Design and Implementation of Project-Based Flipped Classroom: A Case Study of IT Students

The general consensus is that higher education organizations should support learners to be prepared for future learning in their educational life as well as their lives beyond the university. The project-based flipped classroom provides learners with a learner-centered approach and self-directed education using the online educational materials. Furthermore, it enhances the engagement and interaction of students with their peers and teachers. The main objective of this research is to investigate the students’ perceptions toward a novel learning method, named as project-based flipped classroom. The study designed and implemented a project-based flipped classroom for IT students at Eastern Mediterranean University. Moreover, the study is designed based on the triangulate research method. Total 30 under-graduate students participated in this study. Data were accumulated with close-ended questions and open-ended questions during this study. The collected data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis method. Negative and positive opinions of the students on project-based flipped classroom were assessed. The student’s achievement of this instructional method was found to be high. They expressed that educational environment is a rich environment where they were positively affected by their computer-based communication, working in a group, managing time and tasks in order to achieve their success. Keywords: Learning management system (LMS), project-based learning, flipped classroom, project-based flipped classroom