Published: Feb. 19, 2012

Andrew Martin's Evolutionary Biology class at CU Boulder is getting media recognition because of his modern teaching style of "flipping". With flipping, instead of a traditional passive-listening lecture, students are broken into discussion groups during class. Before class students may watch lectures online, listen to podcasts, or do readings to get a basic understanding of the material. Then, during class time, students do more of what traditional teachers would deem homework, working through problems and helping peers gain understanding through discussions. Read more about Martin's classroom from the article about him in .