More creativity and flexibility in education? Flip the classroom!

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More creativity and flexibility in education? Flip the classroom!

Students would like to see more creativity and flexibility in the application of problem-based learning (PBL). The PBL seven-step approach is successful but has shown signs of erosion in recent years. A flipped classroom format, which encompasses the key learning principles of PBL, can stop this erosion. Research has shown that students highly appreciate this format.

Flipped classroom

Read the articleFlipped Classroom Formats in a Problem-Based Learning Course: Experiences of First-Year Bachelor European Public Health Students

By Nynke de Jong, Peter van RosmalenMaria Teresa BrancaccioMichel H. C. BleijlevensHilde Verbeek and Inge G. P. Peeters

This article is a publication of edUMinded, the Maastricht University online magazine on Teaching & Learning.

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