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U P D AT E O N
THE FLIPPED
CLASSROOM
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Dr Catherine Kennedy, AMEE Projects Officer

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GLOSSARY vocabulary used in medical education

Flipped Classroom: The Flipped Classroom refers to an approach to teaching where the traditional class-
time and self-study activities are reversed or flipped. In practice activities can take many forms, but generally
involve students preparing for class by watching a pre-recorded lecture or undertaking assigned reading and
activities, followed by the lecture time being used for interactive discussion, problem-solving and other
activities with the teacher. As such the role of the teacher shifts from being the sage on the stage to the
guide on the side.

Advantages of this approach include: an increase in interaction between students and teachers; a shift in the
responsibility for learning on to students; the ability for students to prepare at a time that suits them, and as
many times as meets their needs; an archive of teaching resources; collaborative working between students;
an increase in student engagement and a shift from passive listening to active learning.

Possible disadvantages include: the need to invest time and resources to develop courses; the possible need
for technological investment; and time for both teachers and students to adapt and acquire the new skills
required for this more active and self-directed approach to learning.
Key to the success of this approach is that students take responsibility for their learning and come to class
prepared. This can be seen as both an advantage and a disadvantage.

This approach has been credited to two US maths teachers, Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann. However,
parallels to this approach can be seen in Team-Based Learning, and distance learning higher education
programmes, such as The Open University in the UK.
Reference adapted from: Bergman, J., Overmyer, J. & Wilie, B. (2011) The Flipped Class: What it is and What it is not The
Daily Riff http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-flipped-class-conversation-689.php (Accessed 09/05/13).

The MedEdWorld Glossary can be accessed at www.mededworld.org/Glossary.aspx

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WEBINARS Hour-long interactive presentations
with experts in medical education
Science in Medical Education: More than transmitting facts!
Presenter: Aviad Haramati
Host Institution: Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
www.mededworld.org/Webinars/Webinar-Items/Science-in-Medical-Education-
More-than-transmittin.aspx
As part of this presentation Dr Haramati considers the changing role of faculty, and highlights the flipped
classroom as a learning strategy for encouraging students to learn by asking questions.
TEXTBOOKS A selection of texts recommended
on MedEdWorld
Sams, A. & Bergmann, J. (2012) Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day.
International Society for Technology in Education.
www.mededworld.org/Publications/Textbooks/Flip-Your-Classroom-Reach-Every-Student-in-Every-C.aspx
Learn what a flipped classroom is and why it works, and get the information you need to flip a classroom.
Pacansky-Brock, M. (2012) Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies (Best Practices in
Online Teaching and Learning) London: Routledge.
www.mededworld.org/Publications/Textbooks/Best-Practices-for-Teaching-with-Emerging-Technolo.aspx
Discusses the flipped classroom alongside the range of new technologies that can be used to enhance
teaching.
JOURNAL ARTICLES A selection of key articles recommended
by the MedEdWorld Community
Prober, C.G. & Heath, C. (2001) Lecture Halls without Lectures - A Proposal for Medical Education.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 366:18, pp. 1657-1659.
www.mededworld.org/Publications/Articles/Lecture-Halls-without-Lectures-A-Proposal-for-Medi.aspx
The authors highlight the importance of making lessons stickier by using messages that capture
curiosity, eliciting emotions, promoting active learning and using the flipped-classroom model.
RESOURCES Including reports, websites, video clips,
images and diagrams.
Dr Aviad Haramati (2012) Science in Medical Education: more than transmitting the facts!
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/AMEE-2012-Plenary,-session-5A-Science-in-
Medical-E.aspx
In this recording of his 2012 AMEE Conference Plenary Dr Haramati highlights the flipped
classroom as a learning strategy for encouraging students to learn by asking questions.
Salman Khan (2011) Lets use video to reinvent education
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/Let-s-use-video-to-reinvent-education.aspx
TED Talks presentation on the advantages of recording presentations to be used in education. Relates to
the Flipped Classroom.
The Daily Riff Various authors (2011) The Flipped Class: Myths vs. Reality
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/The-Flipped-Class-Myths-vs-Reality.aspx
A series of three articles on the Flipped Classroom: 1) The Flipped Class: What it is and What it is Not; 2) The
Flipped Class: What Does a Good One Look Like? 3) The Flipped Class: Are You Ready to Flip?
EDUCAUSE (2012) 7 Things you should know about Flipped Classrooms
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/THINGS-YOU-SHOULD-KNOW-
ABOUT%E2%80%A6%E2%84%A2-FLIPPED-CLASSROOMS.aspx
An explanation of what a flipped classroom is, how to do it and what the implications are for teaching and
learning.
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Penn State University 7 Things You Need to Know about Flipping the Classroom.
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/7-Things-You-Need-to-Know-about-Flipping-the-Class.
aspx
This paper looks at the way technology if being used to flip the classroom, and explores the advantages
and issues to consider before introducing into teaching.
Edudemic (2013) The 10 Best Web Tools For Flipped Classrooms
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/The-10-Best-Web-Tools-for-Flipped-Classrooms.aspx
A list of tools derived from an @Edudemic Twitter Poll, with suggestions for how they can be used.
The Flipped Institute
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/The-Flipped-Institute.aspx
An online resource providing self-help and other assistance to teachers moving from a traditional
classroom lecture model to a flipped model. Amongst the available resources is a handy list of ideas Using
Class Time Differently for Higher Education.
Flipped Learning Network
www.mededworld.org/Resources/Resources-Items/Flipped-Learning-Network.aspx
A website with a range of resources for flipped learning.
Recommended to support teaching,
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY learning and assessment
TED-Ed
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/TED-Ed.aspx
With TED-Ed you can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create
lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.
Camtasia
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Camtasia.aspx
Screen recording and video-editing software. Use Camtasia to record on-screen activity, customize and
edit content, add interactive elements, and share your videos with anyone, on nearly any device.
Camtasia Relay
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Camtasia-Relay.aspx
Presentation and lecture capture software that allows you to easily record and share presentations,
lectures, meetings, and mobile video from virtually anywhere.
Screencast.com
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Screencast-com.aspx
Online storage and sharing facility for high quality images and videos with a range of privacy options to
control audience access.
Turning Point
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/TurningPoint.aspx
A voting system that uses clickers to enable interactive feedback during class time.
Poll Everywhere
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Poll-Everywhere.aspx
Instant audience feedback, an easy way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations,
classrooms etc. It works internationally with texting, web or Twitter.
Celly
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Celly.aspx
Private and secure social networking, it uses social building blocks called cells for everyday collaboration,
knowledge sharing, and group communication on any device.
Echo360
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Echo360.aspx
Active learning technology that enables students to participate more frequently, study more effectively,
and collaborate more often, during and after class.
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Wikispaces
www.mededworld.org/Learning-Technology/Equipment-Items/Wikispaces.aspx
A space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media and
anything else you can think of.

FORUMS A space for debating a wide range of topics of

current interest to the health professions.

Method of the Month The Flipped Classroom

www.mededworld.org/Forums/f129/t4005/Flipped-Classroom.aspx
Post you queries, ideas and suggestions about the flipped classroom here for
discussion with colleagues. You can also add your recommendations on topics to a
forum for upload into the MedEdWorld site.

POLL Our survey said

Are you familiar with the Flipped Classroom?

www.mededworld.org/News/News-Articles/Poll-Results-Are-you-familiar-with-the-
%E2%80%98Flipped-Cl.aspx
The results of our June survey revealed that 22% of respondents have utilised the flipped
classroom in their curriculum or training programme, and 34% of respondents reported that they had
read about the flipped classroom but have not seen it applied. Twenty-two per cent of respondents had
heard of the approach but not studied it, whilst 22% were not aware of the concept.

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