A Consideration for a Multimedia and Flipped Classroom Approach
What if I told you we could engage our students and children more with their education and actually want to learn. Would this intrigue you? It certainly peeks my interest! This could be achieved through creating a multimedia approach at teaching and through a Flipped Classroom technique. Let’s explore these further.
Multimedia Approach
So what is a multimedia approach anyway? This short video outlines some of the keys to creating a multimedia presentation that will grasp the viewers attention:
The video and audio editing could be easily taught and utilized at a grade 6 level for children to create their own projects and potentially inspire a passion for developing online content. Assignments would become more engaging for children and it could be applicable for any subject. The skills developed in the younger grades have the potential to increase in improvements and complexity for further education and job requirements or opportunities.
As discussed by Orana Velarde on the website Visme in How to Create a Multimedia Presentation (& Tools to Use), multimedia presentations exceed just text and images; they may include “animation, video, audio, or interactive features like forms, popups and more [to] help enrich [a] presentation both visually and content-wise.”
With math, the prompts on the screen could include some practice questions for a concept that was previously explained in the video. With Social Studies, a video could be created to explore a civilization through an interactive video with a quiz feature during the video and another quiz at the end. This would be a helpful tool for students to absorb the content while engaging short-term recall. Furthermore, children would be better equipped to complete the in-class tests or discussions while exercising long-term recall.
One caveat to consider with a multimedia approach is the potential affects on attention disorders and whether the layers of stimulation could be a factor of increasing attention deficits or presenting new challenges for learners. With the shorter social media interactions and over-stimulation in a fast-paced world, the adverse affects of leaning into a multimedia approach may need to be calculated.
Barring the concerns of multimedia stimulation factors, the use of audio and video editing could be better for students with learning disabilities who need to take breaks from the video, require slowed or accelerated information, and for those that use closed captioning or bluetooth audio to connect directly to hearing aids. Additionally, an interactive video is far more engaging than a non-interactive video.
Flip Out!
https://ctl.utexas.edu/instructional-strategies/flipped-classroom
From demonstrating the use of a coding language such as Python, to the most effective way to organize a bookshelf, the amount of time a child spends listening to adults is profoundly more than how much time we spend listening to them. The skills children would develop and improve upon with the Flipped Classroom method include, but are not limited to, public speaking, presenting research (provided this is part of the communicated expectations and with respect to the differing age groups), learning how to develop an argument and potentially comprehending an opposing perspective, answering questions, reflecting upon the learning, and progressing a concept further if necessary. There are certainly many benefits to implementing a Flipped Classroom, especially if the child starts learning with a topic they are comfortable with and will gain the ability to present upon a concept about which they are still learning.
Although it’s a new concept to explore a Flipped Classroom, I would more than endorse it. Learning must be collaborative and routine. When I teach, I would ensure each child gets to present on a topic they are passionate about and at which they excel. This would incorporate the interest with the curriculum in a manner that supplements their learning. Nearly every child has an interest that they know more about than some adults realize… sometimes they are not provided the environment in which to share their knowledge.
I really enjoy how you have laid our your blog post. The photos and videos help break up the text and keep the reader interested because it provides us with the multi-media, to keep us focused, that you were talking about in your post. I also really liked how you provided outside sources for what you were speaking about. It shows that what is being written is supported by facts that you have gained in the classroom and it is not just your opinion on the subject. However, I am wondering if you could possibly add how you would implement the multi-media theory in your own classroom? You make some amazing points in this post and I would just love to know how you personally would implement this in your classroom.
I really liked this post overall! I feel like I understand the multi-media theory even more.