Video Assignment Research Articles

Versatile video assignment improves undergraduates’ learning and confidence

This mixed methods study examines an explanatory video assignment designed to operationalize contemporary theory about cognition, metacognition, and inclusive teaching. This project grew from a professional learning community of post-doctoral teaching fellows who were involved in course redesign as part of a campus-wide active learning initiative. A team of pedagogical experts, teaching fellows, and faculty designed this video assignment to increase opportunities for students to share their perspectives while practicing a powerful learning strategy. Instructional teams implemented different versions of the video assignment in three courses across two departments. An experimental research component isolated the impact of the assignment on learning and confidence, and a mix of quantitative and qualitative analyses provided evidence about students’ experiences with the assignment. We found that students expressed learning and confidence gains beyond those due to typical course activities. Qualitative evidence suggested that students experienced the assignment as valuable for their learning and that the assignment enhanced self-expression. The assignment was effective in both face-to-face and remote settings, implemented either as a course requirement or extra-credit option. This versatile video assignment presents a practical way to enrich the student experience.

VIDEO TOURS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PROJECTS ON CAMPUS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable design and construction have become increasingly important in today's world due to the need for environmental protection and resource conservation. This paper promotes sustainable principles and learning objectives that support related skills by describing a pedagogical tool that uses the built environment as a learning model. Specifically, the paper describes a video assignment used in classes at two Universities focused on teaching sustainability, where teams of graduate and undergraduate students select building projects and create video tours that highlight the sustainable strategies implemented. The assignment requires selecting a building with sustainable features such as energy, water, indoor air quality, materials, site, or social sustainability. The videos are posted on YouTube, making them accessible to a broader audience. This assignment allows students to explore and identify sustainability principles by creating video tours that educate the campus community about sustainable design and construction. By highlighting the sustainable strategies used in the built environment, the assignment aims to raise awareness about the presence and importance of sustainable design and construction, as well as encourage the adoption of these principles in future construction projects. In addition to describing this assignment as a pedagogical tool to improve the teaching of sustainability concepts, this paper presents a rubric to assess what is being taught (sustainable building features) and how it is being communicated.

The Impact of ASR-based Interactive Video Activities on Speaking Skills: Japanese EFL Learners’ Perceptions

This study looked at how video-based interactive assignments with automatic speech recognition (ASR) can be practically integrated into EFL classrooms for additional out-of-class speaking practice and what effects it will have on students. We created an ASR-based interactive video assignment using Google Scripts and gave it to students as a homework assignment between lessons in which students were learning to give opinions and respond to interrogatives. We used pre- and post-treatment surveys to examine shifts in students’ attitudes and gather their responses pertaining to the interactive video assignment. In general, students thought the assignment was good practice, and the majority of students showed positive shifts in confidence and feelings of liking English (p < .001 for both, rs =.28 and rs =.48, respectively). However, we found that students over-focused on pronunciation, especially when they were more proficient learners (p =.035, r =.015). Therefore, we believe that while the activity was somewhat successful, the feedback likely needs to be changed for ASR-based systems when the focus should not be pronunciation. Future possibilities are also discussed.

Adopting video assignments as a tool to improve first-year pharmacy students class engagement

The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of video assignments as a tool to improve students' engagement and maximize their benefit from the assigned homework in a pharmaceutical calculations course. This was an intervention study, including the use of a new electronic educational tool. The study was conducted during the academic year 2021-2022. Six video assignments were created for two of the four modules of the pharmaceutical calculations course for the first-year pharmacy students. The video assignments were employed in a flipped classroom mode, with each video including 3-4 questions on successive steps in one problem. Students' perceptions of the video assignments were assessed through a survey conducted at the end of the course. The survey items represented the five domains of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). All the first-year students (n=356) were assigned to this new educational tool. A total of 296 students responded to the survey, with a response rate of 83%. The majority of students agreed with the perceived usefulness, ease of use, and behavioral intention to use the video assignment. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated a significant positive association between two items (perceived usefulness and attitude to use) and the outcome variable (behavioral intention to use). The video assignment tool was successfully used to provide immediate feedback to a large class in a pharmaceutical calculations course. The students were in favor of the video assignment compared to traditional paper assignments. This finding could encourage other instructors to assess the benefit of implementing such tools in other pharmacy courses.

Video-Based Learning Media Development Training (Learning Videos and Video Assignment Recordings) Flipped Learning Model For Teachers at SMAN 2 Madapangga

Learning methods and media are very influential for successful learning. Many teachers at SMAN 2 Madapangga do not apply technology to participate in learning. Lack of skills in the use of technological devices to support the teaching and learning process. Lack of utilization of adequate school facilities and infrastructure to support the learning process. One of the efforts offered is to conduct training on the development of flipped learning model video-based learning media for teachers of SMAN 2 Madapangga. Training on the development of learning media based on learning videos and training on the application of assignments based on video task recordings. The aim of the dedication is to increase the potential of teachers in developing learning media based on learning videos and training in the application of assignments based on video task recordings with a flipped learning model approach. This program is carried out in three stages. The preparation stage is conducting initial observations and designing various conceptual and administrative matters. Implementation is a learning model training (flipped learning) and video-based learning media. Finally, the evaluation stage is evaluating the implementation of the beginner community service program. The training and mentoring programs for teachers at SMAN 2 Madapangga ran smoothly and achieved the set objectives. This is indicated by an increase in teacher understanding of the learning model (Flipped Learning) by 55%, an increase in skills in making learning media with MC. Power Point, Canva and KineMaster applications by 66%, and an increase in the ability to develop learning media by 77%.

Specialty pharmacy: Incorporating workflow management and medication access into pharmacy lecture and laboratory courses

Background and purposeThe purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a specialty pharmacy workshop across pharmacy management and skills lab courses. Educational activity and settingA specialty pharmacy workshop was developed and implemented. The lecture cohort (fall 2019) consisted of a 90-min lecture in pharmacy management. The lecture/lab cohort (fall 2020) consisted of the lecture plus a 30-min pre-lab video assignment and a two-hour laboratory activity. At the completion of lab, students presented findings virtually to specialty pharmacists. Pre-surveys and post-surveys assessed knowledge (10 items), self-confidence (9 items), and attitudes (11 items). FindingsOf the 123 students enrolled in the course, 88 students (71.5%) completed pre- and post-surveys. On a 10-point scale, knowledge improved from 5.6 (SD = 1.5) to 6.5 (SD = 2.0) points in the lecture cohort and from 6.0 (SD = 1.6) to 7.3 (SD = 2.0) points in the lecture/lab cohort with a significance difference favoring the lecture/lab cohort. Perceived confidence improved for five out of nine items in the lecture cohort but improved significantly for all nine items in the lecture/lab cohort. Attitudes toward learning about specialty pharmacy were generally positive for both cohorts. SummaryThe specialty pharmacy workshop exposed students to workflow management and medication access processes. Students perceived the workshop to be a relevant and meaningful, allowing them to feel confident in developing knowledge and understanding of specialty pharmacy topics. The workshop can be replicated at a larger scale with schools of pharmacy utilizing the integration between didactic and laboratory courses.

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The article considers the possibilities of using information and communication technologies in the educational process, which is one of the urgent problems of our time. The purpose of the article is to organize independent work of students in natural sciences using information and communication technologies and determine its effectiveness. Creating videos in group work is an excellent form of collaborative learning, but the fact that they are little used in teaching basic scientific concepts at the undergraduate level determines the relevance of the research topic. The authors point out that the organization of a video project in the form of an independent work assignment for students, including preparatory, research, analytical, technical, demonstration, reflexive stages, makes it possible to use it effectively, both in natural science classes and in extracurricular time. The article provides the authors’ recommendations on the organization of each stage. During the implementation of the video project, the ways of linking the actions of students with practical, research enterprises are considered. When discussing the advantages and disadvantages of a video assignment, the opinions of students are taken into account. In the article, the authors draw conclusions that the video project method significantly increases the efficiency of the educational process in natural sciences, allows students to improve their skills in using innovative media technologies, forms professional competencies, including research.

Using short-form student videos to widen the canon of political thought

A perennial problem for teachers of political thought is to decide what thinkers to include in the required course readings. In many cases, teachers have come to rely on an established Western canon as they seek to build a shared disciplinary identity, impart key theoretical insights and provide common points of reference. Increasingly, however, calls have been made to include more non-Western, female and otherwise marginalised voices. In response, this article presents and evaluates an interactive group video assignment by which the students are asked to identify one, hitherto excluded, political thinker and formulate arguments for his or her inclusion in the course readings. As a collaborative exercise, higher-level comprehension, analysis and synthesis are encouraged while the shared ‘canon’ of political thought is widened.

Analyzing Students� Obstacles of Online Learning for UIB English Class

Online learning is used because of the Covid-19 virus outbreak and the lecturers and students must use online platform to teach the students. As for the learning, online platforms may have some benefits and problems either for students and lecturers. UIB have implemented the online learning by using Microsoft Teams and Moodle. This research are sought to find what are the students obstacles with online learning in UIB. The subjects of this research are 335 UIB students from 1st semester English class 1 students batch 2020/2021. This research used quantitative approach which of collecting data that yield results such as words or pictures. The data collection used questionnaire that spreaded to 335 UIB students from all major via social media: Whatsapp, Line, etc. This research has 6 lists of obstacles from various researchers which are: Lack of interest, Lack of motivation, Lack of digital devices, Lack of competence in using technology, Role of motivation, and English curriculum. The list of obstacles will be explained in this research to find the similarly comparison from the various researchers with this research. The result of the research could become a suggestion from the students' view for the UIB in conducting the online learning. The suggestions for UIB are repair the LMS server so that the students can submit or download the learning materials without any problem. Then, maybe for the LMS application can add some new features such as notification for the assignment deadline; sort and separate the list of learning materials and assignment from all major so the students can find the learning materials and their assignment easily. Also, increase the file capacity for submitting assignment, material file or video assignment will make the students easier to submit their assignment without have to redo the work to adjust the size of file to submit it on LMS.

Video killed the multiple-choice quiz: capturing pharmacy students’ literature searching skills using a screencast video assignment

Background:In a flipped, required first-year drug information course, students were taught the systematic approach to answering drug information questions, commonly utilized resources, and literature searching. As co-coordinator, a librarian taught three weeks of the course focused on mobile applications, development of literature searching skills, and practicing in PubMed. Course assignments were redesigned in 2019 based on assessment best practices and replaced weekly multiple-choice quizzes used in prior iterations of the course.Case Presentation:Following two weeks of literature searching instruction, students were assigned a drug information question that would serve as the impetus for the search they conducted. Students (n=66) had one week to practice and record a screencast video of their search in PubMed. Students narrated their video with an explanation of the actions being performed and were assessed using a twenty-point rubric created by the course coordinator and librarian. The librarian also created general feedback videos for each question by recording screencasts while performing the literature searches and clarifying troublesome aspects for students. The librarian spent about twenty-four hours grading and six hours writing scripts, recording, and editing feedback videos.Conclusion:Most students performed well on the assignment and few experienced technical difficulties. Instructors will use this assignment and feedback method in the future. Screencast videos proved an innovative way to assess student knowledge and to provide feedback on literature searching assignments. This method is transferrable to any medical education setting and could be used across all health professions to improve information literacy skills.

Video killed the multiple-choice quiz: capturing pharmacy students' literature searching skills using a screencast video assignment

Video killed the multiple-choice quiz: capturing pharmacy students' literature searching skills using a screencast video assignment

Students’ View on Germany Literature Class by Video Assignment Project During Pandemic Covid-19

Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic requires technological media that can be used to achieve learning goals. The use of learning media must also be adapted to the needs of students and the current learning environment. The purpose of this study was to obtain student views on the German Literature class through a video assignment project. This study used a qualitative approach to examine the phenomena that occur in the field. Data were collected through questionnaires, observations, documents, and interviews. The data analysis technique used data reduction, data presentation and concluding. The results of the study concluded that students showed a positive attitude towards the use of video assignments for the Literature class, students have a high and stable level of concentration, and students can improve communication skills because the learning process can be done out of online class. It gave implications for the understanding of teaching staff about the appropriate technology media used for each course that is by the student's background and learning environment

Asynchronous Delivery of a 400 Level, Partially Peer-Graded, Oral Presentation and Discussion Course in Systems Neuroscience for 60 Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A 400-level undergraduate oral presentation and discussion course in Systems Neuroscience was delivered asynchronously online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrolled students banked their narrated oral presentations in video format online then engaged in peer evaluation in virtual classrooms through the course website. Student delivered their oral presentation and responded to peer questions at their leisure and convenience, without the stress and anxiety associated with a “live” performance delivery in front of their peers. A remote and asynchronously delivered course facilitated much more peer contact than “live” versions of the course, which included a total of 62 uploaded presentations, 301 video responses uploaded to 1985 questions posed by peers, a total of 1159 feedback questionnaires submitted, 1066 rankings submitted of viewed oral presentations, and 1091 scores submitted evaluating the quality of questions posed by reviewers of oral presentations. A major drawback in the remote, asynchronous deliver was the enormity of peer engagement through the course website portal, which was mostly blind to the instructor because of the inability to effectively cross-index data linked between the student entries in the LEARN course website and the uploaded videos stored within BONGO Video Assignment tool. Nonetheless, a consistent engagement of students, and the positive feedback from enrolled students, indicate that a future version of this oral/written discussion course will be delivered, in part, remotely and asynchronously, even without a mandated delivery of the course by a remote and asynchronous method due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in 2020–2021.

Enhancing graduate employability skills and student engagement through group video assessment

Universities are under increasing pressure to equip graduates with a broader set of competencies, such as communication, teamwork and leadership skills, that go beyond subject-specific knowledge. This, alongside growing student numbers in higher education, creates pedagogic challenges, especially with regards to assessment design. Conventional assessment modalities, such as individual essay writing, are costly to scale up and poorly suited for the development of further desired competencies. To address these challenges in the context of a first-year economics module, we replaced a 1,000-word individual written assignment with a group video assignment, where students were required to work in small teams to create a three-minute video on a contemporary economic issue. Focus groups and module evaluation questionnaires were used to elicit students’ perceptions of how the group video assessment contributed to their learning experience and skill development, how it compares with other modes of assessment, as well as suggestions for improved implementation. Our analysis generates insights on all these aspects. Students reported a preference for diversity in assessment methods, and found the video assignment to be a positive, engaging but also challenging experience, which provided the opportunity for collaboration and development of diverse skills.

Introduction of a video assignment: advantages and disadvantages from the students’ perspective

We present a case study on the introduction of video assignments into Level 4 (year 1) and 6 (year 3) modules within a BSc Mathematics degree. The students were required to provide verbal explanations within a video about some written steps in their argument. We present the details of the assignments and assessment criteria. The introduction of the video assignments was evaluated through focus groups. We present a number of advantages and disadvantages from the students’ perspective when they compared the methods of providing answers through videos, presentations and written work. In particular, we present information on confidence levels, the ability to spot mistakes, skills development and the usefulness for job applications. We provide some practical suggestions for anyone thinking about introducing their own video assignment.

Improving Speaking Skills in English through Advertising Language

The entry of social life, human communicate with Language, there are many Languages made by agreement from the community of people, in the era of industrial technology, Advertising Language is one of the Languages that use ability to speak, The ability to handle conversations in real-time through advertising skills. The purpose of this study is to investigate features of advertising Language as a method of learning speaking English. This paper utilized Observation and Interview to gather the data. There are take Primary and Secondary data. The results of this study show the used of Advertising Language on the video assignment by the students are containing the features of advertising Language, and the result of the interview session that student helpful with the advertising Language to speech and supporting that can improve speaking English skills. Advertising Language have basic representations of perception that are interesting. Therefore, the researcher found that the function of the advertising Language features used had helped the subject speak both consciously and unconsciously, as a result of observations and in-depth interviews, the students have their own narrative that they fully supported the advertising Language itself use as a method of improving speaking English skills on the future.

Deficiencies in Provider-Reported Interpreter Use in a Clinical Trial Comparing Telephonic and Video Interpretation in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Professional interpretation improves health care quality and outcomes for limited English proficient (LEP) patients, yet interpreter use remains low even when interpretation is available remotely. The researchers analyzed the effect of remote interpretation (telephone or video) on pediatric emergency provider attitudes and behaviors around professional interpretation. A cross-sectional questionnaire of pediatric emergency providers was conducted as part of a randomized trial of telephone vs. video interpretation with Spanish speaking LEP families. Providers recalled lapses of professional interpretation for medical communication (use of an ad hoc or no interpreter), if they had delayed or deferred communication due to the need for professional interpretation, and were asked about their satisfaction with the interpretation modality. Bivariate and multivariate analysis of professional interpreter use and communication behaviors were analyzed by self-report of study group assignment. One third of providers reported lapses of professional interpretation and many reported less frequent (45.6%) and deferred (34.6%) communication due to the need for interpretation. There was no significant difference in these outcomes between telephone and video assignment. Interpreter skill and technical difficulties were similar between groups. Providers assigned to telephone, compared to video, were more likely to be dissatisfied (p < 0.001) and to report that interpretation was ineffective (p = 0.002). Despite access to interpretation, providers caring for patients enrolled in a study of professional interpreter modalities reported frequent lapses in professional interpretation and deferring or delaying communication because an interpreter was needed. Addressing barriers to remote interpreter use will improve quality of care and health equity for LEP patients.

Exploring the views of successful applicants for medical school about gender medicine using a gender-sensitive video assignment

BackgroundSex and gender influence health and disease outcomes, therefore, doctors should be able to deliver gender-sensitive care. To train gender-sensitive doctors, relevant sex and gender differences have to be included in medical education. In order to develop appealing, relevant, and effective education for undergraduate medical students, education should be tailored to students’ level and anticipated on their ideas and assumptions. Therefore, we wanted to answer the following research questions: 1. What do aspiring medical students want to learn about gender medicine?; 2. How would they like to learn about gender medicine?; and 3. What are their ideas and assumptions about sex and gender differences in health and disease?MethodsWe performed an explorative thematic document analysis of educational assignments made by successful applicants (n = 50) during the selection procedure of their entry into medical school. To test aspirants’ capacity for self-directed learning, students were asked to formulate their own study plan after they watched a video that resembled a future practical experience (a consultation with a patient). As the content of this video was gender-sensitive, the assignments of the successful applicants gave us the unique opportunity to examine aspiring medical students’ views about gender medicine.ResultsAspiring medical students were eager to start their training to become gender-sensitive doctors. They believed in better care for all patients and thought doctors should obtain gender competences during their medical training. Students preferred to start with acquiring basic biomedical knowledge about differences between men and women and continue their training by developing gender-sensitive communication skills in (simulated) practical settings. Students differed in their interpretation of the gender-sensitive video, some generalized potential differences to all men and all women. Teachers were considered as important role models in learning about gender medicine.ConclusionsWe advise medical schools to teach gender medicine from the beginning of medical school, by focusing on sex differences first and adding gender related themes later on in the curriculum. As students may interpret gender-sensitive information differently, structurally embedding reflection on gender medicine with gender competent teachers is necessary.

Incorporating a Smartphone Video in a Theatrical Activity to Promote an Authentic Language Learning Environment in a Lower Secondary School Classroom

Theatrical activities have been used to promote an authentic learning environment. However, the incorporation of simple daily technology, like smartphones, to enable students to produce a video of their theatrical activities has not been explored in the Indonesian language learning classroom. This paper documents a video project conducted by lower secondary school students at a private school in Jakarta, Indonesia to examine whether a video project task could help create an authentic learning environment in a language classroom setting. Although the benefits of theatrical activities to promote authenticity in students’ learning experiences are evident in the literature, only a few students have access to such benefits. Many students were reluctant to get involved in the theatrical activities prepared by the teachers and only one cohort of students successfully completed the advertisement video assignment. Teachers’ instructional issues as well as students’ motivation and commitment to work collaboratively were identified as the barriers to produce the video.

Teaching Health Education Through the Development of Student Centered Video Assignment.

The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which a student centered video assignment enhanced student learning about developing and teaching a health education plan designed to address a complex public health problem. The objectives of the assignment included (1) to explore a complex public health problem, (2) practice developing a corresponding health education plan, and (3) develop and fully execute a multimedia video to deliver high impact health education and or promotion to a diverse audience. The assignment referred to as the student centered video assignment was developed and piloted at Grand Valley State University and included students participating in a 200 level undergraduate introductory public health course. Students working in groups of 3, worked through the project in multiple phases with corresponding elements: problem identification, problem solving, plan development and the creation of the video, which included four primary elements: Dig Deeper, Think, Discuss, and Watch. Upon completion of the video, students were asked to voluntarily complete a 10-question survey about the benefits of learning through a video creation assignment. A total of 15 students completed the survey with the majority either strongly agreeing or agreeing that the video assignment enhanced learning. Survey results suggest that the assignment is beneficial and favored over other assignment types. Additionally, students reported that the project was beneficial in learning the concepts and competencies associated with public health education. Finally, students indicated that the creation of videos as a means to explore and apply course concepts was favored as an assignment format in future coursework. Instructor assessment of learning outcomes occurred through ongoing grading of and feedback on the project elements. The findings reveal that students enjoyed the opportunity to engage in real world problem solving, gained insight, perspective and scope through group discussion and collaboration, and felt that they learned new skills in created the video.