On March 30 at 12pm, I attended the innovation workshop DH Brown Bag: Creating Videos for Teaching, Learning, and Research at the library EDGE. From what I read online it was teaching about how to create videos for teaching, learning, and research. I did not know what to expect or what sort of videos would be discussed.
The workshop was pretty informal and I was the only undergraduate student. There were about 7 people in attendance, most of whom were professors here at OU. They were very interested in the fact that I am Elementary Education and asked me many questions about what sort of technology we have learned about as well as what we have learned about creating videos.
The instructor of the workshop, William Farrell, of the Center for Teaching Excellence, talked about the basics of creating videos using resources available here. The main topic of the workshop was about the concept of professors recording their lectures in a video for students to view. I learned just how many tools and resources we have in the library and in Norman for creating videos. I was given a tour of the sound/video recording studio that is available to undergraduate students. This is very helpful to know about because we have created videos in class and I may have to do so in other classes in the future. William Farrell as well as another woman Tara Carlisle were really interested in the idea of having education students take a field trip to visit the faculty recording studio.
There are many important things to consider when creating a video for students to view such as length, including lively visuals, pausing when speaking, and keeping it informal. I also learned how to maintain ADA compliance, which is very important. I learned how to create a script for these videos with one side showing what you'll say and the other with what is shown. The Center for Teaching Excellence provides a really cool resource where for a low cost, faculty may record these videos and they will help edit them. We also talked about green screens in the recording studio which was interesting because we just learned about this in class!
As a teacher, I like the idea of incorporating technology in the classroom through the use of videos. In class, we have learned about apps such as Seesaw in which we can communicate with students and parents at home. With this knowledge of creating videos from the workshop, I may be able to create videos for students to view at home for extra practice and instruction. I really enjoyed this innovation workshop and learning about the resources available on campus and how I can apply this to my future as a teacher.
The workshop was pretty informal and I was the only undergraduate student. There were about 7 people in attendance, most of whom were professors here at OU. They were very interested in the fact that I am Elementary Education and asked me many questions about what sort of technology we have learned about as well as what we have learned about creating videos.
The instructor of the workshop, William Farrell, of the Center for Teaching Excellence, talked about the basics of creating videos using resources available here. The main topic of the workshop was about the concept of professors recording their lectures in a video for students to view. I learned just how many tools and resources we have in the library and in Norman for creating videos. I was given a tour of the sound/video recording studio that is available to undergraduate students. This is very helpful to know about because we have created videos in class and I may have to do so in other classes in the future. William Farrell as well as another woman Tara Carlisle were really interested in the idea of having education students take a field trip to visit the faculty recording studio.
There are many important things to consider when creating a video for students to view such as length, including lively visuals, pausing when speaking, and keeping it informal. I also learned how to maintain ADA compliance, which is very important. I learned how to create a script for these videos with one side showing what you'll say and the other with what is shown. The Center for Teaching Excellence provides a really cool resource where for a low cost, faculty may record these videos and they will help edit them. We also talked about green screens in the recording studio which was interesting because we just learned about this in class!
As a teacher, I like the idea of incorporating technology in the classroom through the use of videos. In class, we have learned about apps such as Seesaw in which we can communicate with students and parents at home. With this knowledge of creating videos from the workshop, I may be able to create videos for students to view at home for extra practice and instruction. I really enjoyed this innovation workshop and learning about the resources available on campus and how I can apply this to my future as a teacher.