Flipped Out !!

[JesseK]

This seems reasonable, but would still be limited to schools who are already the most likely to succeed due to integration of technology. To really get that 3,200 students/day dropout rate down, we'd have to focus on doing this in school that are well below average in the usual metrics. Typically those schools do not have a high enough percentage of students that have access to the technology in order to mandate students view an online video at home. Thus, the goal presented in the infographic of 'flipping the classroom' will be a pipe dream until that issue is addressed (just like many, many other great education ideas).

If the videos are short enough (5-10 minutes), then why not just show them at the beginning of class and then proceed with the interactive activities from there?

It also sounds like a good partnership and strategy for the Khan Academy to generate revenue to sustain & expand their online lectures.

Originally Posted by JesseK

It also sounds like a good partnership and strategy for the Khan Academy to generate revenue to sustain & expand their online lectures.

You, sir, are a genius! That is a great idea! I wonder if Khan academy already knows about it.

[Cuog]

Consider that the online videos also need to be better written and spoken than your average classroom lecture. I think the only thing that could be more boring than that monotonous teacher's lecture is having to sit at home and watch it for an hour when the entire internet is calling, all my friends want to go out and do stuff etc. Also consider the format, I've had a lot of math/science classes that felt doing HW online would be great, unfortunately it turns 15 minutes of work into an hour trying to get the technology to do what was really simple to do with pencil and paper.

[BrendanB]

These videos are great! I use them all the time for statistics, calculus, and used them for advanced math in high school!