The FIZZ Method is a Straightforward, Low Tech Method for Creating Quality Flipped Content
Welcome our 4th installment in this series examining different approaches to creating flipped or blended lessons. So far we’ve taken a look at screencasting, narrating over Powerpoint slides, and using ed.ted.com. Today we explore the “FIZZ Method”.
Dr. Lodge McCammon developed this “low-barrier” approach to creating flipped content. All a teacher needs to use this technique is some sheets of white cardboard to write on, one or more markers, a place to record, and a camera on a tripod (a smart phone can work, and you can even use a simple clamp in place of a tripod … you can probably borrow one from your school’s chemistry teachers!).
In the video below, we see the FIZZ method in action while Dr. McCammon explains 5 reasons why this method makes a lot of sense:
- It’s “Low Barrier”: it’s simple and very low-tech
- It requires a deeper level of thinking/planning (and this is a good thing!)
- It utilizes the power of note taking (for better learning)
- Video Quality: it’s easy to make high quality, yet very personalized videos that focus on the teacher teaching
- We’re modeling a simple creative process for our students, focused on the content, not the technology
Explore it for yourself:
So there you have it … the FIZZ Method. Explore it further in this post from Dr. McCammon.
We’ll be back next week with the 5th entry in this series. See you then!
Excellent really excellent, however your text and sketch are too small
Interesting Robert – I wonder what device or browser you are viewing this on? The site uses a 16 point font for text, and I’ve viewed this post and many others on numerous browsers and devices (including the phone) and have no issue. The only way I can replicate seeing the text small is if I shrink the browser view using Ctrl-. If you are viewing at 100% it should be fine. Please advise. Thanks.