I've been hearing the term "the flipped classroom" for a while now, and really had no clue what it meant. Dr. Ramsey Musallam's presentation to my master's class the other night was truly an eye opening experience. Now I can't figure out why I haven't learned about this before because I can't wait to use it in my classes.
The idea of having students watch a video of a lecture or presentation ahead of class so that we can use class time to create, process, discuss...well, it's exciting! I'm just frustrated that at the present moment I really don't have time to make this happen.
Here's a link to an infographic on the flipped classroom.
And the really cool part is it just makes sense to me. Since I haven't had time to create videos for students to do as "homework" I've tried a sort of modified approach. I posted a quiz in Edmodo for which the students needed access to a critical reading strategy article I gave them, as well as a copy of an editorial we would read and analyze. The quiz asked various questions that were intended to support the students' acquisition of some lower level information/skills. For example, the students will need to be able to identify claims and evidence in a persuasive piece of text. So, rather than "testing" them on that, I had them answer questions about that as they worked through the information. This happened in class one day, and the next we were able to begin discussing and analyzing the target text. I didn't have to teach about claims and evidence because the "quiz" had already helped them identify the differences between the two and where and what they were in the target text.
The other thing that's really exciting is that once I do get around to making some videos, students can work through the material at their own pace. No more waiting for the remaining two students to finish their notes on that PowerPoint slide! My students are already used to accessing Edmodo and my website to find out about assignments, so adding the video lecture/presentation piece really shouldn't present a problem.
There are always going to be a handful of students who don't have internet access at home, and if they don't have a smart phone this could present a problem. There is a computer lab available during our after school program, so I think it's definitely possible for students to get it done.
The idea of having students watch a video of a lecture or presentation ahead of class so that we can use class time to create, process, discuss...well, it's exciting! I'm just frustrated that at the present moment I really don't have time to make this happen.
Here's a link to an infographic on the flipped classroom.
And the really cool part is it just makes sense to me. Since I haven't had time to create videos for students to do as "homework" I've tried a sort of modified approach. I posted a quiz in Edmodo for which the students needed access to a critical reading strategy article I gave them, as well as a copy of an editorial we would read and analyze. The quiz asked various questions that were intended to support the students' acquisition of some lower level information/skills. For example, the students will need to be able to identify claims and evidence in a persuasive piece of text. So, rather than "testing" them on that, I had them answer questions about that as they worked through the information. This happened in class one day, and the next we were able to begin discussing and analyzing the target text. I didn't have to teach about claims and evidence because the "quiz" had already helped them identify the differences between the two and where and what they were in the target text.
The other thing that's really exciting is that once I do get around to making some videos, students can work through the material at their own pace. No more waiting for the remaining two students to finish their notes on that PowerPoint slide! My students are already used to accessing Edmodo and my website to find out about assignments, so adding the video lecture/presentation piece really shouldn't present a problem.
There are always going to be a handful of students who don't have internet access at home, and if they don't have a smart phone this could present a problem. There is a computer lab available during our after school program, so I think it's definitely possible for students to get it done.