Word problems are the bane of every teenager's existence, or so they'll tell you. I took a math class recently at the local community college, and the only phrase I heard more often than "Will this be on the test?" was "I hate word problems!"
Hate them or not, word problems are here to stay. Why? Because they are how we take the abstract concepts of math and demonstrate them using real-world examples.
So why couldn't we do that with video? As a teacher, I can use video to demonstrate physical concepts in an approachable, mathematically representable way. I can also ask my students to find these same sorts of physical concepts and capture them to demonstrate to the class.
Plus, can you imagine a better way to have a student "show their work?" Set up a camera on a whiteboard and let the student demonstrate a few problems for later review.
I think video is eminently useful in the modern math classroom.
Hate them or not, word problems are here to stay. Why? Because they are how we take the abstract concepts of math and demonstrate them using real-world examples.
So why couldn't we do that with video? As a teacher, I can use video to demonstrate physical concepts in an approachable, mathematically representable way. I can also ask my students to find these same sorts of physical concepts and capture them to demonstrate to the class.
Plus, can you imagine a better way to have a student "show their work?" Set up a camera on a whiteboard and let the student demonstrate a few problems for later review.
I think video is eminently useful in the modern math classroom.
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