Flipped Classroom!

Flipped classroom has been a hot topic that has been around for quite some time now; it has only been until recently that it has attracted a lot of attention. Thus, opinions surrounding this topic vary as ‘flipped classroom’ can be applied to different learning environments and as such, it may require different types of educational settings for this instructional strategy to work at its best.  Flipped classroom enables instructors to introduce new ways for teaching a subject matter and therefore add a new perspective on to the old teaching practices that have been used regularly in classrooms.  Thus, to answer your first question, flipped classroom is not a fad; rather it is considered a solid instructional strategy that combines the instructional as well as constructional aspects of learning to work both at home as well as in the classroom. But one of its disadvantages to this instructional strategy that I think may prevent it to work efficiently is when we begin to combine the newest learning models with technology. Nonetheless, I'm a little curious, is it tough getting all the students to try the activities or just some of them. I wonder if there is a learner mentality aside from lack of experience in the flipped classroom that really keeps them from engaging. I recall when I was younger, whenever the teacher let up on the pressure my friends and I would grow a little complacent. Could learner motivation be a big factor? Maybe the flipped classroom is better suited for older learners, where everyone's peers tend to have more experience and knowledge.