Flip-IT! Flipped Classroom in European Vocational Education

The aim of the Flip-IT! project was to integrate the flipped classroom method into the teaching practice of vocational schools.

We are convinced that the Flipped Classroom method is particularly useful in vocational education and training, which needs to keep pace with the ever-changing demands of the labour market. The rapid development of technology makes it almost impossible to provide vocational education and training institutions with up-to-date textbooks; teachers increasingly have to take into account the vast amount of information available on the internet.

How can teachers take advantage of the fact that students are constantly online in their teaching and use this to make learning an experience? How can they go beyond the limits of traditional PowerPoint presentations? What ICT tools will be most effective in supporting teaching and learning?

The Flip-IT! consortium will not only answer these questions, but also address the practical challenges teachers face.

The project's curriculum and the online course based on it were a great success with both the teachers and the students involved. The Hungarian training material is available as accredited teacher training, and the book "Flipped Classroom in Practice: Innovating Vocational Education" is available for download.

Project information

• Website: https://www.flip-it.hu/
• ID: 2015-1-HU01-KA202-013555
• Program: Erasmus
• Primary target group: teachers in vocational secondary schools and vocational schools
• Secondary target group: upper secondary and vocational school students
• Partner countries (and institutions): Hungary (iTStudy Hungary Számítástechnikai Oktató- és Kutatóközpont Kft. – coordinator; SZÁMALK-Szalézi Szakgimnázium; BMSZC Neumann János Számítástechnikai Szakgimnáziuma; Közép-magyarországi Agrárszakképzési Centrum Magyar Gyula Kertészeti Technikum és Szakképző Iskola; FM Közép-Magyarországi Agrár-szakképző Központ, Bercsényi Miklós Élelmiszeripari Szakgimnázium, Szakközépiskola és Kollégium), Ireland (Cork Institute of Technology), Spain (Universidad Europea de Madrid), United Kingdom (Opus Learning Ltd.), Czech Republic (Univerzita Hradec Králové) 
• Duration: 1 September 2015 – 31 August 2018