Making Instructional Videos Flashcards
What is “signalling”? Why is it important?
The use of on-screen text or symbols to highlight important information. This can reduce extraneous load by helping novice learners with the task of determining which elements within a complex tool are important, and it can also increase germane load by emphasizing the organization of and connections within the information
What is “segmenting?”Why is it important?
The chunking of information to allow learners to engage with small pieces of new information as well as to give them control over the flow of new information.
What is weeding? What is the very interesting wrinkle to this?
Weeding is the elimination of interesting but extraneous information from the video, that is, information that does not contribute to the learning goal.
The very important wrinkle to this is that information that increases extraneous load changes as the learner moves from novice toward expert status. That is, information that may be extraneous for a novice learner may actually be helpful for a more expert-like learner, while information that is essential for a novice may serve as an already-known distraction for an expert.
What is matching modality?
Matching modality is the process of using both the audio/verbal channel and the visual/pictorial channel to convey new information, fitting the particular type of information to the most appropriate channel.
What is the maximum median engagement time for a video of any length?
6 mins
What is the personalization principle? Why does it work?
The use of conversational rather than formal language during multimedia instruction.
A conversational style encourages students to develop sense of social partnership with the narrator that leads to greater engagement and effort.
How should you speak? What are three ways to support this style?
Quickly and enthusiasm.
- In-video questions
- “chapters”, and
- Speed control.
Providing visuals not only helps with understanding, but also…
Student engagement
What is the general idea behind active learning?
Helping students get the most out of an educational video, by providing tools to help them process the information and to monitor their own understanding.
What are 4 ways to support active learning?
- Use guiding questions.
- Use interactive features that give students control
- Integrate questions into the video
- Make video part of a larger homework assignment
What are guiding questions?
Questions given to students for them to consider during a video.
What are three tips for building video-ready slides?
- Make the video highly focused
- Use visual cues to highlight key information
- Minimize the use of on-screen text
What is the most important element of an instructional video? The most effective blended instruction is not p_____ , it is p ______
Authenticity. The most effective blended instruction is not pretty, it is personal.
What is the recommendation for incorporating the talking head?
Record the instructor’s head and then
insert into the presentation video at opportune times.
What is the speaking rate/style recommendation?
Work with instructors to bring out their
natural enthusiasm, reassure them that speaking fast is okay, and edit out pauses and filler words in post-production.
