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Looking to create a teaching video?<\/h3>\nLooking to create a teaching video?<\/h3>\nIf you wish to create a teaching video to share with your class then where do you start?There are a number of different ways to create a teaching video.
\nYou don’t need lots of fancy filming equipment, specialist lighting, highly scripted text, remote microphones or
\na studio set! You can just use what you have available – and be yourself. If you want to be on camera, that’s fine, but if you just want your voice over the activity you are filming then that’s perfectly fine too.
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\nYou just need something to record the video (eg phone\/tablet) – & your skills and experience as a teacher (and maybe something to edit what you create).<\/p>\n
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What makes an effective video?<\/h3>\nThere’s no hard and fast rule about what makes an effective teaching video. Every teacher is different and every class is different so find what works for you and your class. The age of your learners, the way you choose to share a video, whether you wish to have interactivity between shorter videos, and what you are trying to convey in the video, are all considerations to bear in mind. Being clear about what you are trying to share is the biggest consideration!\u00a0 Consider, instead of a long video, chunking a lot of content into perhaps a series of shorter videos each with a specific focus. And try out what you are creating on different devices to see how your learners might view the video. Is it bright enough lighting so that what you are showing is clearly seen, can the sound be clearly heard? You don’t need to make a masterpiece the first time round (or indeed at any time!) so give it a go and make changes in light of your experiences and feedback from your learners.
\nCamera-Ready Educators: Video As a Learning Staple<\/a> – a blogpost by Paul Teske and Sarah Brown Wessling which gives food for thought for teachers looking to create a teaching video: “…teachers know it\u2019s not the screen alone that engages students. It\u2019s how teachers use video as part of deliberate instructional design that creates the opportunity for learning and growth. Teachers use video in various ways for various purposes, each thoughtfully constructed.<\/em>” That blogpost succinctly summarises and provides points for reflection for teachers using video whether it’s for teaching new content, differentiation, scaffolding and support, or for conveying information about such things as class announcements and routines.
\nThe experiences of others can help you make your own judgement about what will work and then you have the feedback from your own class of learners.
\nThis infographic from @ImpactWales@ImpactWales<\/a> illustrates principles for effective teaching videos<\/p>\n