Blog Post 9

The flipped classroom is a set-up where students watch lectures at home and then do homework in class.  They receive the content in recorded files and undergo the lecture piece of education on their own time.  Class time is devoted toward assignments where teachers can assist in explain topics students don’t understand, provide further explanation or examples.  This design does hold potential as technology is constantly being integrated into education.  According to the reading, there is still research to be done and a key piece of integrating technology is keeping it meaningful.

Source of educational videos: http://www.neok12.com/

An interesting web-resource is Lynda.com, a site offering tutorials and courses on a range of topics such as animation, design, marketing, video editing, and more.  The layout of the site is appealing and easy to navigate.  They offer accounts through organizations or users can register personally.  The videos are modern and relevant to current programs/software. The teachers of the tutorial are credible and are considered experts of the subject matter.  In addition, Lynda can be used on multiple devices such as phones or tablets.

In a terms of professional development, Lynda is a wonderful resource for a number of occupational field.  Lynda offers tutorials in audio and music.  To expand on that, music tutorials range from recording live audio, mixing, to music composition.  The tutorials can be geared to any skill level ranging from beginners to experts.  The tutorials can even be geared toward specific software/hardware.  For someone in the music industry, marketing, commercials, and anywhere audio is needed, these tutorials can be immensely beneficial.

Resource link: www.lynda.com

Personally, I really like PowerPoint.  I feel well-acquainted with the program because of the amount of times I’ve had to use it.  In the PowerPoint for Information Dissemination, I focus on informing the audience on the basics watercolor painting.  I liked the design element of PowerPoint and really playing around with the background fills and fonts.  The elements of design I tried to incorporate can play into a future career such as working in the media.  The creation of presentations is another important skill for the professional world.