Flipping the classroom is a relatively new phrase, it is not a new concept. The idea centres on reversing a traditional approach to teaching where students attend class to ‘receive information and get understanding’ and then do homework or coursework. In a flipped classroom, the information is provided before a class, these days often in the form of a video. Then the class focuses on students engaging with that information and working with it, typically in groups to discuss the topic concerned, collaborate and solve problems.
As indicated ‘flipping‘ is not a new concept and some teachers have been using technology for sometime to change markedly the nature of classroom sessions so that students engage in activities around some pre-presented information or knowledge (see for example Turning the Classroom Upside Down). In general the approach, whether referred to as flipping or turning the classroom upside down, supported the ideal of student centred, active learning.
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