TED-Ed supports the new strategy of Flipped Classrooms – It is called the flipped class because the whole classroom/homework paradigm is “flipped”. What used to be classwork (the “lecture”) is done at home via teacher-created videos/podcasts and what used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class. The Kahn Academy, started for maths instructional videos is the world leading site for these flipped class resources.
Of course like a lot of new things, it isn’t really new, just re-named.
Back in 2005 I helped design e-learning resources for bulk water operators in the QLD water industry. The strategy was to provide online learning so they could learn when convenient at work or at home, then schedule discussions in the workplace for tutorials. I must be flipped before my time. 🙂
YouTube
YouTube is a great way to promote your class activities – ask Innovations for help on music copyright, use of images of students and how to create an appropriate video file so it can be shared easily.
WBIT have created a series of instructional videos on our YouTube channel ‘widebaytafe’ to assist staff in using various technologies (thanks Paul). These videos include:
Adobe help
- Acrobat Digital Signature @WBIT : to create a new digital signature to electronically sign a PDF document
iConnect help
- iConnect Login @WBIT : this provides step by step instructions on joining an iConnect session
- iConnect Audio Wizard @ WBIT: how to check your speakers and microphone work correctly when participating in an iConnect session – a ‘Skype ready’ computer headset is great for this activity (about $10 from Big W)
My.TAFE help
- Logon to my.Tafe @WBIT : this can be useful to send to a new student of a my.TAFE space for help in how to log in
- my.tafe Teacher Share Space @WBIT : instruction on using the Teacher Share Space of your my.TAFE group
- Posting a new thread to a forum in my.Tafe @WBIT : Forums are an easy way to set up an FAQ area for your course
- Subscribing to a my.tafe forum via email @WBIT : Never miss a forum post again!
Podcasting
- Soundrecorder on Windows 7 @WBIT : create a sound file you can share – it’s so easy! You do need a microphone though
TeacherTube: http://www.teachertube.com/
Have you joined Teacher Tube yet? This site was set up for sharing teaching resources – there are videos, documents, audio and photos and communities of practice. Look for the channel ‘College and University’. The resources on this site can be downloaded and customised to your own needs (it would be good practice to then re-share with the members)
TED-Ed: http://ed.ted.com/tour
TED-Ed supports the new strategy of Flipped Classrooms You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.
Wordle created from text in the Flipped Classroom article.
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