Videos in the Classroom
Hello everyone,
I agree that using videos in the classroom can reinforce a message you are talking about with your students, however, I really enjoy spending the time talking with them rather than putting on a video. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether or not suggesting links for students to view a video after a chat session ends is still effective use of video tools? This way students may view video pieces on their own time? I look forward to your feedback!
Best,
Shaheen Christie
David,
TED talks can be good. Lately there has been some questions on the validity of some of the talks, but they can stimulate some interesting discussions. In your posting, do you mean that you watch it together in a "live" class session and then discuss live, or do you do something asynchronously?
Herbert Brown III
We have a bandwidth issue with videos. I have often used TED talks where and when appropriate. I post the URL and watch the talk myself. Then I ask the students if they have finished and finally have a discussion on the topic of the talk.
Shaheen,
I have personally used this "recorded" method and found that my students do connect well with the content and do like that option. I also do "live" video. I also like the live sessions, but I actually found I got some backlash from students who expected an asynchrounous anytime/anywhere design and were required to attend live scheduled sessions. I try to provide as many avenues of learning that I can so I provide both formats and it seems to work well. If they students don't understand something in the videos, they connect with me and we discuss it together. Follow up discussions in DBs also provide methods for the students to discuss and review the video content.
Herbert Brown III
