Flipped Classrooms are Web 2.0

My newest interest that encompasses education and technology, the essence of this course(educational media) is the concept of a "flipped classroom." This is a method of teaching in which the roles of classroom lectures and homework are flipped. Students using the internet will view teacher uploaded, hyperlinked or teacher-made videos at home and take notes as if in the classroom and then upon returning to school, students will be engaged in activities. This is a beneficial model because I cannot count the number of times students come in with incomplete HW because they said they didn't understand it. This removes the "helplessness" of at home homework by allowing students to complete homework in class with the expert i.e. the teacher. This idea of introducing topics to students prior to covering the concept in class is research based by Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory that says students should have an experience first to develop prior knowledge of some students and to provide each student with a launching ground from which to develop new information.

I am looking for schools with a 1-to-1 program in which each student has a technological device for the school year so that I can have a flipped classroom or at least do a couple flipped lessons.

If you are as interested in flipped classrooms please visit the linked websites below!

http://flippedclassroom.com/  (this is a link to the explanation of flipped classrooms)

http://www.bozemanscience.com/  (this is a link to a flipped classroom resource)

CUIN543 Educational Media

I'm so excited to continue this blog through my Educational Media course! I hope you enjoy my blogs about how, why and the effects of media technology in the classroom. If you are intrigued by technology just delve into the archives of this blog to read other technology related posts I've written since October 2011 in my first technology course at NC A&T SU. Happy Reading!