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As with the recording industry, the teaching industry's business model needs to change. Grading students on homework that can easily be googled is no longer an

by crusso 14y ago

As with the recording industry, the teaching industry's business model needs to change. Grading students on homework that can easily be googled is no longer an acceptable means of assessing work and aptitude.

evandena 14y ago
I heard a cool piece on NPR the other day, talking about the benefits some schools and students are seeing by implementing flip teaching. Essentially, the hour long lectures are presented as a podcast/video/whatever and are to be viewed at home. This allows the students (and parents for that matter) to take as much time as needed, rewind, etc. Then at class, the students do their homework, with the teacher helping and grading the work. I'm really intrigued by this, and think there is a future for this method, given how technology has progressed.
- jeremyjh 14y ago
  That is really cool. I hope it gets enough adoption we can see if it really helps.
- duncans 14y ago
  I sent this to a friend who's deputy head at a school in the UK about 18 months ago and they're now using it to great effect in a few subjects: http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_rein...
- stephencanon 14y ago
  That's actually more-or-less the "traditional" british and american method of teaching (at least at the college level); historically, one was expected to show up in class having already studied the material to be discussed and prepared with questions to ask about points that were unclear. I'm not sure at what point it got "flipped" around to the current state where students expect to learn the material in lecture and then study their notes, but attempting to flip it back seems like a good idea.
numo16 14y ago
Many teachers agree, unfortunately they do not set policy in regards to what is taught and how to assess that teaching.
illuminate 14y ago
"the teaching industry's business model needs to change. Grading students on homework that can easily be googled is no longer an acceptable means of assessing work and aptitude" Do you think assignments are designed this way because of an "industry business model"? This would barely even make sense if you were discussing private/charter schools.
- crusso 14y ago
  You're thinking of "business model" too narrowly. Think of my use of the term as being metaphorical if that helps.

by crusso 14y ago

evandena 14y ago

I heard a cool piece on NPR the other day, talking about the benefits some schools and students are seeing by implementing flip teaching. Essentially, the hour long lectures are presented as a podcast/video/whatever and are to be viewed at home. This allows the students (and parents for that matter) to take as much time as needed, rewind, etc. Then at class, the students do their homework, with the teacher helping and grading the work. I'm really intrigued by this, and think there is a future for this method, given how technology has progressed.

jeremyjh 14y ago
That is really cool. I hope it gets enough adoption we can see if it really helps.
duncans 14y ago
I sent this to a friend who's deputy head at a school in the UK about 18 months ago and they're now using it to great effect in a few subjects: http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_rein...
stephencanon 14y ago
That's actually more-or-less the "traditional" british and american method of teaching (at least at the college level); historically, one was expected to show up in class having already studied the material to be discussed and prepared with questions to ask about points that were unclear. I'm not sure at what point it got "flipped" around to the current state where students expect to learn the material in lecture and then study their notes, but attempting to flip it back seems like a good idea.

numo16 14y ago

Many teachers agree, unfortunately they do not set policy in regards to what is taught and how to assess that teaching.

illuminate 14y ago

"the teaching industry's business model needs to change. Grading students on homework that can easily be googled is no longer an acceptable means of assessing work and aptitude" Do you think assignments are designed this way because of an "industry business model"? This would barely even make sense if you were discussing private/charter schools.

crusso 14y ago
You're thinking of "business model" too narrowly. Think of my use of the term as being metaphorical if that helps.