I started this week’s reading material with Merrill on Instructional Design video available in course material area of week 4. I got a feeling that vodcast or using videos encourage the learners to view the learning material and grasp the application of concepts, rules and procedure in action. The video can be found or uploaded on Youtube, teacherTube, google videos, MIT world, Yahoo, MSNBC video and BBC video nation. There are certain other tools and websites having online free videos on reports, news and procedures.
How are videos helpful-There are several thousand videos available on web that have some relevancy to the teaching and learning of the subject matter that one might want to take up. One may find many videos on a particular topic. Course developers need to consider indexing or rating of the ones that look relevant. Instructor might want to develop her/his own video or customize and reuse existing ones after obtaining the required permissions. Learners may be given some questions to answer for reflection and discussion at the end. Short 5-8 minutes videos are best for most of the topics. For the educational use of the videos, fair use of copyright guidelines should be followed carefully.
How can videos be used in online learning-The instructor can also ask learners to give feedback on the videos included in the course material. This would help to determine which ones were more effective and why. In such case, the instructor will have a ranking of the available videos from the learners from previous quarters/semesters. This kind of ranking will increase satisfaction among the students and also address the issue on video quality, length, and appropriateness.
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