INSTANT REPLAY:DELIVERING INSTRUCTION USING VIDEOS

Carol Shannon, Nadia Lalla, Anne PerorazioTaubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting

22 May 2012

Program beginnings•Mandate to:

• Find existing resources on campus for webinars

• Find other tools & resources online tutorials

• Prior video experience:• Second Life and Public Health

Survey of campus resources• Facilities & people

Survey of other resources• Google!

We discovered resources

• Screencasting programs (various)

• Videos good & bad

• Equipment

• Spaces

• People

We started here• Screencasting programs

• Jing to answer simple reference questions• Camtasia for more finished projects

• Equipment• Samson C01U Podcasting pak & pop filter• Headset with microphone

• Training @ School of Public Health

Samson C01U Podcasting pak

Current audio equipment: microphone, shock stand, pop filter, sound box

Jing videos

• 5 minute limit, can’t be edited• Liaisons use to answer questions• Videos created by School of Information students to answer reference questions

• How to find an Author’s h-index

Camtasia videos• Use for more polished videos• Edit audio & video• Longer video• Better audio• Smaller file size• Easier to use• My NCBI, pt. 1

We’ve learned a lot about

• Planning:• Know your purpose and audience

• Length• Materials (screencast, slides)• Script

• Staff:• Permanent vs. students

• Storage/distribution:• YouTube• Video Content Management system

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STATISTICS

HOW DO WE USE OUR VIDEOS?• In LibGuides for instruction & review for on

campus & e-learning classes• In place of workshops

DISCOVERY TOOLSAnyone, (almost) anywhere can find these videos

VIDEOS IN THE CURRICULUM OR ASWORKSHOP SUBSTITUTES

NEXT STEPS

• M1 class recreated as videos, plus exercises

• Increase number of videos in M1 & M2 Longitudinal Case segment

• Increased presence via video in all distance learning programs

CONTACT US!

http://guides.lib.umich.edu/videotutorials