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.

Read the article: Flipped Classroom Formats in a Problem-Based Learning Course: Experiences of First-Year Bachelor European Public Health Students
By Nynke de Jong, Peter van Rosmalen, Maria Teresa Brancaccio, Michel H. C. Bleijlevens, Hilde 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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