[DaranPrice]

It appears to pick up a bit of the ocTEL URL in the link for some reason? I tried to amend on an iPad with safari but it still duplicated the issue! Must be a bug with the editor and browser versions?if might have to dig out a netbook.

Daran

 

[DaranPrice]

Hi the links do not appear to be working.

[DaranPrice]

Hi,

I agree that it would be hard to argue with Eric Mazur’s assertion that the most difficult part of the learning experience is the accommodation and assimilation of knowledge so that it is internalised effectively. I also agree with your comments about the potential issues a practitioner may face when flipping  traditional classroom/lecture hall environments. It can be difficult for academics who may have spent many years developing their traditional practice to consider the benefits of turning it on its head.

The commitment of time (as Elizabeth points out) and perhaps the acquisition of new skills can often be perceived as prohibitive and a hurdle that is hard to overcome, something I experience a bit in supporting staff!. This is also compounded by the fact that student’s themselves have spent many years being conditioned to expect a certain type of learning experience, my wife is an infant school teacher and often laments the fact that after a few years of our educational lives, the tables and chairs begin appear and the focus on information transfer begins!

I wonder if the process was introduced from the onset of a course and initiated in a way that did not intimidate students, so that the initial experience was that of success might help? Many moons ago when I worked in an art school I used to get students to begin drawing with their wrong hand, or even foot, so that they were all equally (dis)advantaged. Terrible analogy, but the idea was to place everyone on a level footing so that they could all feel as good (bad) as each other and begin to engage without fear; as well as have a bond of being put through something ridiculous! We would then discuss the “mark making” to allow students to feel comfortable with critical discourse, although the discourse was serious it didn’t matter because they were not emotionally invested in the drawings they had made. Again, please forgive the analogy, I am writing with my left foot!

With regards to to software that might be out there I noticed a post from Anne Nortcliffe (@anortcliife)on twitter to some software called Socrative. Also, if you use moodle there is a plug in that is based on the quiz module that will allow you to do something similar. If there is anyone else who is aware of any other tools please chime in as I am also keen tosuppliment our current classroom clicker system which relies on caring around loads of kit.

Best Daran

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