Amy Severson

Hi Bev, 

The conversations will continue to be here for perusal - you might want to check the Introductions thread, in which there was discussion of video in a language class, to demonstrate technique in medical environment, as a collaborative exercise for students and more. There were some very well-thought out explanations of how people use video in and out of the classroom. 

Cheers,

Amy

I was considering all the varied approaches, objectives and comments that everyone has made these last two weeks, and getting frustrated at how difficult it is to capture it all. There isn't a "best way", just many different thoughtful and realistic (given those contraints!) outcomes. 

So I built the beginnings of an "On-demand Video Bingo". I've cut and pasted it below and attached it as a word document. I hope that it captures some of the complexity, and I'd love to see how people re-mix or re-edit it! 

I know this is only a very brief summary, but I've been at work all day, and now it's the Board Meeting, so this is what I've got! 

Thanks for an interesting and thought-provoking seminar!

Amy

I was chatting with someone this morning about this seminar, and realized and enormous assumption that I made when setting up and writing the discussion questions: that we'd be talking about on-demand video, forgetting entirely about videoconferencing. 

Have you used much video conferencing? What preparations do you make? What does it do well? How does the dynamic in the room change if there is a combination of f2f and online participators? 

One barrier that I've run into is the very real issue of hardware: computers that are too slow, that are too locked down, or bandwidth that just can't handle the stream. Consequently, I'm cautious about trying or recommending video conferencing as a communications method with a large reach. That said, we have conducted meetings with Skype with some success. 

There has been discussion about lecture recordings; short and specific recordings and video as collaborative exercices. We've talked alot about our own personal experiences - have you found any useful readings; books, articles or blog postings - that have helped you frame your video use or understanding?

I'm being somewhat self-interested in this question. I've found it difficult to find resources that go beyond the technological discussion. Have there been studies on instroducing video effectively? On teaching our students and audience to be critical viewers (I firmly believe that frequency of screen viewing doesn't equal effective screen viewing!)? There are plenty of readings on the changing brain, increasing literacies - do those priviledge the print, even now? 

Great point, Emma! I fastforward, pause, and rewind frequently in video - the ubiquitous PPT in a lecture recording makes it easier to track where in the explaination the speaker is. (Oh, that was some poor sentence construction!). 

One detail that I'm enjoying in this lecture recording is listening to the audience questions and answers. It allows for a chance to reflect, a different approach often to what the speaker is saying, and revisits some details. And sometimes, if I already know the answer to the audience question, it's reinforcement that I'm paying attention and learning!! I also like the audience reaction - laughter at the jokes in addition to the questions. I feel less isolated in a way because it's a talking head in a classroom.