{"id":537,"date":"2022-02-25T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T12:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/?p=537"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:17:33","slug":"dos-and-donts-of-video-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/2022\/02\/25\/dos-and-donts-of-video-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Do\u2019s and don\u2019ts of video for learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-541\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.57.11-788x405.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.57.11-788x405.png 788w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.57.11-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.57.11-680x349.png 680w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.57.11.png 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the Lumi\u00e8re brothers invented the movies in 1895 moving images have been used to educate. Fast forward to today\u2019s demand-AI-driven Netflixt or YouTube the largest learning platform on the planet many things have changed since Cin\u00e9matographe of Lumi\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<p>Research into the effects of moving images on learning and memory was being conducted at Harward already in 1920 and after decades of research consensus of effective educational video could be summed up as when instructors consider the cognitive load of the video, how to maximize the student engagement and promote active learning.<\/p>\n<h5>How do we get there?<\/h5>\n<p>We can fit quite a variety of different types of videos under the umbrella of learning videos and giving definitive do\u2019s and don\u2019ts that work always is not the point instead you can use the bullets listed below to reflect while on the process of your video-making.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-539\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.47.20-788x425.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.47.20-788x425.png 788w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.47.20-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.47.20-680x367.png 680w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-25-at-14.47.20.png 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do keep videos short (In the age of 15s TikTok videos the research says that learners drop out after 6 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Do give learners control of video (<a href=\"https:\/\/support.panopto.com\/s\/article\/How-to-Use-Smart-Chapters\">Panopto smart chapters<\/a> are an easy add-on)<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t have video, audio and text on screen (this could be understood in many ways but the point is to try reduce the cognitive load)<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use background music in learning videos<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t overuse talking heads (as shocking as it might sound but the evidence suggest that cognitively the face can often be noise in subjects that are semantically rich)<\/li>\n<li>Do be informal (avoid all over-formality)<\/li>\n<li>Do use first-person perspectives (when showing the manipulation of objects by hand)<\/li>\n<li>Do think about the image size (in the age of smartphones as primary viewing devices the research points that learning fosters with bigger screen size)<\/li>\n<li>Do pay attention to audio quality (research showed that video quality had \u201cno psychological advantages\u201d but the audio quality was critical)<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use too many fast cuts<\/li>\n<li>Do chunk video (script your videos into a more chaptered structure)<\/li>\n<li>Do closely relate the active learning to the video (provide active learning that correlates well with what is shown in the actual video)<\/li>\n<li>Do use retrieval practice between chunks (<a href=\"https:\/\/support.panopto.com\/s\/article\/How-to-Add-a-Quiz-to-a-Video\">Panopto quizzes<\/a> are easy to add,<br \/>\nuse open answer rather than multiple choice type format)<\/li>\n<li>Do open thoughtfully (first impressions matter..)<\/li>\n<li>Do take it slow (mind needs time to digest)<\/li>\n<li>Do summarise at the end (learning is a process, not an event)<\/li>\n<li>Do use calls to action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These do\u2019s and don\u2019ts were gathered from the recently published book <em>Learning experience design<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com\/\">Donald Clark<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>After the Lumi\u00e8re brothers invented the movies in 1895 moving images have been used to educate. 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