WOW! This video was so innovative and interesting. I think it is great that they are doing something like this and especially for Math. Math is a complex subject that some students just do not understand and it is important as teachers to make sure that the students that do not get it, get the extra help they need. Math builds off of simple concepts into complex ideas that are not possible to grasp without the basic math skills. As educators, it is hard to move on when a student or students are behind as well as other students who understand the concepts very easily. The use of these videos in the classroom is a great idea because it allows the teacher to work more closely with students and the best thing about it is students can work at their own pace that way you are not moving to quickly/slowly for your class. They mentioned having the students watch the lectures for homework and the homework or math problems they would normally do at home will be done in the classroom with the help of peers and the teacher. In educational psychology it is said that the student that teachers or describes the concept or idea understands it best. This is a great way to get the peers working together and able to teach the concepts to each other. It is also a great way that parents can get involved in their students school work. The students can show the parents what they are learning, you can recommend certain videos to have the parents monitor them as they watch them, you can even allow the parents to see the students progress throughout the year. As Salman discussed its benefits one thing that really caught my eye was the idea of teachers being able to monitor student progress even from the years before. For example, if Tommy is struggling in you Algebra class especially with fractions. You know that is something they should have covered the year before, so you can pull up his results and progress and see from the year before whether he understood it, where he struggled, when he began to struggle, or even if he struggled or not and may just need some refreshing lectures to bring it all back. I am extremely impressed with this use of video in education and I think it is great for all ages and learners. It is great for this generation as well because most students spend a great deal of time on the computer daily anyways.
One inspirational thing that I would like to end with was when Salman was discussing the words he received from an Autistic boy's mother. She said that he has struggled with math for years and have tried basically everything and up until trying this nothing worked. She said now he understands math and is right where he needs to be, no more falling behind. I think this is great to know that it could benefit students that are gifted, autistic, have learning disabilities, etc. I am so impressed and would like to see this in action to see how the teachers and students respond!
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