What is Flipped Learning
The Flipped Learning strategy allows students to explore, create and learn in the classroom using a hands-on approach. The lectures that would normally take place in the classroom, are assigned as homework. During class time, teachers have more time to work with students.
This video helps explain Flipped Learning:
How is this beneficial?
According to thedailyriff.com, the greatest benefit of flipped learning is the overall participation and interaction of the students. Students are more engaged with the flipped approach. It also allows the students to learn at their own pace according to ISTE.com. Check out this Blog, it states benefits from the student's point of view. Instead of the classroom being centered around the teacher, it is centered around the students. Flippedclassroom.com is also another great sorce of information.
Down Falls
According to edutopia.org, there are some disadvantages of Flipped Learning. For instance, some companies just want to jump on the bandwagon and gain profit from this by producing technology tools to help implement this strategy. Edutopia also goes on to say many teachers think, "this won't work in my classroom" and also, not everyone learns the same way.
Conclusion
If anything, Flipped Learning is shinning much needed light on the way we teach and the way students learn. By bringing light to such an important topic, it allows teachers to reflect on their teaching style as well as the way their students are learning and if they are truly getting it.
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