Benefits of using videos in teaching and learning
There are many benefits to using video within your teaching and learning resources for students, including pedagogical benefits, and also benefits for you as a tutor such as:
- Increased student motivation.
- Enhanced learning experience.
- Enhanced team working and communication skills.
- Learning resources for future cohorts to use.
- More engagement from students.
Ways to use video in teaching and learning
Before the module starts
- Pre-course video
Start of the module
- Module Introduction
Module Content
- Lecture Capture
- Flipped classroom screencasts
- Experiential video
- Recorded TV program
- In-class screencasts
Formative Assessment
- Assignment brief
- Revision screencasts
- Videos as student assessment
Feedback
- Video Feedback
- Video Tutorials
Screencasting
- Screencasting information on the iPark
- Screencasting with Powerpoint (links to a YouTube video)
- Screencasting using Microsoft Teams
- ScreenPal (Formerly Screencast O’Matic) – A simple and free tool to do quick and easy screencasts
- Camtasia – A more advanced piece of software with effective editing capabilities to enhance your screencasts further
Scholarly Articles
Brown-Sica, M., Sobel, K., & Pan, D. (2009). Learning for all: Teaching students, faculty, and staff with screencasting. Public Services Quarterly, 5(2), 81-97.
Hampson, P. R. (2015). Use of screencasting to facilitate engineering course delivery. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43(3), 191-206.
Luongo, N. (2015). Missing the chalkboard: Using screencasting in the online classroom. Computers in the Schools, 32(2), 144-151.
Stagg, A., Kimmins, L., & Pavlovski, N. (2013). Academic style with substance: A collaborative screencasting project to support referencing skills. Electronic Library, 31(4), 452-464.
Trail, M. A., & Hadley, A. (2010). Assessing the integration of information literacy into a hybrid course using screencasting. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 6(3), 647.
Wieling, M. B., & Hofman, W. H. A. (2010). The impact of online video lecture recordings and automated feedback on student performance. Computers & Education, 54(4), 992-997.