Flipping the classroom: is it for you?

Technology is being used to enhance all types of educational experiences. Several new pedagogical methods have been developed that use technology to assist students in learning. This paper will discuss one of these methods - the flipped classroom. The flipped classroom is not necessarily a new idea, in fact, it developed from such things as hybrid or blended classrooms. But flipping the classroom does have different pedagogical implications for student learning. The paper will describe the history of the flipped classroom, mechanisms of flipping the classroom, pros and cons for this method, give examples of how this has worked, and discuss how to get started creating a flipped classroom environment.