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38 workshop activities in a classroom. In this way, the traditional classroom-based model, where the educator is at the top of the classroom and delivers the instructional materials to learners in a formal setting, has been flipped. In this model, the learners are responsible for planning and making sense of their own learning in the classroom setting, and the educator is now a facilitator and mediator of their learning process. This is just one model that you can include in your education practice to actively engage the learners in innovative new ways. Such empowerment comes from actively engaging learners and can foster a mental shift in the learner from mere compliance to a self-directed mindset. • [VIDEO] Engaging Students with Exciting Tools: Teaching Tips, October 2015: https://youtu.be/xoShpMbWLKs This resource features different tools that adult educators can utilise within their own teaching methods to engage students. Traditional teaching methods can be outdated and tend not to be fully effective when teaching individuals with different interests, preferences, and capabilities. This video resource will offer resources that aim to engage learners and encourage participation throughout the learning process. • [BLOG] 7 Unique Flipped Classroom Models Which is Best for You?: https://www.panopto.com/blog/7-unique-flipped-classroom-models-right/ This blog post from Panopto offers different tips and suggestions for adult educators to follow to understand what the flipped classroom is, how it works and different approaches and models within the 'flipped classroom' that you can develop and deliver in your teaching practice. • [BLOG] In-class activities and assessment for the flipped classroom: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching- tips/lecturing-and-presenting/delivery/class-activities-and-assessment-flipped-classroom The video lecture is only one part of the flipped classroom model. To support you to understand the types of assessment you can integrate into your classroom-based activities in the flipped classroom model, this blog post from the University of Waterloo could be a good starting point for you. Related Tools By introducing alternative pedagogic approaches, like the flipped classroom model, adult educators can ensure that they prioritise the learning experience for the adult learners in their group. In this way, introducing a flipped classroom model in your teaching practice will ensure that you can pilot some key learner-centred approaches in your engagement with adult learners.