Flipped - Frequently referred to as the Flipped Classroom - In the traditional model of classroom instruction, the teacher is typically the central focus of a lesson and the primary provider of information during the class period.  The teacher responds to questions while students defer directly to the teacher for guidance and feedback.  In a classroom with a radically traditional style of instruction, individual lessons may be didactic and content oriented. Student engagement in the traditional model may be limited to activities in which students work independently or in small groups on an application task designed by the teacher. Class discussions are typically centred on the teacher, who controls the flow of the conversation.  Typically, this pattern of teaching also involves giving students the task of reading from a textbook or practising a concept by working on a problem set, for example, outside school.

The flipped classroom intentionally shifts instruction to a learner-centred model in which class time explores topics in greater depth and creates meaningful learning opportunities, while educational technologies such as online videos are used to deliver content outside of the classroom.  In a flipped classroom, content delivery may take a variety of forms. Often, video lessons prepared by the teacher or third parties are used to deliver content, although online collaborative discussions, digital research, and text readings may be used.