅Open and collaborative learning platform (using GitHub &amp; Grav)</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/676838406123458560">December 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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For my situation, I use the flat-file CMS [Grav](http://getgrav.org) to provide an open and collaborative platform when using a flipped-LMS approach.