The last six weeks have been very interesting for me as I have completed my project for my MEIT program. I had a slow start on my project as I was finishing the school year and track season.Once I made it through those, I was able to get going on my project.
After some initial guidance from Louis, I knew what I needed to do. My original proposal was to flip four of my classes to non-traditional instruction and incorporate more Web 2.0 tools. After talking with Louis, he made me realize that perhaps my original proposal was a bit too ambitious. So, I changed my proposal from four classes to one class, Introduction to Business.
Over the course of a semester, I cover seven chapters in our book, as well as a unit not provided by the text book. I decided to have six of the nine presentations ready for the beginning of the school year and four of the screencasts that are needed. I plan to use our social network platform that corresponds with our security system, My Big Campus. MBC allows me to upload documents, online presentations, and screencasts to be used in the class. It also allows me to create a "Bundle," which includes everything the student needs for the course in one convenient location.
As I thought I was nearing the end of my project, I learned of the Bundles, which is new to MBC. This added a bit of time to my project that I wasn't expecting, but actually is a great addition to the site. I spent more time on MBC than planned, setting up my Bundle and organizing it so it looked how I wanted it to.
I am very excited about implementing this project into my classroom! By flipping my classroom, I will have more time to incorporate more real-life projects and valuable assignments. My final project can be found within my portfolio.
