Pre-Conference Workshop M2
Research Revealed: Using Academic Video to Impact Blended Teaching and Learning
Date Wednesday, Nov 30 Time – RoomKöpenick II/III Price: 95.00 € Status: fully booked
Workshop leaders
Zac Woolfitt
Researcher and Lecturer, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Zac Woolfitt is a lecturer and researcher at Inholland University in The Netherlands. With a background in tourism where he worked in the US and Canada for ten years, he is now based near Amsterdam. Since 2010 he has been conducting research into the effective use of video in higher education. His master thesis examined the obstacles that teaching staff face when transitioning from face-to-face, to teaching via video (from 3d to 2d). Using a variety of technologies, he has recorded over 100 web lectures that are used when ‘flipping’ the classroom in a blended learning format. He is also experimenting with integrating video as part of a dynamic and interactive learning environment
Links
https://www.inholland.nl/onderzoek/onde…
Tom Visscher
Consultant Teaching & Learning Technology, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Tom Visscher, from origin a geography teacher, is now consultant at Teaching & Learning Technology.
He has been working for more than 30 years at Inholland University of Applied Sciences. His main concern and focus is supporting teachers in using ICT tools to enhance education.
Tom is specialized in streaming video, making web lectures with teachers and is always at the front edge of technological innovation. His latest research is on how to use 360 camera’s in education.
You can connect with Tom via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomvisscher
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Content
Participants will develop hands on experience examining a variety of technological and didactic aspects. Research findings will be presented that show perspectives on lecturers making videos of their teaching and the stages they and organisations go through. Student preference for recorded lectures will be examined along with their experiences of participating in more interactive classes. Participants will experiment with the ideas presented and reflect on teaching and learning processes by recording a short video reflection. This video will be discussed in small groups to understand challenges facing educators when using video in their teaching and using technology in class to support learning. A Padlet and Mentimeter will be used to collect key ideas generated by the group. Consequences and repercussions for educational organisations moving into blended learning will be discussed.
Agenda
- Overview and discussion of some of the ways video is being used in higher education.
- Outline of steps an organisation goes through when including more video in blended format.
- Examination of consequences (teachers/students/org.) of moving into a blended format.
- Each participant will make a short video interview recording using their smart phone.
- These will be reviewed and reflected on in pairs.
- Ideas shared back to the group and posted on Padlet.
- Impact of teaching ‘through’ video will be examined and how that impacts the relationship between the educator and their students, and their own role as an educator.
- In discussion groups, sections of a traditional course will be re-imaged to incorporate different technological and didactic approaches.
- Different forms of video technology will be used demonstrated from web lectures to 360 cameras.
Target audience
Educators, curriculum planners, IT departments, education specialists
Prerequisite knowledge
Background understanding of changes and trends in education from the perspective of technology and didactic approaches. Interest and insight in impact of technology on didactic approaches. Basic knowledge of making videos on smart phones and making and editing video clips. Experience of course planning and curriculum design useful.
Outcomes
- Educators and IT departments will be able to place their own organisations in the curve of technology development.
- A set of tools and ideas on how to plan and prepare for the next stages of organizational development moving into increased use of teaching via video.
- Understanding of the impact of blended learning (with video) on the role of the educator.
- Participants will gain a set of approaches and ideas to creating interactive educational courses with video as part of a blended learning approach.