blog 9

The flipped classroom is yet another opportunity that takes advantage of the technology age in which we live. It is an “innovative blended delivery model” for classrooms that basically switches the normal classroom around (Chapter 10). Rather than being lectured to during class time, the students are able to access their lectures at home. That way, while they are under teacher instruction, they can do homework, activities, or group projects that deal with the content they learned the night before. This “flip” makes it easier for teachers to be sure that the students are handing the material correctly and that they have a full, accurate understanding of the content. Here is a video example of what an at-home lecture might look like, and here is what a flipped classroom may look like. 

When I searched “open education” I learned about the degree to which this is held in society; I had no idea! There is even an open education week in March, which is part of the open education movement. This site lists all of the events commemorated to celebrate open education, including both online events and physical lectures or gatherings. I also searched “open content” and learned that JSTOR is an open content site. This is one of the resources I learned to utilize on the FSU Library website, I was unaware that it was open content. I think that is awesome! It means that anyone has access to that information and can educate themselves on whatever they would like. My “open source” search proved that it is yet another one of these tools that actually encourage all people to learn on their own. If one has access to open education, open content, and open source, there really is nothing holding them back from obtaining the knowledge and education they desire. 

I have learned so much about PowerPoint these past two assignments! Never before have I been able to create interactive quizzes, use sound, record actual presentations and add speaker notes. This module truly has taught me a lot. I like PowerPoint very much; I think lectures are basically un-avoidable in upper-level classrooms, like high school. Yet PowerPoint and the tools available in the program definitely help to make them exciting and interactive. The interactive quizzes are awesome, and I love the opportunity to record your presentation with your voice. Next time I do that, to improve it I can practice a couple more times so that my voice doesn’t stumble. I also love using transitions and themes to make my presentation more interactive and easy to navigate.