Teaching Paradigm Reform Based on Semi-Flipped Classroom and a Preliminary Practice

The flipped classroom paradigm brought up innovative reforms into the teaching field and has been prevalent globally in the recent years. However, the success of a flipped classroom relies on various supporting elements, which cannot be generally guaranteed in a particular college education. To release the strictness so as to enhance the college education, this study proposes a semi-flipped classroom paradigm which integrates the models of the traditional teaching paradigm and the flipped classroom. The new teaching pattern is designed and the fundamental elements of a semi-flipped classroom are elaborated in detail. In a scientific way, the new teaching paradigm absorbs both advantages of the two sides, hence more suitable for the college education. Preliminary practice has been carried out in a college course, which showed a great potential of the new paradigm.