Reasons for Using Video

Educational Video:

• Is motivating, engaging, instructional, and allows students to learn at their own pace. However, too much information at once (e.g., text, video, and audio), speed, and amount of note taking can be overwhelming.
• Appeals to multiple learning styles if it is combined with other methods of instruction. However, be sure to include transcripts, closed captions, and/or step-by-step instructions to assist those with learning disabilities.
• Saves time, costs, and offers transferability if flipping lessons or providing information prior to activities.
• Shows places, phenomena, demonstrations, and procedures that can’t be experienced or seen easily.
• Provides disruptive innovation and disruptive pedagogy to encourage personalized learning and student control through flexibility and ubiquity.

Videos Can Be Used For:

• Welcome and Introductions
• Tutorials and Modeled Behaviors – step-by-step instructions that can teach skills, technique, or how to use specialized knowledge (such as operating machinery or lab safety skills).
• Blended, Flipped, Missed Classes – condensed lectures, or “mini” lectures can include video clips, screen captures, images, slides, and voice recordings.
• Virtual Tours and Field Trips – allows students to experience places and opportunities they may not have access to in the real-world (such as space exploration or seeing inside a cell).