Open AccessI Can Cee You! Using Videos in Online Courses to Promote Student Engagement
Author(s) -
Alison Oberne
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of teaching and learning with technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2165-2554
DOI - 10.14434/jotlt.v6.n1.20662
Subject(s) - upload , online video , discussion board , online community , student engagement , online learning , online participation , online discussion , multimedia , computer science , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , world wide web , the internet , medicine
Universities worldwide engage students through online learning. One challenge is the ability to promote a community of learners in an online classroom. Faculty teaching online courses can include student video discussion posts to promote engagement and the development of an online student community. Faculty integrate student video posts into graded, online discussion board assignments. Students record and upload videos into online discussion board forums and then respond to one another’s videos using text-based discussion posts. There are benefits and challenges to this teaching method. Having a strong technical support staff can ease the use of video discussion posts in online courses. Overall, video discussion posts promote a sense of community in online courses