Table 1.
Some examples of a flipped learning in medical teaching, and our introductory week timetable using flipped learning approach
| Homework (before the class session) | Classwork | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review a YouTube video of a difficult consultation. | Discuss positive and negative aspects of the consultation and what can be learnt from it. | ||||
| Read a study of an intervention published in the medical literature. | Discuss the positive and negative aspects of the study and decide what it means for clinical practice. | ||||
| Watch a videoed lecture or series of videos on a topic. | Discuss / work through clinical cases highlighting areas of importance learnt from the videos watched beforehand. | ||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| AM | Watch videos on diabetes | Watch videos on renal medicine | Watch videos on endocrinology | Endocrinology case-based discussion | Watch videos on breast surgery / urology |
| PM | Diabetes case-based discussion | Renal medicine case-based discussion | - | Endocrinology case-based discussion | Breast surgery case-based discussion |
| Urology case-based discussion | |||||
AM = morning; PM = afternoon.