tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259264564092241111.post588994516242096196..comments2023-09-09T02:26:59.620-07:00Comments on Traversing Ed Tech: Math Education and Technology: Interview with Nathan BantingR. Banowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10750085506935889733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259264564092241111.post-50780448948897059422012-06-22T09:35:05.390-07:002012-06-22T09:35:05.390-07:00I tried to set up a video or audio interview with ...I tried to set up a video or audio interview with Nathan, but he lacked the necessary equipment at his end. Therefore, this interview was just done through Twitter and email. I personally prefer the video format because that is more my learning style, but an advantage of the written format is being able to more easily scan through it and go back to parts that interest you. <br /><br />I too am concerned that the idea of flipping will be pushed aside due to the way it is often presented. The focus needs to be on the benefits for the teacher-student contact time in the classroom. I think conversations of Flipped Teaching need to start there, rather than starting at videos. <br /><br />It will be interesting to see when this will trickle into the teacher ed programs. I think that would be an extremely useful time to present it.R. Banowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750085506935889733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259264564092241111.post-79184724630358315712012-06-22T09:24:34.685-07:002012-06-22T09:24:34.685-07:00I think interviews with great thinkers/change agen...I think interviews with great thinkers/change agents are some of the very best uses of blogging space. And you certainly found a considerable player in Nate. What a great interview, and what excellent ideas he has played with in his own work, and how generous of him to share it with us. Was this an audio recording you transcribed? Did you do it by hand or did you use some kind of voice to text software? Why did you present it in this format instead of as a video interview as you did with the previous one? Both have advantages, of course, but I'm Just interested in whether it was a deliberate decision or one you fell into.<br /><br />I share Nate's misgivings around flipped classrooms, as you know. But I'm afraid people with dismiss the idea too early. Yes, the concept can be abused and turn the classroom into a glorified study hall, but it can also be used in excellent ways to create a new classroom dynamic. How can we discourage the misuse of flipping, and encourage the best uses? I'm wondering if this is becoming an important enough option that it should appear in some way in our teacher education programs. Certainly we need to help our new teachers see themselves as change agents who can shake up their own classrooms, and even change the cultures of their schools.Richard Schwierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079686170991574719noreply@blogger.com