Wednesday, June
13: Evaluating Instructional Uses of
Streaming Media
Dianne Fulton
I enjoyed viewing the videos. I guess there is a novelty effect. I did not have much trouble getting them to
download in a timely manner (with a 56K modem). Listed below are my pros and improvements. The first two segments were a good review of
copyright rules, (An
Introduction to Copyright, Fair Use and Intellectual Property), and a
reminder to evaluate videos to see if they have the correct educational value (Instructional Video Evaluation
Instrument).
Windows
Media Demonstration of a Screen-Captured Tutorial
This media
demonstration showed how to make a pie graph for presentation purposes. Pros: There was an arrow that pointed to the
different places of the screen that one would click on to accomplish the
task. This would be could for visual
learners, and they could pause, or go back and forth to learn this skill.
Improvements: It seemed as if we started in the middle of
the lesson. I would also like written
directions for this.
Pros: A student could benefit from hearing and
applying practical applications in learning a foreign language. Not only could the viewer hear the foreign
language, but they could see the scene in which the language was used. An answer section was at the bottom so the
advanced language students could respond.
This seemed like a could way to apply learning.
Improvements: Include Roger Wilco so students can practice
verbal fluency.
Pros: They presented visual clues of learning how
to listen to the heart. This could be
used in a quizzing situation.
Improvements: In this situation hands-on practice is
needed. In training matters of great
importance, instructors need to be available for immediate feedback.
Numerical Solution of
Boundary Value Problems
Of course, I had
no background knowledge to have an opinion if this actually would work.
Pros: Remembering higher-level math courses, I do
not remember the instructor teaching and showing concepts. At least in this format, there is auditory
and visual instruction. If a student
does not understand, s/he can pause and review.
Improvements: The slow modem would stop the audio segment,
so this was disjointed. My interest level was so low, that this was hard to
stay tuned in.
At first, when I
saw the talking head, I thought “Oh, no!” but this was actually necessary for
an introduction to the video presentation.
Pros: At the beginning, I was not too
impressed. The still pictures were not
effective. However, the audio portion
was expressive. I realized that in 1887
there would not have been anything else except the still pictures to represent
Strindberg’s life, so these do show the actual setting. Most descriptions of this time period and
his accomplishments were valuable.
Improvements: One picture was shown for too long a
period. There was some buffering
time. This video did not keep my
attention because my interest was low.
Survival of the Fittest – The Fittest
What?
Pros: Introduction
had necessary information. Had a
feedback button. Photos were clear.
Some good photography of gecko, flatfish, and other examples were included.
Some questions and answers were explained.
Improvements: This
took too long to download (coffee break time).
The talking head referred to photos on another screen. In one place, the
talking head was replaced by action (broken-winged bird, dandelion). This was of more interest.