Exploring the shifting landscapes of the various futures of higher educationFlipping, blending and videoing in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world

Zac.Woolfitt@inholland.nl Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

11th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference – ValenciaMarch 6th-8th, 2017 - Flipped Learning Session: Virtual Attendance

Learning & Technology

Increased technology use Adams et al. (2017)

‘Distracted Mind’ Gazzaley & Rosen (2016)

Blended Learning Bos (2016)

Evolving didactics Bates (2015), Siemens, Gašević, & Dawson (2015)

Variety of video formats Hansch et al. (2015)

(TU Delft, 2016)

Context

Inholland University of Applied Sciences

3rd year bachelor – Tourism Management

2 x per academic year‘Sending’ large amounts of informationPassive student behaviour

Video production

‘Chunk’ content Guo, Kim, & Rubin (2014)

‘Transfer’ lectures to video Woolfitt (2014)

Video Teaching

Teaching via videoLecturer plays active roleVisible + audible + recordedDidactic screen presence

(Woolfitt, 2014)

Video production

Record 40 web lectures (5-8 mins)Supported by video technicianUpload to LMS and share with students

Development process

Initial low viewing figuresReverse engineering‘Constructive Alignment’ Biggs & Tang (2011)

Teaching adjustment

Adapt face-to-face teachingCreate engaged learning Activate web lecture content

Methodology

Survey with open and closed questions

Administered in class after first exams

Over previous 3 semesters

Results (1)

Inholland Tourism Course- Student opinion on web lectures over 3 semesters (N=82)

Results (2)

Inholland Tourism Course- Student opinion on web lectures over 3 semesters (N=82)

Results (3)

Very informative. Made true studying more effective

I liked the quick overview the web lectures gave, which helped to get an idea

Every web lecture summed up the part in the book really well and in an interesting way

Results (4)

It was much easier to memorize the content through the web lectures, than just reading it in a book

It’s a lot, but they are not that long so it takes less time than you think

I would like to have more in-depth content in extra web lectures

Conclusions

‘Embed’ videos to ensure viewingShorter videos more manageableActivate video content during classDevelop ‘Video Teaching’ skillsStudents overwhelmingly positive Kirschner & van

Merriënboer (2013)

Reflection

Time investment: keep it re-usableCreative and interactive classroomChannel didactic potential of

technologySage to guideShifting landscapes

Further research

Student viewing behaviourMetacognition while viewing videosOptimum video ‘style’Controlled experiment

Selected Sources

Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Davis, A., Freeman, A., Hall Giesinger, C., and Ananthanarayanan, V. (2017). Horizon Report: 2017 Higher Education Edition. Austin, TX: The New Media Consortium.

Bates, A. W. (2015). Teaching in a digital age; Guidelines for designing teaching and learning for a digital age.

Biggs, J., & Tang, C. (2011). Teaching for quality learning at university (Fourth ed.). Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Bos, N. (2016). Effectiveness of Blended Learning: Factors Facilitating Effective Behavior in a Blended Learning Environment. Open University Press, Heerlen.

Gazzaley, A., & Rosen, L. D. (2016). The distracted mind: Ancient brains in a high-tech world. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Guo, P. J., Kim, J., & Rubin, R. (2014). How video production affects student engagement: An empirical study of MOOC videos.

Hansch, A., Newman, C., Hillers, L., Shildhauer, T., McConachie, K., & Schmidt, P. (2015). Video and online learning: Critical reflections and findings from the field.

Kirschner, P. A., & van Merriënboer, J. J. G. (2013). Do learners really know best? Urban legends in education. Educational Psychologist, 48(3), 169–183.

Siemens, G., Gašević, D., & Dawson, S. (2015). Preparing for the digital university: a review of the history and current state of distance, blended, and online learning. Athabasca: Athabasca University.

van Huystee, M. (2016). Video formats; an inspirational guide. Delft: Technical University.

Woolfitt, Z. (2014). Catching the wave of video teaching; Supporting lecturers in the tourism team Inholland Diemen in developing video teaching skills. Inholland University of Applied Sciences.

Thank you!

Zac.Woolfitt@inholland.nl