Video Feedback/ Feedforward in

theWriting Process

byDavid MearnsHisar School

OUTLiNE- Motivation behind using Screen

Recording Software for FEEDBACK &

FEEDFORWARD

- Explanation and Demonstration

- Data results from in-class study

- Methodology for web 2.0 & beyond

- Practical / technical problems and

solutions

Motivating Students “We are becoming a visually

motivated society. For many, understanding of the world is being accomplished, not through words, but by reading images”

(Lester,2006:415).

Research Findings for Feedback

UK National Student Survey (since 2005)

“consistently negative reaction from students towards tutor

feedback”

THE (Times Higher Education), July 31st 2008

“Lecturers’ feedback efforts ‘misguided’”

HEA (Higher Education Academy)

“receives more requests for help to improve the system of

feedback in universities than on any other issue”

WHAT does the software do?

- Allows you to record everything you do on the

screen, along with a voice-over and/or image

of instructor.

- It records the desktop on which you have

placed the essay in either Word or PDF.

- Converts the recorded file into various formats

depending on the output capacity i.e. email,

flashdisk, Facebook, website, cd/dvd

FEEDBACK

FEEDFORWARD

CAMTASiA

When the light is red the screen is being recorded

FACEBOOK

Qualitative Data: 1st Essay-WP

Overall Class improvemen

t mean/averag

e

+ 17.9%

Benefits of the Technology• Feedback is both auditory and visual • Highly motivating for students• More relevant and detailed comments• Good rapport between teacher & student• Student feels privileged having their teacher’s

voice and advice at their fingertips• Easier to decode than lengthy written

comments for L2 learners• All Students excited and willing to participate• ubiquitous “facebook” usage translates to

wider coverage & no technology hurdles for students

Hurdles to Overcome• competent usage of software• funding for Camtasia $179 education

licence (Screentoaster, Faststone, BBFlashback,

Camstudio, Captivate, Fraps, Hypercam: none as good or as easy to use as Camtasia)

• potential system conflicts (Mac versus Windows, Office 2007 versus 2003, PDF, RaR decompression AVi-MP4-Slow upload times etc)

• Potential students as “Luddites” (rare)

Video Feeedforward /Feedbackpresented by

David Mearns

Hısar School

dmearns@gmail.com

• Aknowledgements:• Billy Brick, Coventry University• Russell Stanford, Westminster University• Reading University