HOW TO MAKE A FLIPPED CLASS ROOM

Changing trends in Education

Dr.T.V.Rao MD
Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a
type of blended learning that reverses the traditional educational arrangement by delivering
instructional content, often on line, outside of the classroom and moves activities, including
those that may have traditionally been considered homework, into the classroom. In a
flipped classroom model, students watch on line lectures, collaborate in online discussions,
or carry out research at home and engage in concepts in the classroom with the guidance of
the instructor. Instead of the teacher holding a one way conversation, time in the medical
classroom can be better spent. The teacher could lead an open discussion where students
clarify issues raised from the assigned asynchronous learning resources (Socrates was onto
something I reckon), or the time could be dedicated to supervised simulation sessions, or
debates, or quizzes, or case-based discussions or whatever your imagination can dream up
to facilitate active contextual learning that actually works. Today many countries are going
make the class rooms to flip based to get a better interaction with the students Flipping is
easy and with a little thought and planning, teachers can use the flipped model to create
engaging learning experiences for their students. Due to Khan Academys popularity, the
idea of the flipped classroom has gained press and credibility within education circles The
flipped classroom is about making sure that the "voice" most often heard in the classroom is
that of the student, not the teacher. Our Medical education remains static with didactic
lectures needs many corrections I find some of my younger colleagues are adopting to Flip
based teaching it will definitely bring in better interaction between the teacher and
students. Classroom as described by Jonathan Martin is:
Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures for homework, and
then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework:
tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and
creating.. Classrooms become laboratories or studios, and yet content delivery is preserved
That voice could be the student literally doing the talking by sharing or processing
information with the class, but it could also be the students creating something visual or
auditory to demonstrate their comprehension of the material. It all starts with a teacher
doing what they do best explaining a concept. Except this time they're doing it on video,
either by simply explaining a concept on camera, or using screen capture tools or
presentation software with a voiceover. Video content retains the connection, the humor,
and the pace of great teaching Students then watch the content at home, before class. This
gives them freedom over how, when and where they learn and it lets them engage with
the video content in the way that suits them best. They can watch alone, with friends, or
with parents and on any device they choose, from their iPhone to their home computer.
They can pause, rewind and re-watch and read around the topic. Students then come to
class prepared with knowledge, questions, observations and ideas that will underpin the
learning because the students have watched the video content at home, class time can now

be spent applying that knowledge in engaging, practical, collaborative ways. The teacher is
freed up to craft personalized learning experiences for students according to their needs,
and to circulate the class helping students individually or in small groups. Less sit and
listen equals more do and learn and the flipped model is making class time more
enjoyable, productive and engaging for students and teachers across the world
The advantage of the flipped classroom is that the content, often the theoretical/lecturebased component of the lesson, becomes more easily accessed and controlled by the
learner.
Establishes dialogue and idea exchange between students, educators, and subject matter
experts regardless of locations.
Lectures become homework and class time is used for collaborative student work,
experiential exercises, debate, and lab work.
Extends access to scarce resources, such as specialized teachers and courses, to more
students, allowing them to learn from the best sources and maintain access to challenging
curriculum.
Enables students to access courses at higher-level institutions, allowing them to progress at
their own pace.
Prepares students for a future as global citizens. Allows them to meet students and teachers
from around the world to experience their culture, language, ideas, and shared experiences.
Allows students with multiple learning styles and abilities to learn at their own pace and
through traditional models.
Consider Tech Equity
Not all of our students have access the technology. Some of us are lucky enough to have 1:1
classrooms, but not all. Because of that, you need to truly consider equity as a core issue if
you intend to flip your PBL classroom. It's difficult for students to collaborate digitally, for
example, if some have access to the technology while others do not. In cases like this,
consider your flipped components as optional for those students able to use them.
Next question to attain the success
What are students perceptions of the flipped classroom?
Do students perceive that the flipped classroom supports their learning?
How could the flipped classroom be improved?
Its time for a change.
We need to be able to teach and learn more efficiently, given the ever growing and ever
more complex body of knowledge we are expected to command.
One way this may be achieved is by flipping the classroom, as advocated in a recent NEJM
article written by Prober and Heath.

The most recent edition of the NEJM featured correspondence to the paper by Prober and
Heath. There were calls for education to be prioritized and valued by institutions to
decrease the gap between evidence and educational practice, a recognition of some of the
barriers to innovation, also commentary that flipping the classroom may be even more
important for graduate students, and a call for a Khan Academy for medical education
NEVER FORGET MANY OF THE MEDICAL STUDENTS WE TEACH ARE ALREADY EXPOSED TO
LEARNING THROUGH FLIP BASED TEACHING, I WISH MANY YOUNG GENERATION OF
MEDICAL TEACHER ADOPT, TRY AND PROVE FLIP BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING HAVE
BETTER ALTERNATIVES TO FUTURE OF OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION
Adopted, referenced and abstracted from
1 The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture USER GENERAL EDUCATION
2 Resources from FLIPPED INSTITUTE Learning Institute
3 Changing trends in Education peer searches on GOOGLE
Dr.T.V.Rao MD Professor of Microbiology Freelance writer