Thursday, December 1, 2011

Week#13 - Flat World/Flipped Classrooms


http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

More about Khan Analytics (starts at 1:10)
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Topics/Education/Sal-Khan-Analytics-Khan-Academy

Interview with Salman Khan
http://fora.tv/2011/05/03/Khan_Academys_Salman_Khan_The_Real_YouTube_Revolution#chapter_07

Flipped Classroom Network
http://vodcasting.ning.com/

About Flipped Classroom
http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=2604

Teachers "Doing The Flip" To Help Students Become Learnershttp://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/teachers-doing-the-flip-to-help-students-become-learners-531.php

Gamification of the Flipped Classroom
http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/the-final-plan-khan-academy-gamification-and-the-flipped-classroom/


The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_world_is_flat

    Transcript Here

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    Discussion Questions
    • How effective/efficient is your direct instruction?   How much of this could students receive independently?
    • What do you consider to be your most valuable 'student to valuable human time' in the classroom? 
    • What do you do when there's a great disparity in how much different student seem to understand what is being taught?
    • How do you deal with Swiss Cheese gaps of knowledge in your students (and yourself)?
    • How could you envision a 'flipped classroom' model working for language learning?
    • What would be the advantages and disadvantages?
    • How would being part of a global learning community affect language learning in your class?
    • How might gaming dynamics like 'badges, scores, and virtual role play' affect your students learning?
    • What would the role of the teacher be in all this?

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