QuickClips

I have translated one of my plans into something concrete. I know of some people in the College who have a similar idea but, as usual, have failed to move beyond plans and chatter. Well, it is a bit understandable considering that an effort like this requires time, hard work and perseverance, especially if one will work on it almost single-handedly.

I am talking about my project aimed at producing video clips showing Math problems being solved. Although this is not something new (a lot of similar clips can be found in the Internet), I believe that a well-produced collection of such clips specifically targeting a particular set of students would help a lot in a teacher's task of facilitating learning. I have produced more than 20 clips for ALGEB-X and BMAT2-X and am targeting to produce more. Producing this initial batch is very important for me because I will now have something to show my colleagues in order to convince them that it can be done.

What do I have to show? Well, I already have a prototype of a CD which I can distribute to my students. They can have the CD copied, bring the copy home, insert it in their CD drive, and start watching clips of their teacher demonstrating solutions to problems which they discussed earlier or will discuss later.

If I can convince other teachers to create more clips, the collection will expand and might even afford the student the luxury of choosing which teacher he or she wants to see and hear explain a particular solution. Now, if no teacher signs up, I can always ask my students to produce the clips given my guidance. Let's do the Math: 5 clips per group and 8 groups of 5 students in a class of 40 is 40 clips per class. Since I have 6 different classes this coming term, wouldn't that translate to 240 clips (or at least 120 good ones)?

That is why this effort of producing an initial batch is so important because I have the chance to convince teachers and students alike that it is something beneficial to them. If they find it useful, I will have an easier time convincing them to produce more for sharing with others.

Aside from the CD as a distribution medium, here's another possibility (again, I just I have to show that something like this works and I will probably be able to convince one or two others; "Doc Zaldi, how did you do it?"):



I will talk to Odie and Caloi about sharing my experiences regarding this and other similar efforts with my Math co-teachers. Yan muna.