FLIPPED CLASSROOM

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLIPPED CLASSROOMS:

1. What is it?

The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed.

2. How does it work?

There is no single model for the flipped classroom—the term is widely used to describe almost any class structure that provides prerecorded lectures followed by in-class exercises.

3. Who’s doing it?

A growing number of higher education individual faculty have begun using the flipped model in their courses.

4. Why is it significant?

Devoting class time to application of concepts might give instructors a better opportunity to detect errors in thinking.

5. What are the downsides?

The flipped classroom is an easy model to get wrong. Although the idea is straightforward, an effective flip requires careful preparation.

6. Where is it going?

As the flipped class becomes more popular, new tools may emerge to support the out-of-class portion of the curriculum.

7. What are the implications for teaching and learning?

The flipped model puts more of the responsibility for learning on the shoulders of students while giving them greater impetus to experiment.