The intention of this blog is to provide an avenue for sharing resources gathered at this year's VSTE conference. Please feel free to post comments so your thoughts can become a part of the networking experience.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Class Flipping: These are notes taken during session.

Kahn Academy: www.khanacademy.org

Does flipping mean we have to use video. Can it mean just using digital content.

TED Ed: lessons worth sharing

What does this mean for the role of the teacher. 
There are better ways to deliver your content. Use those who a more interesting than you are.   Finding videos that get the concepts across so that you can then work with students when they come into class.

Show a funny video, an information video, an amazing video.

Pros:
Fun and engaging for students.
Gives students time in class to work on understandings and deeper concepts.
Allows the instructor more time in class to cover questions or misconceptions.
Students are more in charge of their learning.
Makes the classroom a participatory engaging learning environment.

Cons:
Students don't watch video.
Hard to ask questions.
No access to computers for students.
Teachers can't offer feedback during instruction.
Added time to develope a lesson.

That which was done at school is now done at home.

Flipping speaks the language of today's students.
Flipping helps busy students.
Helps stuggling students.
Helps students of all abilities.
Students can pause and rewind the teacher.
Increases student-student interacion.
Increases teacher-student interaction.

Flipping helps programs:
Consistancy
Student Engagement
Just-in-Time and Targeted Faculty Support
Can also help with schedule difficulties.
Faculty Development
More efficient use of time  (coache's eye) coacheseye.com

Bloom's Taxonomy

Students perpare for class by watching video, listening, reading.
They organize questions about areas of confusion and posting to a social network for peers and instructor to consider before class.
Instructor sorts questions, organizes them, prepares instruction based on these questions.
Instructor needs to

Instructor embrace a facilitator role in class.

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