La'Keisha Phillips

I have not made my own videos. I usually either rent them from the video store or use sources such as YouTube. Another source is InsightMedia which is usually one of the vendors Universities use.

Hi Judy, Out of curiosity, is this something the University requires of you?

I have presented shown videos in my classes, some have been in 5-10 minutes increments, one in particular was for 75 minutes or so. During my Faculty training, they discouraged us from showing complete videos due to students falling asleep, etc. Any ideas on what the industry standard is on how long the videos should be?

During a Faculty training a few weeks ago, the Facilitator showed YouTube footage of "what not to do" as an Instructor. It amazed me at some of the things they did, how they dressed and often times were inappropriate. Being a "model" for your students is a key to gaining respect!

I had the privilege of attending a Faculty training a few weeks ago. The Facilitator stated that books should be minimally used, if possible not at all, but to use other sources instead. It may be easier to do that with classes such as Photography. On the other hand, with Sociology classes there are many theories to cover and not many real-life experiences to apply to it. I do believe that real-life experiences are a crucial ingredient to teaching, but I do not believe it should replace the textbook.

I understand the syllabus is an "unspoken contract" between the student and the Instructor. I am curious to know how many Instructors have their students sign the back page of the syllabus. I am a new Instructor and have not heard of that before. I think it's a good idea. However, I wonder if students will automatically look at the Instructor as someone who does not trust them.