Computer smash Technology of course sometimes doesn’t work the way we hope.  Anyway, since digressions are fun, I can’t resist. I’m reminded of a fundraiser that a non-profit held when was working in Metro Vancouver many years back.  We organized a large street festival and the idea was to have a “computer smash” – much […]

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Screen Capture Video Screen capture video is just that – a video of your computer screen.  It is perhaps the most common technology used in Flipped teaching. Ok – let’s be honest.  That – a video of a screen – sounds incredibly boring, doesn’t it. But if used effectively, screen capture can be very helpful.  […]

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Before class So in the flipped class, students do the work before class in touching on readings, lectures, etc. “Outsourcing your homework” by Kevin Lim  is licensed under CC Readings are readings, but for lectures, a common way to do this is through video, in particular screen-capture video.  Other options are podcasts, lecture capture and […]

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Thinkin’ about Bloom’s revised taxonomy (2001)   “Thinker” by Frederick Rubensson is licensed under CC The lower levels of cognitive work are done outside of class – remembering, understanding In terms of Bloom’s revised taxonomy (2001), this means that students are doing the lower levels of cognitive work (gaining knowledge and comprehension) outside of class, […]

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