Institutional Research creates Camtasia video to explain Program Learning Outcomes

Brian Bailey / Institutional Research – May 4th, 2011

NWCCU accreditation process for CapilanoUniversity

Requirement that each program have clearly articulated learning outcomes and assessment methods

Institutional Research tasked with supporting, enhancing understanding of assessment

Feedback from faculty/staff indicated confusion/frustration around exact definition and construction of Program Learning Outcomes

Create a series of screencasts:

1) What are Program Learning Outcomes?

2) How to select appropriate assessment tools

3) How to evaluate student work using a rubric (set of criteria)

Screencast: a video of your computer screen's activity for the purpose of demonstration, communication, or evidencing of work

Examples: http://www.khanacademy.org/

Capilano University Institutional Research –Writing Measureable Program Learning Outcomes - download

Requirements:

Computer with at least mid-level memory (ie4gb) and processorMicrophoneCamtasia Studio software – IT has licensehttp://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/

EffectivenessSometimes the best way to teach someone how to do something is to show themSpeed of productionLengthy text documents can be very time consuming to prepare and proof, especially when they are describing a step-by-step process or detailed technical information. Screencasts can, by contrast, be very quick to record and deliver

1. Time/location-flexible learning…Whenever, wherever

2. Support Web 2.0 expectations of learners…Allow students to watch personalized learning content, comment on what they see, recommend content to others and participate with learning objects in a Web 2.0 context

3. Enhancement of the learning process…students can be shown exactly how to perform a task or be educated on a given subject matter - easy access to repetition of content through repeated plays helps establish understanding.

4. Enhancement of learning engagement compared to textbooks, copying lecture notes, etc.

Screencasts for student feedbackScreencasts to support evidencing of learning outcomesScreencasts to support teacher – to –teacher communication

Cheap!Easy to use so doesn’t tie up IT resources in terms of training and supportVideos are easy to upload and share online (free), places minimal demands on IT infrastructureEliminates lots of costly and environmentally unfriendly printing!

Screencasting 101: the Definitive Guide!, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 1, 2009Screencasting, Tech Pulse of Higher Education, Jonathan Woodward's blog on the use of emerging technologies in higher education, July 20, 2010 Institutional Research on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/IR_CapU Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Vancouver-BC/Capilano-University-Institutional-Research/171437699573915E-mail: bbailey@capilanou.ca

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