Description
Visit any university hub and you will notice a change from five years ago. Where are the students? The availability of online content in combination with a more flexible learning environment has resulted in less students attending on campus classes. This decline in student attendance on campus has created new challenges in the delivery of quality education. As educators, we need to constantly evaluate our curricula design, ensuring it is student-centered, encourages engagement and promotes success. The flipped classroom model, grounded in active learning pedagogy, transforms the traditional face-to-face classroom. Students prepare for the flipped classroom asynchronously by watching short online videos, completing readings and quizzes. Face-to-face time is used to apply learning, allowing students to grapple with difficult concepts in an environment where educators and peers are on hand to provide support.The re-design of the second-year genetics curriculum from a traditional didactic model to a flipped classroom model has demonstrably improved student engagement and success. In place of bi-weekly lectures, students attend one of two non-compulsory flipped classes. Weekly student feedback through a quiz associated with the online videos and readings, is used to tailor the learning experience. The re-design of the genetics curriculum has resulted in an increase in the student success rate, coupled with an increase in student satisfaction well above the University average. Significantly, there has been a sustained increase in attendance, suggesting that students value the face-to-face interaction and problem-solving gained through attending and participating in the flipped classroom.
| Period | Jul 2023 |
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| Event title | XXIII International Congress of Genetics |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia, VictoriaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |