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Many teachers think that creating or finding sources for students to use outside of class is the most difficult part of implementing a flipped classroom. However, most of the benefits of a flipped classroom depend on what happens in the classroom instead of lecture. That makes it necessary to first plan how you will use class time before you begin to look for resources for students to use at home. A flipped classroom model involves a lot of work by students outside of class. Students will resent this work if they do not see how it frees class time to do things that help them learn. You can chose to use this method in all or some of your classes. Either way, you'll want to follow these steps: Decide how you will use your class time and design those activities.  Again, if you do not have a reason to flip your course, you should consider other active-learning strategies or wait until you have an idea for how you could better use your class time. Find or create resources for stude...

  What Are Active Methodologies? Active methodologies are teaching and learning strategies that place the student at the center of the knowledge acquisition process. For it to be effective, the student needs to be mature and actively participate in the process. There are different methods that can be used, such as problem-solving, project development, the so-called “flipped classroom”, among others.   The benefits of active methodologies for the student The active methodology helps in understanding content and solidifying the acquired repertoire. Among other advantages, we can mention the increased interest on the part of students in relation to the subjects taught, acquisition of knowledge made in a more playful and faster way, improvement in the ability to solve problems in a collaborative way. It is important to highlight that the active methodologies are complementary, that is, more than one can be used throughout the student’s education. Also, because among the ob...