Flipped classroom for activating students in online classes

Abstract

Learners’ engagement and active participation have been seen as important issues, especially when talking about teaching and learning in blended or online classes. After the Covid-19 pandemic started, online teaching had to be implemented on a massive scale worldwide, requesting innovative instructional design solutions that would support teachers, engage learners, and allow online learning to be learner-centered. The literal transfer of traditional faceto-face classes to online classes resulted in significantly fewer active learning activities compared to traditional meetings. Therefore, the Erasmus+ project “Activating students in online classes” aims to introduce the potential of flipped classroom methodology in online teaching. This paper presents the Active Class project, which aims to help academic teachers in their online classes, by suggesting methods, tools, and opportunities that improve their qualifications and build a new standard of blended and/or online teaching.