Students expectations
Flipping is a very interesting concept, however the students do expect everything to be addressed in the classroom. The students do complain that teachers do not teach when they are required to do any extra reading/work. in other words they expect "spoon feeding:
Agreed Noreen, once an instructor informed the students that she was there to facilitate their learning, she never heard the end of it. Great concept in theory though.
I think what we sometimes miss is that a good flipped activity should address the topics of the work students are expected to do in advance, just at a higher level. This removes the complaint of the students that information was not covered in the classroom. By engaging in the classroom activity, they will still be exposed to the content covered, but those who have failed to prepare may struggle compared to their peers. When the classroom activity is a group activity, peers who have prepared can influence their group mates to prepare better in the future.
