Adaptation of the Flipped Classroom (FC) Design to Higher Education in the Age of Digital Disruption

Abstract: In the midst of digital distractions in higher education classrooms, where students are constantly distracted by personal technologies, such as smartphone, personal computer, and social media, scholars have studied the flipped classroom (FC) design and tested it against conventional lecture pedagogy, which appears to contradict present-day college students’ diminishing attention span and their irresistible urge to engage with digital distractions in classrooms. The author discusses the pros and cons of the FC design.    

Key words: flipped course, pedagogy, technologies, distractions, education

JEL code: M