Video and the Flipped Classroom

Video and the Flipped ClassroomDefinitionFlipped Learning is a method of teaching in which traditional classroom lectures are replaced by video tutorials that students view outside of class. (i.e. swapping homework for class work)

http://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2012/03/flipped-class-image1.jpgBackgroundFor years teachers have used what is now called flipped classroom methods.

Having students read a chapter at home and discuss it the next day in classHaving students watch a movie or television showHave students examine/explore other media outside of classBlended learning, Interactive learning, , inverted learning, hybrid learning, etc

What has changed?The ease of creating videos on your personal computer or handheld deviceThe growing access of students to view videos at home, libraries, phonesNeed to go beyond the lecture to project and inquiry-based methods, differentiated instruction, etcBlooms Taxonomy

Homework videos are used to help students achieve master the bottom objectivesThis allows the teacher to help students in class with the higher level objectivesKhan AcademyCreated in 2004 by former hedge fund analyst Salman Khan to assist his cousin in another city with her math homeworkWent viral on youtube, quit his job, acquired funding from Bill Gates, Google, etc

http://blog.parkersu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/salkhan.jpgA free world-class education for anyone anywhereAdvantagesAllows students to go through material at their own pace (repeating if necessary, skipping if not necessary)Allows teacher to focus on more in-depth topics in classGives teacher ability to target help to those students who need it mostDisadvantagesCan all students access the material?Disadvantaged students, access to videosIs the subject/topic appropriate for flipping?Mostly mathematics and science contentAre the students really getting it?Are they watching the videos, are they understanding it?Is it just creating a bad video out of a bad lecture?Is it worth it?, Time factorsAre teachers becoming irrelevant?What is their role?Other flipped resourcesHigher Education Institutions like Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, Yale and M.I.T. are creating and posting MOOCs (massive open online courses) edX, Coursera, and iTunesUYouTube Teachers, TeacherTube, TED Ed, hippocampus, WatchKnowLearn, etcIndividual schools, teachers and even students create and post their own videosIs flipped learning for you?You dont have to go all in. You can start with just one lesson. You can use an existing video as a complement to what you are already teachingVideos could be non-content, more proceduralYou can create your own video, just a lecture or something more?How to assess it, does it meet my objectives?Next stepsIs this something that you would be interested in learning how to do?Conduct an internet search of history videos.Begin planning on how to incorporate the video into your class.Possibly create your own video (plan it, edit it, revise it, post it)Prepare your class, (expectations, issues of access, objectives)Tips for making your own videosFind out about access early onMake sure there isnt some video which already does what you wantSame rules as creating a good lesson (i.e. engaging, informative, complete, accurate, etc.)Keep it relatively short (20 minutes or less)Involve a second personMake students: take notes, ask questions, engage in discussionsFind means of assessing (mastery-based)

Hardware requirementsPC or laptop (PC or Apple)

Webcam (internal or external)

Microphone

or flipcamera/video recording device

Software requirementsAccess to internetAccount with educreations, youtube, vimeo, etcJing (free) or other screencast software (camtasia, snagit, morae $)Video editing softwarePlace to post video (aforementioned sites or school or personal webspace)Course management system?Other requirementsScript for your presentationBackgroundCharts/maps/documents/websites/pictures