Thirdly, this study had a successful experience in the effective integration of flipped classrooms strategy with the “personalized learning hub” initiative embedding BYOD. It is attributed to the interlocking relationship between the vigorous interpersonal interactions inside the classrooms which triggered and extended the learning activities related to the role of “personalized learning hub” outside the classroom as discussed above. There were three types of vigorous interpersonal interactions happened inside the flipped classroom in this study, as indicated in the overall evaluation results of the pro¬fessional development programme: the sufficient and professional inputs from course lecturer, the unique expert sharing from guest speakers, and the dynamic and supportive contributions from all learning peers in the classrooms. These vigorous interpersonal interactions inside the flipped classrooms contributed to learners’ active access to online readings, just-in-time discussions for constructing a deep understanding of domain knowledge, and critical reflection on the learned knowledge outside classrooms. It reveals the importance of opportunities for learners to have social interactions and personal reflections to achieve active, constructive and interactive learning inside and outside classroom with the support of “personalized learning hub”.
The integration of the reflective engagement framework with the “personalized learning hub” initiative embedding BYOD can benefit learners to enrich face-to-face learning inside classroom and extend learning discussions outside classroom. There are two directions for future research in this area. First, future research should validate the designed framework, through extending the use of the reflective engagement framework and the “personalized learning hub” initiative embedding BYOD to more learning scenarios. Second, future research should enhance the related teacher professional development, through adopting the reflective engagement framework and the “personalized learning hub” initiative embedding BYOD for teacher professional development in higher education, and exploring the impact of such professional development on teaching effectiveness.