1/26/2015 Do a Flip! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sng YwMsxJ4U - PDF document

1/26/2015 Do a Flip!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sng YwMsxJ4U  (Offline version) Ask yourself these questions:  What is the best use of my face ‐ to ‐ face time with my students? How can my course be more efficient?  Why did my students bomb my test after I did my best lecture? (I thought “we” covered the material.)  Do I believe in this statement: “The object of teaching is to get your students to do more work than you.” What is a flip?  A flip lesson inverts the traditional classroom by delivering instruction online outside of class and moving “homework” into the classroom.  In other words: Lecturing happens outside the class and work happens inside the class.  (From wikipedia) Flip teaching (or flipped classroom) is a form of blended learning in which students learn new content online by watching video lectures, usually at home, and what used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class with teachers offering more personalized guidance and interaction with students, instead of lecturing. This is also known as backwards classroom , reverse instruction , flipping the classroom and reverse teaching 1

1/26/2015 Before we go further – Captioning for hearing impaired students  In YouTube, when playing a video you see the cc button on the play bar below the video – hit that and you have your automatic captioning– pretty good if you spoke clearly in your video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vSUrN ‐ nqwE&feature=youtu.be  Google “web ‐ based captioning tools”  Ask your Special Services department Why Do a Flip?  Your students learn at different rates  While you’re up there lecturing students are not 100% paying attention so they are missing important info.  Students don’t do their homework, or if they do they get misconceptions  You spend many hours re ‐ explaining to students who didn’t “get it” in class.  To buy time (quality time) with your students in class “But I love lecturing – If I’m not a lecturer, who am I?”  You’re a facilitator, a guide on the side, the ultimate tutor  You can do some clarification “mini ‐ lectures” when needed. 2

1/26/2015 “What do I facilitate?”  Instead of lecturing you run activities and problem solving sessions  Activities change your face ‐ to ‐ face time into student ‐ focused time (instead of teacher focused time)  The activities, which you guide, promote higher order thinking – critical thinking. (listening to you lecture and copying down info is lower level thinking) “How do I deliver the info students need to do the in ‐ class activities?”  (There is a workshop on this right after lunch!) Make your own videos (with or without you actually appearing in them) and give students the links. a) Use a video camera, cell pone, I ‐ pad etc., or use a laptop or a tablet PC with Camtasia or Snag ‐ it (screen recorders) and post on You ‐ tube, your faculty page, screencast.com – then email or post the links for students. Or Facebook. b) Put your voice over a PowerPoint. c) Find someone else’s videos. That’s fine, you’ll get over it. d) Give links that go out to content on the web. “What do my students get out of a flip?”  They can rewind, pause, or stop you.  They can ask you targeted questions one ‐ to ‐ one in class (instead of suffering through you answering questions in class from students that are totally lost).  They take ownership over their learning by watching and taking notes on the videos and then coming to class and working.  They like videos 3

1/26/2015 “What do my students get out of a flip?” – cont’  They get real time support on the homework or activity  They can review the videos as needed (some bring their cell phones or I ‐ pads to class to review a video or talk about it with other students) “What do I get out of the flip?” You get more class time to do the kinds of things you never had time for before:  Having groups or individuals report out on the results of the activity  Running clicker questions  Calling attention to an issue and having students actually understand what you are talking about  Helping students in class and assessing them on the spot “What do I get out of the flip?” – cont’  You record your lecture (presentation) once instead of repeating it over and over for the next 20 years.  Students do more work than you.  Your class is much more efficient.  You get involved with technology that is here to stay and you might as well get on board. 4

1/26/2015 “If my students won’t do homework, then how do I get them to watch the videos?”  You have to make video notes count points in the class – have students keep an organized portfolio or journal and check it periodically  Give pop quizzes on the contents of the videos.  One student suggested I imbed clues that appear in the videos and then ask students what they were. (I didn’t do it!) Technology  You can be a good teacher and never use technology, and technology won’t turn a bad teacher into a good one. However, a good teacher who uses technology well can make great things happen! – Rushton Hurley  Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer deserves to be. ‐ rewording by David Thornburg of the original Arthur C. Clark quote (“Teachers that can be replaced by a machine should be.”)  Get on the tech bus before it runs you over – Bob Martinez Examples of video and link types  “Going over your syllabus” video  “How to do a process” videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv PM3x9RAKE  Topic Motivation videos (by yourself) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV4x nYXO88g&feature=youtu.be Topic Motivation videos (by someone else) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Idra8 rVS1I 5

1/26/2015 Examples of video and link types cont’  Content videos and/or content links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfcIa UF2JqM (Unit circ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po4K O_ds ‐ S4 (VSoR with music) http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/C alcI/DefnOfDerivative.aspx (Paul’s Online Notes)  Applets for students to work with: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Rieman nSum.html How I did my flip  Calculus class at Pierce College  100% flip – I flipped the whole course, every lesson  Recorded over 200 videos for the class (http://www.youtube.com/ search on MartinrmPierce ), and included many links to videos, demos, applets, and notes on the internet.  Made worksheets with 1000 “problems”. http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/martinr m/Math261/Derivatives1.pdf Offline limits worksheet What my flip class usually looks like 6

1/26/2015 Get yourself an intern!  Free volunteer imbedded (in ‐ class) tutor to walk around the class helping students with you. Interns are volunteers looking for resume building activities. They don’t have to be full time students, they don’t have to even go to your college!  Since you are doing a Flip (and not lecturing for that lesson or lessons), you are totally justified to have one.  Talk to your Learning Center director about it. If they tell you it can’t be done – they’re wrong! Flip Survey Student Responses  Not only did i learn more than other math classes but i worked harder because the path to it was more accessible, while others are more ambiguous and repetitive. I worked a variety of problems i never thought i could solve or understand where examples from the book leave you stranded. technology also played a huge role to understanding calculus. I really hope next class will be flip side as well. I wish this was the standard way of teaching math. Survey responses – cont’  I loved the flip class. Personally I found that I excelled in this class method much more than I did for my previous math classes. It broke down the material in a way that I could easily understand it and get things done. Also, it helped me develop my study habits that are integral (pun not intended) to my college career. 7

1/26/2015 Survey responses – cont’  This has been the best math class I have taken so far. I really like the flip style and I think I learned a lot more because of it. There should be more math classes like this one. And Martinez is a really good teacher. Survey responses – cont’  I don't remember ever being so productive during a math course. The long lectures during past math courses got confusing, and were too linear. With the flip, everyone is able to be on the same page, the instructor is accessible, and rather than a focus on teaching the theory or teaching the application, we get a balanced, holistic understanding of mathematics. I don't understand why this isn't more popular, as it just makes sense once you experience it. Survey responses – cont’  Basically, learning and taking notes on the lecture from the youtube videos before we go over it in class was what allowed me to pass this class. Because i would come in and review and it gave me more time in class to ask "what if" questions. Also more practice problems that really helps build our skill. I definetly enjoyed the flip style and would recommend that all calculus should be taught that way! 8