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Picking Your Future ‘Classroom’ Will Shape How Students Learn

Picking Your Future ‘Classroom’ Will Shape How Students Learn | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
What’s the most influential technology in education right now? Or, more to the point, what’s been the bedrock of education since, say, March 2020
Rosie Stedman's curator insight, June 13, 2021 6:06 AM
This article titles how both introspection and having an understanding of where the world is moving- especially in terms of technological advancements, is quintessential to achieving success in the classroom. It is interesting to note that by having a predisposed understanding of digital pedagogies it enables adaptability in extenuating circumstances- such as the pandemic.  
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What 6.9 million clicks tell us about how to fix online education

What 6.9 million clicks tell us about how to fix online education | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it

In a paper published this spring, the CSAIL team outlined some key findings on what online learners want from videos. These include:


Brevity (viewers generally tune out after six minutes)


Informality, with professors seated at a desk, not standing behind a podium


Lively visuals rather than static PowerPoint slides


Fast talkers (professors seen as the most engaging spoke at 254 words per minute)


More pauses, so viewers can soak in complex diagrams


Web-friendly lessons (existing videos broken into shorter chunks are less effective than ones crafted for online audiences)


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Stephen Bright's curator insight, July 29, 2014 6:06 PM

Analysis from MIT about the features of online videos used in MOOCs that online learners prefer. Interesting analysis for MOOCs but these features could be applied to videos used in any implementation of blended learning.

 

Also shows that the slick, production theatre videos with a highly professional look may not be the ones that students prefer to watch.

Nigel Robertson 's curator insight, July 31, 2014 8:04 AM
What we already knew and any academic should intrinsically understand this if they are in tune with the people they teach,