Flip it!

Biology

is a TOUGH subject!

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture per week

3-6 hours of lab per week

8-12 hours

at home

every week

Both

6-8 hours

in class

every week

Traditional

Flipped

ON YOUR OWN...

Time Use in a Traditional Class

...with an instructor

2-3 hours of class to review tricky concepts and do helpful activities

3-6 hours of lab (for hands-on exploration)

3 hour lecture (new content)

3-6 hours lab (new content)

...with an instructor

• Read and draw in the textbook
• Memorize terms
• Identify processes and structures in images
• Make note cards to quiz yourself
• Do online tutorials and games
• Review or study anatomy
• Have study groups
• Explain processes to family members
• Teach roommates about their bodies
• Describe processes over and over
• Draw and label your own pictures

...and more!

...without an instructor

2 video lectures to watch before class

2 External Brain entries to build

Extra time to study on your own

8-12 hours to study on your own

...without an instructor

Time Use in a FLIPPED Class

It is going to be FUN!