Tell me and I
forget.
Teach me and
remember.
Involve me and
I learn.
By Benjamin Franklin
Why should I integrate video
production in the curriculum?
Video production is a great technology tool to teach and learn. Teachers can use video production to enhance students’
learning process through leting them be involved in creating the video. When students create their own video that
provides a specific topic or solves a certain problem, they will lean more effectively
than just listening to the topic or reading about it. When students engage in creating a video, they will search for
information that presents their topic, then think critically about all elements and
criteria that need to be discussed in their video. Then students will start creating
the video to provide their own ideas and thoughts. Video production will help students express
their ideas and speak aloud about their thoughts. Students who learn through creating a video
or a product about the lesson will not forget what they have learned because they
implemented what they have learned in a real life situation and they were responsible
of their learning.
Integrating video production in the
curriculum can help teachers "find new access to students and help them
find new access to the material"(Garrison,n.d,para.1). Creating videos to support the curriculum will help both teachers and students. Teachers can use videos to enhance their teaching and provide interesting materials that explains the content more effectively. People like media and engaging videos in the curriculum will grab learners’ attention and facilitate the learning process. For example, when a teacher creates a video that explains how to solve a math problem, students will be able to watch the video several times in order to understand how to solve the problem.
What are the advantages of learning
through video production?
As teachers, our goal is to provide
an effective teaching of the curriculum and help students to be able to use the knowledge
in their lives. This could happen when students are central of their learning and implement the skills by themselves while
learning. Through video production, students
will be able to retain what they learn, be creative, and express their understanding (Solomon
& Sentlowitz, 2009). When students produce videos, they will practice “real life” skills, such
as “Planning & organization, time management, cooperative learning,
communication, technology skills, problem solving, information synthesizing,
leadership”
(Solomon
& Sentlowitz, 2009,p.14). “Every
classroom has a few students who are below grade level. Traditional teaching is
not working for these students” (Needleman,n.d,para.2). Therefore, having a video production method for those
students will help them achieve learning objectives as normal students.
It is really worth the time spent
and hard work?
How to
start?
Video could
be a “powerful tool for meaningful learning”(SPARK in Education,n.d,p.1). It just needs preparation in
order to get all benefits and achieving of the goal. Here is a link for a great website that
provides suggestions on how to integrate video production
into the curriculum.
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Resources:
Garrison, A.(n.d).Video
Basics and Production Projects for the Classroom. Center
for media literacy. Retrieved from
Needleman,M. (n.d). Why Integrate Video Production in the Classroom?. Creating lifelong learners. Retrieved from
http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=220
Solomon,G., Sentlowitz,S.(2009).Engaging students in video production and movie making in the classroom. Teach&learning. Retrieved from
http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/video.pdf
This is a very nice reflection on the use of video production in the classroom. I would agree with you that engaging students with an activity, like creating their own video, creates a learning environment that is more informative and enriching to the students than just hearing about how to create a video. However, the amount of time required to instruct the students on video production, how to use the camera, having them create their video, and edit their videos to accomplish this learning objective seems to be excessive to incorporate into class. Yet, as you mentioned, it would only be an extensive amount of time during the initial training period and future videos would offer less class time consumption. Ultimately, I guess it would depend on the course and the goal of the lesson to determine whether this experience would be worth the time. Presently, I am not convinced that this would be a valuable use of class time even though it would be intellectually rewarding and fun for the students to experience. GMZ
ReplyDeleteNice blog, you really got me thinking about how I might incorporate video-making into a future lesson of mine. I liked that you wrote about how it is not just beneficial to students in multiple ways, but beneficial to teachers as well. I think an important aspect to consider is resource availability, which could lead into a whole other blog entry. While video-making can be a legitimate resource for teaching and learning, but if you do not have the materials to do this then the teacher will have to turn to other options or look into a way to get funds for the necessary materials. Dr. Zydney discussed how she received a large grant to buy technology and how there is quite a bit of money out there to be given for technology that teachers are not aware of. Since technology is such a big part of our world, I would recommend for teachers to do their best to incorporate technologies such as video-making into their lessons.
ReplyDeleteVery thorough blog. You did a great job of analyzing the benefits of using video production in the classroom. From personal experience with my own children, I have seen numerous benefits to the incorporation of this technology source in the lesson plan. Student's find it engaging and challenging in the same breath. Producing a video requires the students to draw upon a higher level of cognition re-enforcing the transferability of the new knowledge not simply the memorization of the material. CSW
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