Flipping the classroom

Many of the technology tools we support in the Geddes Language Center help faculty to put interactive learning resources online for their students, so that more classroom time can be spent on critical thinking and application. We call this pedagogical approach “flipping the classroom.” In a “flipped” classroom, students are given the opportunity to acquire content knowledge online by watching mini-lectures and completing focused learning activities, and then come to face-to-face sessions to apply what they have learned in class (Bergmann and Sams, 2012).

A great resource for faculty on this subject is the Flipped Learning Network. In order to avoid confusion and misconceptions about what flipped is, this group also recently authored a rather useful Definition, Pillars, and Indicators document.