Flipped learning helps teachers move away from direct instruction as their primary teaching tool toward a more student-centered approach.
When educators hear the terms flipped classroom and flipped learning, typically the first thing they think of is that teacher-created video that students watch at home, as though that were the essential ingredient. It's not. Flipped learning is not about how you can use videos in your lessons. It's about how you can best use your in-class time with students. By shifting direct instruction onto a teacher-created video and having students watch the lecture at home, teachers free up their time in class to assist students one-on-one or in small groups, help those who struggle, and challenge those who have mastered the content. Three approaches naturally lend themselves to flipped learning: Bloom's mastery learning, universal design learning, and project-based learning. Flipped learning enables teachers to move away from direct instruction as their primary teaching tool toward a more student-centered approach.