Examining flipped classes: Planning, enacting, and assessing innovation

Abstract

A flipped classroom is one in which traditional in-class activities are completed outside of class to provide facetime for active learning. In this session, participants will learn more about flipped classrooms by examining a large-scale study of flipped classroom practice at 18 institutions. Common characteristics of courses and faculty that incorporate flipped designs, motivations for flipping classes, and benefits and challenges will all be discussed. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on the importance of this teaching practice to meet current student needs with an opportunity to apply lessons learned about flipped classrooms to improve their own practices.