The goal is to guide students to watch videos actively - in other words, giving it their full attention. Drawing students’ attention to (and reinforcing) the most important concepts being presented is critical.
Strategies
Technologies & Resources
Strategy 1: Pose a question at the beginning of each video to provide context and to highlight what to expect, what to look for, and what think about.
Strategy 2: Present videos in short segments organised into concise, descriptively labelled links that include running times. This helps put content in context, sets expectations, and encourages viewing and review as students can ‘manage’ study loads according to time.
Strategy 3: Embed short graded or self-assessments either in the video itself, or at the end of each video. Alert students to the ‘take home’ messages by including one or two multiple choice questions or request an ‘action’ like posting to the course forum. This strategy also helps you quickly identify those students struggling with concepts.
- Ed Puzzle
- Camtasia
- Discussion Board
- Multiple-choice questions (e.g. Learning@Griffith Quizzes)
- Embed video (e.g. YouTube)