Enhancing student engagement and active participation via a flipped learning approach

Over the past few years Flipped-Learning approaches have become increasingly
popular within Engineering Education; providing students with the means by which
they can prepare for lectures in advance, whilst making time in lectures for deeper
exploration and explanation of concepts. Identified as an ideal platform for
enhancing independent learning and logical reasoning, Flipped Learning is a
pedagogical approach whereby the direct teaching moves from the ‘group’ learning
space to the ‘individual’ learning space, resulting in greater student engagement and
increased interaction between the teacher and students. It is this shift in focus that
motivated the intervention discussed here.