{"id":801,"date":"2022-03-07T10:27:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/digitaltoolkit\/?p=801"},"modified":"2022-03-07T13:38:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T13:38:00","slug":"using-flipgrid-for-student-engagement-in-online-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/digitaltoolkit\/index.php\/2022\/03\/07\/using-flipgrid-for-student-engagement-in-online-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Flipgrid for Student Engagement in Online Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brief description of the activity\/assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interaction of students in online classes has been a challenge for many teachers. Asking students to unmute and speak is becoming a non-responsive request to many students. Flipgrid.com, a simple, free, and accessible video discussion platform, is providing effective solutions to student engagement in online, blended, and asynchronous classes. It allows teachers to create orally submitted tasks, in video format, where students record videos to respond to different questions and discussion topics. This tool builds a strong learning community in the classroom and promotes interaction among peers by viewing and responding to each other\u2019s video posts. Teachers can create a classroom, enroll students, start the Flipgrid video sharing experience, and provide feedback to students. It could be used in different liberal arts classrooms to improve students\u2019 digital literacies and communication skills. Finally, it is user friendly with different features of video recording, editing and adding context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ways to assess student work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formative (graded)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sample\/model explanation for students about how this activity develops their digital literacies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flipgrid is a very useful tool for social and digital learning. It helps students create videos and initiate some content creation skills . Moreover, it amplifies the voice of students and improves their communication skills and digital citizenship. Student can also improve their speaking and presentation skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step by step instructions for the students and Rubric <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructions document<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Rubric<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Faculty and student support material<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students’ guide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Faculty tutorial<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Average preparation time for faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 minutes to create a task and add instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average time it takes students to complete this activity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time varies from 5-10 minutes for single posts, up to 1-2 hours to compile a portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Necessary tools\/technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desktop, laptop or mobile phone with audio and camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sample Applications in Different Disciplines (if applicable)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberal arts disciplines: ESL, study skills, public speaking and presentation skills, different class discussions, filming and music and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional information for faculty who plan to adopt this resource in their teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flipgrid can be integrated through google classroom directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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