Transitioning to Flipped Classrooms: Instructors’ Perspectives

Hala Dalbani (), Safaa Eissa, Sharifah Fatimah Syed-Ahmad and Norah Almusharraf ()
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Hala Dalbani: Linguistics and Translation Department, College of Humanities and Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
Safaa Eissa: Linguistics and Translation Department, College of Humanities and Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
Sharifah Fatimah Syed-Ahmad: Marketing Department, College of Business Administration, University of Business and Technology, Jeddah 21448, Saudi Arabia
Norah Almusharraf: Linguistics and Translation Department, College of Humanities and Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-26

Abstract: With higher education moving more towards online education and wider adoption of more flexible models of teaching, especially during and after COVID-19, faculty members at a small private university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made their first attempts at flipping. Given the lack of studies that examined the transitional period that instructors go through in their initial attempts to flip, this study explored the perceptions of instructors making the transition, where traditional teacher-centered approaches to teaching have prevailed. Their insights can be detrimental to its successful delivery and continued use. To achieve its objective, this research paper investigated the initial perceptions of the requirements of flipping from thirty-seven female faculty members across six different colleges. This study employed a qualitative synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data elicited from interviews, surveys, and self-reflection reports, concluding that instructors transitioning into flipping cannot rely solely on their intuitive beliefs but need extensive training and guidance. The findings will inform instructors and institutions making the transition and will guide educators preparing for flipped classroom training workshops.

Keywords: higher education; flipped classroom; community of inquiry (CoI); social-constructivism; student-centered learning; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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