can you show me that again? recording lectures in brightspace
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Can you show me that again?
Using Recorded Lectures in BrightspaceDave Leskiw
InstructorSchool of ICT
SAIT [email protected]
403.774-4668
Presenter Background
• Computer Science graduate
• Software Developer– 15 years
• Manager – 15 years
• Instructor– Continuing
Education 30 years– Undergrad 6 years
My #1 Problem
• My #1 cause of stress
– Students missing class
Living in a cause and effect universe
• It is important to communicate– I am not responsible for your
success.
– You are responsible for your success.
– We live in a cause and effect universe, you will reap what you sow.
• BUT student and institutional expectations don’t align with this law!
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
• Student expectations– You will help me
• Institutional expectations– You should help students if they have a
valid excuse
• My challenge:– What is a valid excuse?– How can I deal with all these exceptions?– How can I help students without
interrupting the law of cause and effect?
• I’M STUCK!!!!• My solution...
– Record my live lectures and just post them on Brightspace.
Today’s Agenda
• Equipment • Recording Process• Study
– Participants– Courses– Survey– 1st semester application
• statistical results
– 2nd semester application• statistical results
– Summary of Long Answer Responses– Surprises– Benefits
Equipment Used
• Techsmith’s Snagit
– used to create videos of the instructor’s screen
– Cost $150
Equipment Used
• Wireless Microphone
– Cost was $300, Samson AirLine Micro Camera
Equipment Used
• LogicTech Webcam HD Pro
– Cost $100
Equipment Used
• Benro A1573FS2 Single Legs Video Tripod
– Cost $330
Recording Process
• Record the video with TechSmith
• Upload it using Manage File utility in D2L– 20-30 minutes to upload
• Go to the corresponding content section of D2L– Create a File
– Insert Quicklink to the Course File
• Add a quicklink to the video in the news section of D2L
RECORDING AND POSTING DEMONSTRATION
Q&A on Equipment and Recording Process
TWO SEMESTER STUDY
Participants in the Study
• Student body
– ICT students
• All students had a SAIT issued laptop
– Programming Essentials (61 students)
• 1st semester course delivered in Fall 2014
– Database Programming (58 students)
• 2nd semester course delivered in Winter 2015
Courses in the study
• Programming Essentials (1st semester)(61 students)
– Face to face delivery
– Supplemented by Brightspace
• student slides, programming assignments and M/C quizzes
Courses in the study
– Database Programming (58 students) (2nd semester)
• Face to face delivery– Split evenly between
» Using ORACLE to write and execute queries
» Drawing database designs (by hand and using Visio)
• Supplemented by Brightspace– student slides, assignments and M/C quizzes
Survey
1. I have made use of the recorded lectures– T or F
2. How many times did you view recorded lectures since the midterm/final?– 0x– 1-5x– 10-15x– More than 15x
3. On what type of device did you view them? (Select all that apply)– Computer– Tablet– Smartphone– Other
4. How did the use of recorded lectures assist you in this course?5. In your opinion would you still need the live lecture class? Why or why not?
What would you choose to be done in place of the live lecture?6. Do you have any other comments or suggestions regarding recorded lectures?
Q&A on the Study
Application1st Semester
• 1St semester (2 course sections)
– posted pre-recorded video of the first lecture
– recorded and posted live lectures
– posted assignment overviews (recorded live)
– posted assignment and midterm solutions (recorded live)
– when I was sick another instructor used my recording during lecture
Results 1st Semester
• 61 students
– 89 % male
– 11 % female
• 39 responses to the midterm survey
• 40 responses to the final survey
1st SemesterDid you make use of the recorded lectures?
59%
41%
Midterm SurveyUsed Recordings
Used
Not Used
88%
12%
Final SurveyUsed Recordings
Used Not Used
How many times did you access the recordings?
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
1-5x 6-10x
10-15x
>15x
TimesAccessed
52% 35% 0% 13%
% o
f u
sers
Midterm Survey# of Times Accessed
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1-5x 6-10x 10-15x
>15x
Series1 91% 5% 5% 0%
% o
f u
sers
Final Survey# of Times Accessed
What device did you use to access the recordings?
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
100%
22%
39%
4%
Midterm SurveyDevice Used
Device Used
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
100%
14% 19%6%
Final SurveyDevice Used
Device Used
Application2nd semester
• 2nd semester (2 course sections)– posted the live lectures after the first course
delivery in the week• posted the recordings to both course sections
– posted assignment overviews (live)
– posted pre-recorded video solutions for quizzes and the more complex assignments
– posted the quiz midterm solution (live)
– recorded some lecture sessions delivered on the whiteboard
Results 2nd Semester
• 58 students
– 86 % male
– 14 % female
• 27 responses to midterm survey
• 23 responses to final survey
2nd SemesterDid you make use of the recorded lectures?
Used89%
Not Used11%
Midterm Survey
Used83%
Not Used17%
Final Survey
How many times did you access the recordings?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
1-5x 6-10x
10-15x
>15x
TimesAccessed
63% 38% 0% 0%
% o
f u
sers
Midterm Survey
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
1-5x 6-10x
10-15x
>15x
TimesAccessed
80% 20% 0% 0%
of
use
rs %
Final Survey
Device Used
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Compute
r
Tablet
Smartphone
Other
% used 100% 12% 20% 0%
Dev
ice
Use
d
Midterm Survey
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Compute
r
Tablet
Smartphone
Other
% used 87% 9% 9% 9%
Dev
ice
Use
d
Final Survey
Questions or Comments on the Results
Summary of long answer results for BOTH courses (1st and 2nd semester)
How did the use of recorded lectures assist you in this course?
0 10 20 30 40 50
Work ahead
Pick up what I missed in class
To catch up when I miss aclass
Review
Understand/AnswerQuestions/Ref
Workahead
Pick upwhat I
missed inclass
To catch upwhen I miss
a classReview
Understand/Answer
Questions/Ref
# of Responses 5 18 32 33 40
Do you still need the live lecture?
• In your opinion would you still need the live lecture class? Why or why not? What would you choose to be done in place of the live lecture?
96%
4%
Do you need still need a live lecture?
Yes
No
Why do you need the live lecture?
0 10 20 30
Instructor interaction
Good time to work wothers
More engaging
Opportunity for Q&A
Instructorinteraction
Good time towork wothers
Moreengaging
Opportunityfor Q&A
# of responses 3 5 11 29
Benefits of live lecture
Do you have any other comments or suggestions regarding recorded lectures?
0 5 10
Make the recordings…
Video Quality was excellent
Add images of whiteboard
Appreciate the sense of…
Encourage other…
Make therecordings
shorter
VideoQuality
wasexcellent
Addimages ofwhiteboar
d
Appreciatethe senseof comfort
Encourageother
instructorsto do this
Series1 3 3 3 6 8
Other suggestions/comments
Surprises
• Biggest Surprises
– Students still want face to face time with their instructor and peers
– A large number of students use the recordings to pick up what they missed in class
– The recordings offer a sense of comfort to students and relieve stress
Benefits
• Largest Benefits– It costs me almost nothing.– Encourages students to
take responsibility for their own learning and behaviour.
– If I run out of time I can ask the students to watch the video.
– I can focus on the majority instead of the lowest common denominator.
– Last year’s recordings will help me to prepare to teach the following year.
Final Comments and Questions
My Contact Information
Dave Leskiw
Instructor, SAIT Polytechnic
403.774-4668