Thursday, April 17, 2014

Module 3 Assignment 5

I really enjoyed the visuals given by the first Youtube video The Flipped Classroom Model.  The drawing made it very clear exactly what the students were doing in each scenario and how the flipped classroom actually works.  Also like what is said about how in the traditional model the teacher stands BETWEEN the students and the knowledge, but in the flipped classroom the students have direct access to knowledge through technology.  This video did a great job of explaining exactly what a flipped classroom is and why and how it works.

The other video I really liked was the Flipped Classroom by Tracey Gillies.  This video was directed more at an Elementary classroom, which I can relate to, and she had her students watching the instruction on the computers but in the classroom.  She said the reason for this was because a lot of her students don't have access to technology at home.  Another great thing about this video was the student interviews, it was really neat that the students were able to explain exactly what they were working on and why they were doing the flipped classroom.  They all seemed really engaged and excited about the process and how it was benefiting them!  I also really like what she said about everything being online is very helpful to parents.  They can watch the same videos as their students and so it cuts down on questions and homework questions because it also gets the parents actively engaged in their child's learning!



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