The flipped classroom facilitates active engagement between students and teachers during class time, usually through the use of technology to present material to students before the concepts are discussed in class. This innovative pedagogical method is used by educators ranging from elementary school through college. There are many different technological tools used to implement this pedagogical method. Some educators pre-record lectures of themselves presenting material, others use screen casts to convey information to students before attending class in order to facilitate more peer-to-peer learning, and some teachers use a flipped classroom approach that does not involve videos. Ultimately, the shift in learning is focused on changing the classroom from passive to active. The focus of our symposium will be about how teachers use the face-to-face class time gained by changing from a completely lecture based classroom. This symposium is sponsored by the CHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education.
I teach organic chemistry at Centre College in Kentucky. I'm on the leadership board of OrganicERs (https://organicers.org) and am interested in equity and inclusion.
