Video and Lecture Recording
Video
Video is a part of every day life. YouTube, in particular, is a popular source of entertainment and news and is being increasingly used within education to support and supplement learning. It has the benefit of being colourful, dynamic and immediate, capturing attention quickly and holding it for short periods of time (or longer if there's a narrative). Learners have control in that they can pause and replay sections if needed. With accessibility regulations, videos for education should also have a transcript, so that viewers can see the text of any narration.
As part of the content creation for your courses, you will very likely want create, source and embed videos that offer demonstrations, explanations, examples and illustrations of the concepts you're teaching and also provide variety in learning.
Lecture Recording
In addition to sourced or created videos, you will probably find increasing opportunity and expectation to record your lectures and make available online, either for students to re-run for revision or for access by Distance Learning students.
The recordings may be just the audio and screen content (usually the presentation) or sometimes the video may also contain a video of the presenter and their interaction and anything they write on the whiteboard or chalkboard for example. These recordings are popular with students, because while they do not attempt to provide a replacement for the in-class experience they do provide a useful video and audio record of the work covered. They can also be useful for students with disabilities and those who speak English as a second language and who might need to be able to listen again at their own pace.
Students rate this type of resource very highly and often say things like "it's great to review more complex points I found hard to grasp first time round" or "In the run up to exams it is helpful to be able to quickly jump to sections of the course to check and recap on my understanding as I revise".
Any lecture recordings will normally be linked within the online learning environment.
There are many benefits of recorded teaching:
- Recorded sessions, which may include lectures, can be reviewed anytime and anywhere to reinforce learning.
- Recordings are viewable on multiple devices.
- Some tools allow students to create their own bookmarks and private revision notes, which are only visible to them.
- Any points that they would like to clarify during the live lecture will be available afterwards.
Popular video/lecture software includes:
Here's a list of free tools with some information about each: 7 Best Free Video Tools for Teachers to Create Video Lectures
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