Flipped Learning in Graduate School, From a Flipped Learning Student

Flipped Learning is back in 2020 — why it’s worked for my full-time graduate program that went online and tips for other students to make the best of an unexpected academic experience.

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TL;DR

• For grad programs that go remote, hours-long lectures do not transfer well from classrooms to laptops without purposeful adaptation.
• Full-time programs face an especially tough transition since they are traditionally taught in-person and not designed for online delivery.
• Some degree programs employ Flipped Learning to facilitate active learning online — both students and educators should become familiar with Flipped Learning to make the best of online learning.
• In brief, Flipped Learning is a method of teaching where students take individual responsibility for direct learning; meanwhile, instructors transform the group space, i.e. class time, from static lecture to dynamic learning where students actively engage with the material.
• In practice, students primarily work and learn on their own time — watch pre-recorded lectures, study assigned readings, take quizzes, and apply lessons to solve problems prior to meeting online as a group. When meeting online for real-time “synchronous” sessions, professors spend some…