Episode 12: A flipped classroom through digital chalk talks
In this episode, Sally Keith, an ecologist from the Lancaster Environment Centre, talks about how she transformed her delivery of teaching from a traditional, lecture-based approach by flipping her teaching through creating and using digital chalk talks.
Sally also talks about the theories that informed her new approach to teaching. The result: more engaged learning and teaching.Theories that informed digital chalk talk.
Part of the inspiration for this transformation comes from how Khan Academy develops and delivers its teaching.
Resources/reading
Below is a paper by Sally that provides an in-depth look into the background of flipping and the approaches that she took to inform her practice:
Some of the theories that informing this approach
- Cognitive theory of multimedia learning
- Cognitive overload
- Cognitive affective theory of learning with media
Practicalities - what was used
- An Apple iPad and Apple Pencil; though a similar graphics tablet could be used
- A smart whiteboard app, in this case, Vittle (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vittle-smart-whiteboard-video/id1231173677) and there are others that can be used:
- Google Jamboard
- Microsoft Whiteboard
- Explain Everything
- Miro
- Mural