Incorporating video into your course is an excellent way to increase engagement and humanize a course.
In addition to helping students connect with you as an instructor and not just a name on a screen, videos also accommodate different learning styles.
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Introduction or Welcome Videos
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Explanation Videos
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Using explanation videos, instructors also have the opportunity to break up material into micro-lectures, which are more easily digestible for students and can make for easy editing or updating for instructors.
Feedback or Remediation Video
Video can be a great way to address a class as a whole or to provide individual feedback following an assignment or an exam.
If students underperformed on an exam, instructors can provide feedback via video to address concepts students may need to review.
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Summarization Video
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Video Tools
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