Presented by Dr. Amanda Marsh Baranski
There are many reasons to use videos in education. Videos can be used for lecture, in lecture, pre-lecture, to connect with students, provide feedback, to show how to complete a task, etc. Since we are living in an unprecedented time in our history, and many students are participating in the online learning environment for the first time, we must utilize multimedia to keep students engaged. Videos are a great way to do this.
Last semester we recognized the importance of celebrating our students virtually, by recording videos. Many of these videos were put together using iMovie. The reason I like to use iMovie is due to ease of use. iMovie is set up in a way that allows you to drag and drop files into a project, crop files, add music, voiceover, and/or funky effects, and finally, add transitions to polish the video. This is a great way to make a video that has many components however, not all of us have access to a Mac! During the online teaching seminar, I will go through a short iMovie tutorial and then show a few other video tools including EdPuzzle, Loom, and YouTube.
Loom
Loom is a Chrome Add-on. Once it is added on to your Chrome browser, you can use it at any time to record what you are doing in your browser. This is helpful if you need to show your students how to do something online.
Use case: You are using hypothesis in class and some students are having difficulties understanding what they need to do. You can SHOW them. Cool right?
Check out this example video!
EdPuzzle
EdPuzzle is a great way to engage students as they watch videos that you have required as class material. EdPuzzle allows you to upload a video or provide a link to the video you have required and add questions/topics that they will answer or think about as they watch the video.
Use case: You are having the students watch a Brene Brown Ted Talk. Throughout the video you want your students thinking about a few different topics. You can add those topics with EdPuzzle and the video will stop at the points that you add the topics/questions.
Check out this example video!
YouTube
One of the easiest ways to upload an original video for students to access is by making it an unlisted YouTube video. This is helpful because the student doesn’t have to download the video and it is easy to link to the video in Canvas.
Use Case: You make an awesome video with iMovie congratulating your students who are graduating. You can add the video as an unlisted video on YouTube and they can watch it and keep the link as a reminder of how awesome they are.
Making and Using Videos
Watch this great video (created by Amanda just for you!) to get some tips and ideas about how you can make and use videos in your classes!