Journal #9
The Flipped Classroom is where the teacher assigns the reading/lecture to be completed at home. Then, in the actual class, the teacher goes over examples or activities to showcase the knowledge gained in class. Essentially, it is what we do in this class: we read the lectures (the different links in the modules) before class that week and then during class, we apply that knowledge by practicing those skills or discussing the topic as it applies to our class. The Flipped Classroom is used to ensure that class time is spent learning how to apply the concepts and create a deeper meaning, instead of teaching definitions or what something means.
Open educational resources are resources available for free, such as textbooks, that some college professors will utilize instead of making students buy a textbook. This is really useful, especially for college classes where the textbooks are so expensive, and not every student can afford it. This blog post by Campus Technology provides 16 different examples of OER materials and provides links to those websites with OER tools. This is a great resource to see the different options of OERs, and to provide different resources if one source doesn't have what you're looking for.
While completing the two PowerPoint assignments, I learned how to record my voice to each slide, which was a skill I didn't know existed beforehand, but it's really useful, especially as a future teacher if I'm ever going to be absent so I can still teach my students without having to physically be there. I also learned how to use non-linear navigation. This was a great skill because by using action buttons, I can create a game for my class one day. I liked that I could be creative with the content the PowerPoints were on. However, I didn't like how the voice recording had different rules for Mac and PC, because it made it more difficult to be sure my instructor could hear it upon submission. Next time, I think I could improve by adding more images to my slides in Assignment 4.
Open educational resources are resources available for free, such as textbooks, that some college professors will utilize instead of making students buy a textbook. This is really useful, especially for college classes where the textbooks are so expensive, and not every student can afford it. This blog post by Campus Technology provides 16 different examples of OER materials and provides links to those websites with OER tools. This is a great resource to see the different options of OERs, and to provide different resources if one source doesn't have what you're looking for.
While completing the two PowerPoint assignments, I learned how to record my voice to each slide, which was a skill I didn't know existed beforehand, but it's really useful, especially as a future teacher if I'm ever going to be absent so I can still teach my students without having to physically be there. I also learned how to use non-linear navigation. This was a great skill because by using action buttons, I can create a game for my class one day. I liked that I could be creative with the content the PowerPoints were on. However, I didn't like how the voice recording had different rules for Mac and PC, because it made it more difficult to be sure my instructor could hear it upon submission. Next time, I think I could improve by adding more images to my slides in Assignment 4.
Assignment 4 screenshot:
Assignment 5 screenshot:
Taylor, I love your reflection OER and both of your projects. I like that you provided an article that gave examples of OER instead of just summarizing what OER is. I think that OER is an incredible way to provide equal and free learning opportunities for all students. Great job!
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