Using Instructional Videos in Education

Instructional Video Overview

• Instructional videos are audio-visual materials used on devices like computers, smart boards, and mobile phones.
• They aim to achieve the objectives of the lessons included in the curriculum.

Features of Instructional Videos

• Present new information and ideas in an easy, simple and understandable way.
• Allow remembering new information and ideas for a long time.
• Take into account individual differences among learners.
• Provide a rich environment that enriches the learner in a way that written or audio means may not achieve.
• Preserve knowledge in a visual record.
• Enable viewing and observing things difficult to see in reality.
• Enable viewing of precise images in a large size (like cell division or bacterial activity), facilitating their study.

Reasons for not using educational video effectively

• Lack of teachers' skills in using video software and equipment.
• Cost of filming equipment and production software.
• Lack of necessary resources.
• Lack of time.
• Copyright issues.
• Difficulties in linking video content to the teaching curriculum.

Video from the perspective of teaching and learning

• Various forms of video are used in teaching and learning:
  • Film
  • TV
  • Videotapes
  • Video CDs
  • Multimedia
  • Video Calling
  • Video Conferencing
  • Interactive Video
  • Web Media

Types of Instructional Videos

• Live recording of a lecture or tutorial.
• Using online videos.
• Interviewing an expert or giving a presentation to an expert.
• Think-aloud video blogs.
• Video case studies/simulations/role-plays.
• Video capturing real events in situations.
• Presentation/performance skills and feedback.
• Digital storytelling where students create their own video.

Digital Storytelling (DS)

• Telling stories digitally using music, other audio media, images, situations and experiences.

Importance of Digital Storytelling (DS)

• Improves learners' comprehension.
• Gives learners’ imagination a chance to analyze and interpret the story's events.
• Removes boredom from learners.
• Employs all senses in learners.
• Makes the process of transferring information easy and smooth.
• Adds fun and entertainment to the…