With flipped learning we, as students, can read and/or watch as few, or as many, articles and videos as we want and as many times as we would like to. I tend to pick things up quickly, and I have a heavy course schedule this semester. The ability to get my "homework" done quickly for the following week, then check in on the computer everyday and let the words flow when they happen to, and then show up to class, is a proficient use of my time. Having a guided, but flexible structure to work within is an ideal format for a class for me and has been easy for me to fall into a regular pattern to manage into my busy schedule.
But I also realize that not all students would utilize the system in the same way that I do. This system of learning can be a benefit for those students who sometimes need to watch, hear, or read something a couple of times before it completely sticks. That's the value of flipped learning, you have constant access to the course material and anything that a student doesn't understand can be discussed during the class time. But a student has the ability to repeat the material prior to class so the concept can already, or at least mostly, be understood before entering class, and then time would only need to be used for the concepts that were not completely understood. That allows for everyone in the class to pace themselves according to their particular educational needs.
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