Flipped learning is a teaching method where the teacher briefings or lectures are moved from class, when the group is gathered and the teacher is available, to times when the student access content online with the help of pre-recorded videos, podcasts or other material. Simply put, you can say that students do their homework before class instead of after, and come prepared to class. The time freed up in the classroom is used for interactive exercises, where the teacher leads and supports students as they work with their assignments. Time together is used to ensure that all students develop knowledge and understanding, and that they have the opportunity to discuss with teachers and classmates.
In a report from SKL (Sweden’s municipalities and county councils) the results of different case studies show improved school performance as a result of using this working method. The report also provides practical review of how to plan and create a flipped learning environment and how to manage the time that teachers and students have together to achieve the best possible learning. This report presents a number of conditions for effective work with a flipped classroom, in this case adapted to suite Swedish conditions.
Flexible Environment:
A flipped learning allows for varied working methods both in groups and individually. It may be necessary to re-arrange the classroom setup and working with different digital tools to create variety ant find working methods that are suitable for the task.
Learning Culture:
In the traditional teacher-centered model, the teacher is the primary source of information. In a flipped learning you have a more student-centered approach, where the class time, or the time when the group meets with the teacher is dedicated to explore the subject in depth and create many variations of learning posibilities.
Well thought-out content (Intentional Content):
The teacher must think about the topic that suits flipping and what would be better to work with in the classroom. The teaching materials and teaching tools used in the classroom must thus be suitable for a student-centered and interactive work.
A professional approach (Professional Educator):
According to Flipped Learning Network the flipped model demands more of the teacher than traditional methods, partly because the teacher must take a more withdrawn role but still lead the students and ensure that their work leads to satisfactory learning outcomes according to the set-up learning goals.