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Creating Effective Online (Virtual) Learning Environments

2015

Abstract

In this study, the author will discuss different teaching methodologies practiced in the classrooms in the higher education at home and abroad and will mainly focus on the Flipped teaching method evolved in USA and adopted by different universities in the North America, Australia and Europe. The main focus of this article to discuss how a flipped class inverts the typical cycle of content acquisition and application in order to help gain knowledge to solve a problem before they come to the class and the role of the faculty member is to guide them through the solution of a problem in the classroom. The study reveal that flipped teaching help students engage students as active participants and learners, help them learn deeply and learn from each other.

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