The Flipped College Classroom ― Conceptualized and Re-conceptualized

This book provides a descriptive, progressive narrative on the flipped classroom including its history, connection to theory, structure, and strategies, including questions to consider when evaluating the purpose and effectiveness of flipping. The book also highlights case studies of flipped higher education classrooms within five different subject areas. Each case study is similarly structured to highlight the reasons behind flipping, principles guiding flipped instructions, strategies used, and lessons learned. An appendix that contains lesson plans, course schedules, and descriptions of specific activities is also included.

Ross Perkins is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology at Boise State University where he serves as the coordinator of the online Ed. D. program. The focus of his research is on the diffusion of innovations as related to the adoption, implementation, and evaluation of technology tools and educational techniques. Dr. Perkins earned both a Master’s and Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Instructional Technology emphasis) at Virginia Tech University. Lucy Santos Green is an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development and an affiliate faculty member for both the Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education and the Center for the Study of International Schooling at Georgia Southern University. She holds a Master in Library and Information Science from Texas Woman’s University and a Doctorate in Instructional Technology from Texas Tech University. Jennifer Banas is an assistant professor in the College of Education at Northeastern Illinois University. Previous to this appointment she served as an instructional designer, faculty member and dean for a completely online institution, the American College of Education. Other career experience includes teaching high school health education, working as a county health educator, and conducting professional development with hospital employees and community members. Jennifer earned both her Doctorate in Instructional Technology and Master of Education in Curriculum & Design at Northern Illinois University. She also holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Community Health at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.