Module 5: Flip Project

What is a flipped classroom?

A flipped classroom is the reverse of the traditional way of teaching. Instead of lecturing during the class period, the teacher puts together a video of the lecture that the students watch outside of class. After using outside of the class time to watch the video, they complete a quiz on the video during class time. 

What are some benefits?

Some benefits of this method are that class time is being maximized. Students are being taught the material outside of class. Therefore, class time is being use to test their knowledge and answer any questions they may have. It is also very nice because it allows for differentiated instruction. Unlike during a class lecture, a student can watch the lecture video as fast or slow as they please. They may also pause the video and repeat it where they find necessary. Those options are not as accessible to them in a classroom setting. 

Creating the video

Creating the video that is to be watched outside of class begins by choosing the tool that you are going to utilize. For my project I used powerpoint and then used Screencast-o-matic. Some other options of tools include the following: SMARTBook notebook, Prezi, WeVideo, and many others. It is important to choose a tool that you feel is appropriate for the material that you will be teaching. The tool should properly assist in helping you teaching the information in the best way possible. 

Creating the Quiz

In order for this method to be beneficial it is important to create a well done quiz. The questions should be of enough difficulty that they aren't just able to look them up in the presentation. None of the answers should be able to be found in the video lecture that was created. The questions should all be in question form and actually answer the question that is being asked. They should all be around the same length and same type of structure. This is important as to not give away the answer or mislead. A key word in the question should not be repeated in any of the answers. 

My opinion

I think that this method is a fresh new idea that should be adapted by more schools. It is great for the variety of learners that may be present in the classroom and it really makes the most out of class time as well as out of school work. I would definitely use this method in my future classroom because of how useful I think it could be.