2 Buzz About the Flipped Classroom
There is a considerable amount of buzz in academic circles at all levels, focused around the flipped
classroom. These appear mainly as newspaper articles (particularly academically-oriented ones)
and online blogs. For a preliminary index into these, we have provided an list of 39 unique blog
posts or online news articles, which is given in a dedicated references section following the main
bibliography in this article. In addition to news articles and blog posts, there are also complete
websites starting to pop up, dedicated to promoting the flipped classroom ideology. Links to
these websites are given following the news articles and blog posts references section.
The online buzz is not only limited to promotional websites and informational articles. Several
organizations are beginning to market materials to help instructors who want to implement the
flipped model in their classroom. The main focus of these is to provide resources for making
screencasts and Khan Academy-style[46] instructional videos*1,2,3,6*. However, one*4* is even
even offering certifications*5* (and a t-shirt) for “Certified” flipped classroom instructors.