re:Learnings

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. ...

 To the outside observer, it may not be clear where the line is drawn between what an instructional designer does versus what a subject matter expert does. The instructional designer is someone who enables effective learning .  The Subject Matter Expert brings  their authority on a topic based on knowledge, experience and understanding of the topic conceptual relationships . Both are essential in a successful in creating a solution but roles can get blurred.  Process clarity is vital to achieving the outcomes. The dilemma and solution has been delightfully captured by Norman Lamont: The SME Test  by N orman Lamont It highlights the tension between the expert’s passion for their topic of expertise; and the instructional designer trying to distil it down to the bare essentials.  However, there is no clear cut rule of who must do what.  What is clear is that you can’t skip learning desig...