Video in Education
Leo Gaggl (Brightcookie.com Educational Technologies)Stephan Schmidt (CSA Northern Territory & eSkills SA)
TAFE NSW VET e-Learning Showcase 2013
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How could video be used?
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Example use cases
● Demonstrate concepts hard to visualise● Show different viewpoints● Virtual field trip● Dangerous experiments● Stimulate creativity (Gangnam)
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Why Video?
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Image courtesy of Bloomsburg University
Why Video?
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Why Video?
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Types of Educational Video
http://www.youtube.com/yt/press/statistics.html
● Asynchronous Video○ Lecture recording○ Produced Learning Content○ User Generated Video○ Re-use / Re-mix / Mashup
● Synchronous ○ Video Conferencing○ Webcasting
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New Realities
http://www.youtube.com/yt/press/statistics.html
● More than 1 billion unique users● >6 billion hours of views per month● 100 hrs video uploaded per minute● 70% of traffic from outside the US● Localised in 61 languages● Reach in ages 18-34 than cable
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Current EDU Trends Incorporating Video
● MOOC's○ Asynchronous○ Synchronous
● Flipped Classroom● Social Learning
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Stages of video creation
● Pre-Production○ Planning○ Research
● Production○ Recording (shoot)
● Post-Production○ mixing, cropping○ transcoding (devices, formats)
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What equipmentdo you use whencreating video?
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Equipment - "Amateur"
CC Chris Winters CSA WA
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Equipment - "Professionals"
CC Chris Winters CSA WA
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Equipment - Specialist
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Equipment
Equipment - Auxiliary
CC Chris Winters CSA WA
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Video storage● Open / Free
○ Youtube○ Flickr○ Vimeo
● Institutional○ Kaltura○ Alfresco
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Standards● Encoding (codec)
○ Video (MPEG)○ Audio○ Framerate○ Compression
● Acessibility○ Subtext
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au
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Video lengths
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http://www.sysomos.com/reports/youtube/
● What are you filming?● Why are you filming it?● Script● Storyboard● Shot list● Legal Forms
○ Talent Release Forms (don’t film kids under 18...just don’t)
○ Permission to film on location
Tips
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● WYSINWYG (2 hours recording = 4 minute video)
● Don’t get sentimental about your footage
● "Don't worry - be crappy"
More Tips ...
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Composition - Rule of Thirds
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● Where am I? (The viewer)● Who’s with me? (The actors)● Who’s important? (The lead actors)● What are they doing/saying?● Lighting
Setting the scene
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2 Second Rule
“Unless something is happening, we are bored after around 2 seconds of looking at 1 image.”
(but film the shot longer)
Shot Duration
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Post-production elements
● Video footage● Graphics● Animations● Audio
○ Sound FX ○ CC Mixter Music
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● Web RTC ● NBN● Wearables● Life-streaming● Uberveillance
Where are we heading
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Video Tools & Resources
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Synchroneous Video Conferencing
Free / Casual● Skype● Google Hangouts● ooVoo
Corporate● http://www.gotomeeting.com.au/● Adobe Connect● Blackboard Collaborate
Appliances● RHub
HAVE FUN !
... and the result will shine.
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QUESTIONS? IDEAS? COMMENTS?
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