The author provided some really good tips for teachers considering flipping their classroom. I think there are a handful of teachers that jumped the gun and flipped their classroom with little to no forethought. It is a huge endeavor to undertake, and would probably best be done gradually, once a week, to twice a week, etc. While I think the article is really good, I think flipping the classroom is not so great. I know it can work for any subject, but in my opinion, it seems like it would go best with either math or physics. Aside from those classes, it would be a waste.
Nick Grantham "Five Future Technologies That Will Shape Our Classrooms"
Wow. This was an interesting article. I was gardening about 20 minutes ago so it is hard for me to process futuristic technology right now. Typically, I like to keep it simple. Based on the technology presented in the article, I might as well go find another career. All of those technologies seem to be replacing the skills of teachers. With the incorporation of technology, specifically internet-based technology, comes huge risks of privacy and exploitation. I think it will be a very, very long time before we see any AR glasses or EEG in the classroom. And I'm perfectly fine with that.
Big Thinkers: Salman Khan on Liberating the Classroom for Creativity
It was really interesting to get to hear Salman Khan discuss his educational philosophy. He will certainly be remembered as a pioneer of web-based teaching and learning. His ideas are really innovative. I mentioned above that I think his idea is best suited for math and physics, and I stand by that. I think the idea does, as Khan says, liberate the classroom. Watching a video at home, student can pause and rewind, and other students can fast forward through parts they understand. Then, hopefully they come into class ready to practice what they know. The key is that both students arrived at the same destination via two different roads. I'm a big fan of his ideas, and I think we will see his methods in classrooms sooner than later.
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Big Thinkers: Salman Khan on Liberating the Classroom for Creativity
It was really interesting to get to hear Salman Khan discuss his educational philosophy. He will certainly be remembered as a pioneer of web-based teaching and learning. His ideas are really innovative. I mentioned above that I think his idea is best suited for math and physics, and I stand by that. I think the idea does, as Khan says, liberate the classroom. Watching a video at home, student can pause and rewind, and other students can fast forward through parts they understand. Then, hopefully they come into class ready to practice what they know. The key is that both students arrived at the same destination via two different roads. I'm a big fan of his ideas, and I think we will see his methods in classrooms sooner than later.
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Terence, I completely agree with your statement about thinking about switching careers...if teaching becomes too emphasized on technology versus teacher skill, who would necessarily want to remain a teacher? There will be changes we have to face in our profession, but technology overload may be pushing it a little too far.
ReplyDeleteGood screencasts, although with the first one you're basically asking for trouble! Haha you may want to remove that one after the summer session is over before any students you are student-teaching may stumble upon this blog and find your house!
Haha wow, good call about the screen cast..
DeleteI also agree with your statement about changing careers. I want to be a teacher because I'm a people person; I have no desire to work in a lab. I think a push for this much technology might be more damaging than helpful. I can see Khan's ideas working for math and physics, especially physic; most physics teachers I had were awful! I still see his whole academy as a resource, though.
ReplyDeleteI really like your screencasts. As I type, I am downloading the cheat sheet app, so thanks!!
I agree mostly with your statement "It would go BEST with either math or physics", but I can think of several applications for other subjects. Sure, it wouldn't be great for subjects that require route memorization (facts about the Civil war, for example...i.e.: Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War could just as easily be read in a book), but it could explain the more complex concepts. Like...pyramid concepts. I can't think of any right now, but there are pyramids in history, right? (Other than the ones in Egypt) At least, for me, sometimes understanding the meaning behind the facts was difficult to glean from a book alone, and having it verbally and visually depicted out for me helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteIs anybody else surprised at the microphone quality? Most of the times I watch these tutorials that other people make online and I have to crank the volume up all the way.
Haha, your screencasts were a lot shorter than mine. I wasn't comfortable "tutorialing" any of the Mac features. Tried screen casting for PC, but the lag time was terrible. Was going to do an "msconfig" tutorial.
Also, I know where you live. I'm totally going to stalk you now. >:P