Pragmatic video heuristics for academics
Does videos for learning need to be the same standard as a Brian Cox documentary? What’s the point in appearing in video? Given the harsh reality of time, budget, video kit and the pressure to DIY eLearning, what we really want to know is… What’s the short cuts to making effective video for learning? The good news is – it is achievable and it is worthwhile. Good subject design is the foundation to anything elearning, including video. However the next step is to design your video. Work the following ideas into your videos to maximise the learning value of your videographic efforts: Pedagogical strategy Addressing misconceptions or dialogue between tutor and tutee has 203 times the effect of direct exposition (Muller, 2008). Students engage differently with lecture and tutorial videos: For lectures, focus more on the first-watch experience; for tutorials, add support for rewatching and skimming (Guo 2014). Segmenting : chunking and sequencing learning topics. ...