Quick and Fast vs. Slick and Professional!

Which type of video is best for your class?

Matthew Robinson, Instructional Designer for UTO, shared best practices for both videos in the studio, and at your desk. Some key themes were:

• Research studies show students stop watching videos around 6 minutes
• Showing the professor talking is better than just slides and audio, and having two or three people in the video interacting is even better!
• "Cut the filler, maximize the THRILLER!"- cut out repeated information and stick to the key information that you can be enthusiastic about.

Spontaneous and casual videos are a great way to communicate announcements and give feedback to students. Matthew shared the steps (see handout) for creating these using the Blackboard/YouTube tool and how to set up your webcam for the best look.

Next semester, we are looking to do an 'advanced' video webinar that can address some issues for making videos more interactive, and adding closed-captioning and transcripts!

Resources:

• Video recording of session: https://connect.asu.edu/p5vma8ovt52/
• Files:
• PowerPoint: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12594701/Tech_Session.pdf
• Audio/Video Options at ASU: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12594701/AudioVideoTechnologiesatASU.pdf
• How to Create Videos with Blackboard: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12594701/VideosInBlackboard%2Bdocx.pdf
• Research on Engaging students with Videos: http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/mooc-design-tips-maximizing-the-value-of-video-lectures/
• Examples:
• Standard studio video: http://youtu.be/i89tdW5zDVk
• Dialogue Ex1: http://youtu.be/kqwdJ9Ku1C4
• Dialogue Ex2: http://youtu.be/W1nl4i6fwaA
• Webcams: http://youtu.be/ZELl3h1Fq88

If you have other suggestions for videos, please feel free to share them by clicking on the "Pencil" icon below.