The Inverted Classroom Model

6 Improvement of Self-directed Learning by Using the Inverted Classroom Model (ICM) for a Basic Module in Business Computer Sciences

Volkmar Langer, Knut Linke, Florian Schimanke

How can the teaching and learning method Inverted Classroom Model (ICM) support students during their learning activities? How can the time inside the classroom be used more sustainably by teachers and students for their learning activities? Based on these questions, this paper provides examples from the usage of the ICM in the module ‘Computer Networks’, which serves as a fundamental module in the Business Computer Sciences studies at the HSW-University of Applied Sciences. The ICM was used in this context to develop a new educational concept for the mentioned module, ...