Sunday, April 17, 2011

Article 2: The Backwards Class

Summary:

This article explains how Stacy Roshan uses pre-recorded lectures for her class to watch the night before class. The idea is to watch the lecture to come to class knowing how to do their AP Calculus assignments; then when students have questions about assignments they have a Roshan able to give for 1 on 1 assistance the day. The process requires Roshan to spend more time recording lectures, but more time helping students in a fast paced class that before the recording left students bewildered.
Reaction:
This has been one of the best ideas for using technology resources since the chalkboard. It saves time giving a lecture without people asking questions and teachers stopping to answer. Also if a student has basic need thoughts (hungry, restroom, or is tired) they can satisfy those needs by pausing the lecture and coming back to it fully attentive to the communication. The negative side recording the lesson would be the time invested in it, and then if the curriculum changes the lectures would need to be updated.
Schaffhauser, D. (2011, Febuary 02). The Backwards Class. Retrieved April 05, 2011, from The Journal: http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/02/02/the-backwards-class.aspx

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