Over the past two summers while I have been thinking about having a break, two Vacation Teaching Development Assistantship (VTDA) students planned their summers around enhancing the student experience. More specifically, they were involved in designing 12 weeks of flipped learning activities for different modules as part of the Foundation Degree (FD) programmes in Health and Social Care. One of the aims of the project was to encourage the development of higher-level skills, such as critical thinking, through the use of technology. This is increasingly seen as an essential feature of FD courses, where the focus is on supporting student transition into higher education. E-learning can provide flexible access to student centred learning materials. It is also essential that that is compliments the more traditional… Read moreShowcasing VTDA projects – the flipped classroom: never stop learning