Learning can be as fun as you make it, and flipped classrooms may just be the thing that our education system needs. For those of you who don’t already know, the flipped classroom is actually an interesting concept. Through this blog post, let us introduce you to the fascinating world of flipped classrooms.

Flipped Classroom in simple terms:

In a Flipped Classroom, students have access to the instructor’s lectures ahead of time, along with all the background material that they need. This frees up face to face time, and lets students seek clarification from instructors, collaborate with peers, and practice application of concepts. Simultaneously, they also get guidance and feedback from experts directly at a moment when it can help the most. With this, students leave class with a greater awareness of what they want to focus on, thus closing a gap in their learning.

 Overview of Flipped Classrooms:

A flipped class inverts the typical cycle of content acquisition and application so that:

• Students can gain necessary knowledge of the topic before the class
• Instructors can guide students to actively and interactively clarify and apply that knowledge during class.

This learning approach associated with flipped classrooms supports instructors in effectively playing the highly crucial role of guiding students to deeper thinking and higher levels of knowledge application. The idea behind flipped classrooms transcends traditional teaching methods; wherein classroom teaching is made the center of a student’s learning experience.

Advantages of Flipped Classes for enhancement of learning:

Flipping classes has become a time saving and efficient method of learning. Instructors/Educators are begging to see the wisdom in flipping classes. Here are some of the reasons why instructors are beginning to introduce flipped classrooms today:

1. Students learn in an effective manner:

Flipped classrooms create a pro-active learning environment for students. As a result, students are encouraged to take responsibility, interact meaningfully with their instructors and peers, and give and receive constructive feedback. This helps boost the way in which knowledge is absorbed by the student. Students begin to acquire a deeper understanding of the topic and are in the best position to make sense of this information.

2. Students become active learning participants:

In a flipped classroom model, the role of the student positively shifts from that of a passive learning recipient to an active constructor of knowledge. Students are in the best position to pick up what they’re being taught as they have access to the lecture before the class even begins. This widens the student’s scope of becoming an active learning participant, who not just sits and listens, but contributes meaningfully to the discussions held in class.

3. Interaction increases and students learn from one another:

Due to the “learn first, discuss later” concept of flipped classrooms, students are in the best position. They get to work with each other and practice the course concepts with insightful guidance from their instructors.  This increased interaction creates a learning community that encourages knowledge absorption, both inside and outside of the classroom.

4. Instructors and students get more feedback:

Flipped classrooms encourage greater opportunity for students to apply their knowledge and therefore demonstrate their ability to use it. Gaps in a student’s understanding become easily visible to both student and instructor. This helps the student express themselves better, where communicating their potential lapse in learning is concerned. It also helps the instructor address these issues better, which the students are otherwise unable to comprehend on their own.

Conclusion:

So there you go. That’s what Flipped Classes are all about. At Career Launcher, we believe in constantly innovating and taking risks for the better in education, and all other areas of learning. For all we know, flipped classes may soon be introduced in modern day classrooms in the years to come. We believe that the concept of flipped classes may soon be practiced in classrooms in schools across the country. What do you think? Leave a comment below!