{"id":3984,"date":"2013-11-22T13:11:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T11:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/OEB_Newsportal\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2016-11-21T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:41:15","slug":"5-tips-to-increase-student-engagement-with-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/5-tips-to-increase-student-engagement-with-video\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips to increase student engagement with video"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blackboard_logo\"<\/a>All faculty, whether they admit it or not, are faced with the challenge of keeping students locked into and focused on the lesson at hand. There\u2019s nothing unique about this challenge \u2013 a study by Ralph Burns found that the impact of a lecture is greatest in its first five minutes. After that, learners\u2019 attention wanes and the effectiveness of the lecture drops. You have probably sat through lectures yourself where, despite your best intentions, you became disengaged mid-way through.<\/b><\/p>\n

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by Katie Drossos<\/em><\/p>\n

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This reality begs the question: How can you combat student disengagement with your classroom material? Take a look at the five tips below, based on how Vrije Universiteit (VU), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, tackled this challenge with video.<\/p>\n

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