SACME Virtual Journal Club January Session

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Presenter: William Rayburn, MD, MBA, University of New Mexico

Facilitator: Barbara Barnes, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Overview: The flipped classroom describes an educational approach that reverses the traditional lecture and homework elements of a course. For those considering whether to flip their own classroom, a valuable question to ask is: “Do I use the time I spend in front of my students to best effect?” If the answer is “no,” then a transition to the flipped classroom, or adoption of at least some of its features, may be better. This simple and practical way of reinvigorating teaching and learning represents a unique combination of constructivist ideology and behaviorist principles, which can be used to address the gap between didactic education and clinical practice performance.

Objectives:

1. Describe the format of “flipping” the classroom.
2. Understand an ongoing project to illustrate tips about “flipping” a lecture.
3. Discuss implications of this approach with CME/CE/CPD.

Recommended Readings:

Primary

Moffet J. Twelve tips for “flipping” the classroom. Medical Teacher 2014, 1-6, (early online). [Permission requested - will post soon] Link to online abstract

McLaughlin JE, Roth MT, Glatt DM, et al. The Flipped Classroom: a course redesign to foster learning and engagement in a health professions school. Acad Med 2014; 89: 236-43. Link to article.

Leung JM, Jin Y, Yung AL. Short review of the flipped classroom approach. Medical Education 2014; 48: 1127. Link to article.

Hawks SJ, The Flipped Classroom: Now or Never? AANA J. 2014 Aug;82(4):264-9. Link to online abstract