Short Communication

Flipped Classroom

Mauro Nunez ¹* and Esteban Araya²

¹Associate Professor of Medicine & Surgery, Universidad Ciencias Medicas (UCIMED), Consultant Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hip & Pelvic Unit, Hospital del Trauma, Central America

²Associate Professor of Medicine & Surgery, Universidad Ciencias Medicas (UCIMED), Consultant Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Unit, Hospital del Trauma, Costa Rica, Central America.

Submission: October 30, 2017; Published: November 10, 2017

*Corresponding author: Mauro Nunez, Associate Professor of Medicine & Surgery, Universidad Ciencias Medicas (UCIMED), Consultant Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hip & Pelvic Unit, Hospital del Trauma, Uruca 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America, Email: nunezmauro@yahoo.com

How to cite this article: Mauro N, Esteban A.Flipped Classroom. Open Access J Surg. 2017; 6(5): 555697. DOI: 10.19080/OAJS.2017.06.555697

Abstract

Flipped Classroom is a pedagogical resource that may improve adult learning by delivering educational content outside the classroom and performing more complex classroom activities.

Keywords: Flipped Classroom; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Teaching Styles

Introduction

Flipped Classroom is a pedagogical resource that reverses the traditional learning environment by delivering educational content outside the classroom.

Discussion

In the Flipped Classroom, students read, view lectures, videos, or other resources from home, and then conduct a more complex classroom activity ranging from group discussion on a topic to a problem case solution, applying the concepts learned at home [1,2]. In the classroom with traditional teaching style, lessons usually focus on an explanation of content using a lecture style. Class discussions usually focus on the teacher, who controls the flow of the conversation, while student participation is very limited. The Flipped Classroom intentionally changes the instructions to a student-centered model, in this model the class time explores the topics in greater depth and creates significant learning opportunities, while educational technologies such as online videos are used to deliver content outside the classroom [3]. The Flipped Classroom also redefines classroom activities, which may include more participatory activities to engage students with educational content. Because this type of active learning enables highly differentiated teaching, more class time can be devoted to higher order thinking skills, such as finding solutions to problems raised through group work, research, and discussion [4,5].

Conclusion

To conclude, the Flipped Classroom is an attractive didactic resource to be considered as part of the training activities of university students in health science, encouraging the active participation in the acquisition of knowledge and the organization of this knowledge as they participate in activities with their peers.

Disclosure

The authors did not receive any outside funding or grants in support for the preparation of this work. Neither he nor a member of his immediate family received any payments or benefits or a commitment or agreement to provide such benefits for commercial entity.

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