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Strategic Use of Recorded Video Discussions

Treks 2022: September

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Discussion types comparison

Session Agenda

Q&A and participant conversation

Uses for recorded video discussions

Tools for recorded video discussions

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Comparing discussion types

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Benefits

Drawbacks

Live Discussion (In-person or Zoom)

  • Natural feel
  • Nonverbal cues/tone
  • Fluid/responsive
  • Builds community
  • Difficult to facilitate
  • Can focus on a small group
  • High bar for English learners, slow processors, and shy students
  • Can be emotional
  • (Zoom) can feel stilted
  • (Zoom) hard to track speaker

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Text-based Discussion

Benefits

Drawbacks

  • More formal writing
  • Written record
  • Assessment of writing skills
  • Low learning curve
  • Plenty of time to process
  • Can feel formulaic and artificial
  • Another writing task
  • Disconnection/Isolation

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Recorded Video Discussions

Benefits

Drawbacks

  • Build community
  • Feels informal/less rigid
  • Practice spoken language
  • Captures feelings/emotions
  • Time to process/prepare
  • Succinct responses
  • Easy to join the conversation
  • Less accessible for hearing impared
  • Aversion to being recorded
  • Difficult to skim/review
  • Learning curve
  • Tech tools and quiet space
  • Student resistance (at first)

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When to use recorded video discussions

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Example Use Cases

DEMONSTRATIONS

PUBLIC SPEAKING

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • Off-site or external participants
  • On camera with time to prep
  • Practice with feedback
  • Assessments

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Example Use Cases (cont.)

JIGSAWS

CRITIQUES/REVIEWS

REFLECTIONS

  • More dense material
  • Timing
  • Hybrid option
  • Lower pressure
  • Allows multiple views
  • Informal, personal
  • Less prep
  • Students choose when

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Which of these activities do you use in your course(s)?

What other examples can you think of for uses of recorded video discussions?

[Share out loud or type your answers in the chat.]

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Tools for recorded video discussions

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Canvas Discussions

  • No additional tools needed
  • Record videos within Canvas
  • Audio-only & text options

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Canvas video discussion guide

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Flip

  • Integrated with Canvas
  • Video embellishment options
  • Good for short posts (videos must be 10 min or less)
  • Audio-only option

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Using Flip with Canvas

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VoiceThread

  • Integrated with Canvas
  • Comment in-context on slides, images, etc.
  • Audio-only & text options

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Using VoiceThread with Canvas

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Tools and Equipment Students Need

  • Quiet, well-lit space
  • Camera
  • Microphone
  • High-speed internet access

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Instructor’s role in video discussions

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Instructor’s Role in Video Discussions

Set the Tone

Moderate

Facilitate

Consider Accessibility

Know your students and be responsive to their situations. Modify or go to a back-up plan if needed

Pose questions and prompts that are open-ended and lead to novel responses

Clearly communicate norms and expectations. Examples help

Keep students on track and uphold norms

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Questions, answers, and conversation

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