Creating Low-Cost, Inclusive Instructional Videos in a DPT Program

Project Mentor: Jim Brucker

Problems

1. Need for ~160 videos in a basic examination course with no budget for production.

2. Current commercially available videos demonstrate a lack of diversity both in the patient and the practitioner.

3. Available videos may not meet current or future accessibility needs of students using the videos.

Question: What are the steps and considerations for creating inclusive, low cost instructional videos of foundational skills in a doctor of physical therapy program?

Resources for the Project

Universal Design for Learning1

• Engagement - Welcoming Interests & Identities

  • Address biases

  • Optimize relevance

• Representation - 

  • Perception: Customize the display of information

  • Language & Symbols: Illustrate through multiple media 

Inclusive & Bias-Free Curriculum Checklist2

Expert guidance for filming and video production

• Jim Brucker

• Kim Le Mezo

1. CAST. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0. 2024, accessed at https://udlguidelines.cast.org/.

2. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Resources: Inclusive & Bias-Free Curriculum Checklist. https://nuwildcat.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/gl_FSM_AWOME/UMECurriculum/EYET-fv5R4FPsFsjhKdBvPgBJDg8xupgxq6VZd1P9wiUEw?e=oRhMdt, Accessed January 2025.

Products: 

“The more videos you create, the better you get.” -Jim Brucker