2. THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM
The flipped classroom involves flipping the traditional in-class
lecture first and using outside supporting technology second to
reinforce the lecture. The flipped classroom assigns web-based
content (lecture material) as homework FIRST, making time and
space available in the face-to-face classroom for more inquirybased
projects and questions. The Khan Academy actually
brought this concept to secondary education beginning in 2004
with a series of videos showing how this methodology can be
used. There is still a lot of controversy among educators on the
merits of flipping the classroom – particularly at the high school
level. However, the merits of this methodology and the more
mature student lends itself to better use at the university/college
level.