Enhancing student engagement and active participation via a flipped learning approach

Abstract

Over the past few years Flipped-Learning approaches have become increasingly popular within Engineering Education; providing students with the means by which they can prepare for lectures in advance, whilst making time in lectures for deeper exploration and explanation of concepts. Identified as an ideal platform for enhancing independent learning and logical reasoning, Flipped Learning is a pedagogical approach whereby the direct teaching moves from the ‘group’ learning space to the ‘individual’ learning space, resulting in greater student engagement and increased interaction between the teacher and students. It is this shift in focus that motivated the intervention discussed here.