Flipped Classroom

Introduction

“Jesuits learn best by teaching others.”

− Father Juan Polanco, SJ (1517-1576)[1]

What’s true of the Jesuits is true of all teachers, and their students.  Learning by teaching others is the heart of the flipped learning (or inverted classroom) method.

A useful definition of “flipped learning” has been developed by the Flipped Learning Network (FLN):

Flipping at an Open-Enrollment College

Kelly B. Butzler, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania College of Technology

Abstract

Time-Saving Resources -- Aligned with Cognitive Science -- To Help Instructors Flip

If students are given lecture notes that they can read with comprehension during homework, can faculty gain time during lecture for activities that build conceptual understanding?  Could this lead to measurable gains in student achievement?

In our experience, under the right conditions, the answer has been:  Yes and yes. 

Student Engagement with Flipped Chemistry Lectures

Michael K Seery, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.

This project introduces the idea of "flipped lecturing" to a group of my second year students. The aim of flipped lecturing is to provide much of the "content delivery" of lecture in advance, so that the lecture hour can be devoted to more in-depth discussion, problem solving, etc. As well as development of the material, a formal evaluation is being conducted.