We Made "Prompting Your Style" Activity

Hello, I am Hüseyin Can Hacıoğlu, an ELT student from Marmara University, and together with my friend Ozan Kazancı we have made the "Prompting Your Style" activity. The production of these materials was a long journey with some funny mistakes. Initially, we completely overlooked the fact that the project was meant to be a 2-3 page worksheet. A lot of our time went into making a full PowerPoint presentation instead. It was tough and a bit irritating to identify our error, thus we had to work quickly to turn everything into the worksheet format you see now. I really enjoyed selecting the style examples, but it was a challenge to include all of our thoughts into a few pages. Despite the fact that it was a stressful experience, I do believe the final product is very entertaining and encourages students to learn through a different method.

What about you? Have you ever used AI image generation to make an in-class activity for a worksheet? Would you prefer using these AI-generated tools in your classroom? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Here is our materials that we have made:

The Worksheet & The Assure Plan

Our Flipped Learning Journey

 

The Flipped Classroom technique changes the organization of learning time. It transfers first instruction (like viewing our vocabulary video) as a homework giving the classroom time meant for teachers' interactive practice, and the application of various techniques to the support provided to them personally, which is mostly through the teacher.

This change is made by the lecturer moving to the individual learning space outside of class for direct instruction rather than delivering the lecture to all in the classroom, which is the traditional way.

For language classes, it is a big plus that communicative practice can be maximized as class time is no longer taken up by activities like role plays and discussions. Moreover, students being able to control the pace of video content playback is a plus for them However, a significant disadvantage is the reliance on students' accountability and it is a challenge to provide all students with the devices and internet connection they need to be on the same level in terms of access.

A group of 5th grade Turkish students learning English was tasked with creating a flipped lesson to learn 10 words from Unit 3: Games and Hobbies of their textbook. These words were: Hiking, Playing Chess, taking a Picture, Hangman, Skateboarding, Go Fishing, Camping, Climbing, Ride a Bike, and Origami. An engaging video and a comprehensive ASSURE lesson plan were developed in which pre- and in-class activities were integrated to guarantee effective learning.

The main challenge that I faced with my friends Ozan Kazancı, Emir Erdinç and Eylül Emeksiz was to make the ten words easy to understand and to remember in a short video that captures the attention of fifth graders. This was done by making a very visual script, employing easy-to-understand language, and introducing multiple voice narrations from all the group members in order to keep the students interested. The project was done in collaboration as the partners did different things across the main tasks; one of them prepared the ASSURE plan and quiz structure, while the other two worked on the script, visual preparation, and recorded the audio for each of them separately before combining it.

What do you like about flipped learning? Would you enjoy it in class or would you dislike it? Let me know in the comments! 

Here are our flipped class materials: 

Teaching Video & Worksheet & Assure