"Flipped Classrooms"

A brand new concept developed by a school in the Detroit, MI area: Flipped Classrooms. How it works is instead of the student doing "Homework" at home, they're going to do the learning via video-recorded lectures/training from instructors. Now the student is going to do homework AT school where they can seek help. Now being an instructor at a Jr. College for almost 20 years, I can honestly say that most people Learn AND Retain 'teachings' when they do it themselves. So with this concept, the student listens/watches the lecture on their time when they want. Then at school within the next few days do the homework with instructor's help. Homework is when a lot of the lecture/training really 'sinks in', because of re-enforcement. So now that we're moving more and more to on-line classes at the college level, which is more like "self-study" college, now we can provide the means to give training via recorded lecture/training. Now the on-line student is receiving the same lecture/training as the in-class student. Let's take it one-step further: With most all of the laptops today come with a built in web cam and microphone, why couldn't an instructor hold class on-line via web cams. Students could log into the class and view the instructor on their computer. The instructor could see all of the students (as thumbnails) on their screen, and answer questions. So now we have a classroom setting, but on-line and student/instructor could be on other sides of the world. Not only would students have more available for them to fit their needs, but savings in gas traveling to school, no classroom is needed, so no heating/air-conditioning, lighting, equipment (PC's, software, maintenance, lab equip, etc.), etc. would be needed. There could be a virtual "University" with NO brick-and-mortar buildings...no need for Cap and Gown for the formal graduation.