Well, it's been a few weeks, so I figured I'd give an update on the progress in my class. I am having my class make YouTube tutorials for each unit as their major assessment. Permission forms are slowly trickling in, so that is good. Most student parents are opting to have them upload the videos to YouTube. I didn't feel like doing a bunch of typing, so I put together a quick video on the process so far. We watched a few videos on the elements of good tutorials, and then we brainstormed what elements we thought would apply most to our particular class. Then I made a rough rubric, which the class then commented on. Then I made a final rubric based on class feedback. All of this has been documented in the video I created. All that being said, the major highlights and insights so far are: -This is taking longer than I thought it would. -Students seem to not mind the process of making the videos, although it's time consuming. -students are being forced to really know the material, since they have to present on it and make a video. This is an easy unit (with their prior grade 10 knowledge anyways), so I'm not liking how long it's taking to make the videos. On the plus side, when we get to the much harder units on classes and inheritance, I think this will be a big plus as those are tricky concepts to truelly understand the first few times around. SO I think this will pay off. Time will tell. Does anyone see any flaws or ways to make this process faster or better? Let me know! Till next time internet people, stay curious! Matteo
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I like that you had your students watch videos of elements that make up a good tutorial video. I've had my students review products in the past, and the results I have received were not at all what I expected. I will definitely find a resource to show them next time! To save time, you could have had the students choose one portion of any unit covered throughout the course, run their topic by you, and then it could be something they work on throughout the semester? Alternatively, setting a limit on the range of time might help the student narrow in on the content they want to include.
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Brad Raes
10/17/2019 08:07:34 am
Have you considered using "clips" to create the videos? I was really impressed with its simplicity. Might be worth checking out!
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Melinda
10/17/2019 08:47:50 pm
Hi Matteo,
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Dean Vendramin
10/20/2019 09:42:49 pm
Great reflection and appreciate the look inside your class. I think it is important what you are doing because many times people can have all these great thought and ideas especially when it comes to coding but can't articulate what's inside their head. This will help them in the long run being able to 'pitch' ideas. Looking forward to seeing where your journey takes you.
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AuthorMy name is Matteo Di Muro, the original Prairie Boy, and I've been teaching since I was 14. I currently teach mathematics and computer science in Brandon. I try to keep on learning things, and I'm getting onboard with sharing with others, hence this site! Archives
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