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The Flipped Classroom: Why flip?

Learning about the Flipped Classroom technique will help professors to create an active learning environment for their students. In the LibGuide you will find plenty of resources to guide you along.

Advantages of Flipping

  • Students move at their own pace
  • Doing "homework" in class gives teachers better insight into student difficulties and learning styles
  • Teachers can more easily customize and update the curriculum and provide it to students 24/7
  • Classroom time can be used more effectively and creatively
  • Teachers using the method report seeing increased levels of student achievement, interest, and engagement
  • Learning theory supports the new approaches
  • The use of technology is flexible and appropriate for 21st century learning

source: Clyde Freeman Herreid and Nancy A. Schiller Journal of College Science Teaching Vol. 42, No. 5 (May/June 2013), pp. 62-66

CBS Evening News Report on Success of Flipped Classroom

Clinton Township, Michigan high school flipped classes. Learn about the improvements in grades, graduations rates, and perceptions of the classroom environment.