Flipped classrooms for remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 inspired universities worldwide to re-evaluate and adjust the ways in which they teach. This article describes how a ten week research course was taught during the pandemic. Since the course already utilized a flipped classroom format, it was possible to give the course entirely online with minimal adjustments. Student grades, questionnaires and video viewing statistics were used to evaluate the new approach. Results show that the course performed similarly to how it did before the pandemic. Students even reported a higher level of satisfaction with the course when given remotely. The new approach has not resulted in a significant difference in grades.