Videos to present pre-prac and post-prac information

Why? How? and is it worth it?

Elizabeth Davis

Department of Pharmacology

Pharmacology

Practical classes:

= an integral component of our units

• designed to:

– reinforce and extend concepts introduced in lectures

– develop skills in presentation and interpretation of data

“Traditional” Practical format

• Practical Manual contains: – Detailed background

– Protocol

• Pre-prac worksheet: – Hardcopy

– Due at start of prac

• On the prac day: – Pre-prac talk at start

– Prac….

– Post-prac talk

• Assessment = Prac report due next week

2013 Practical format

• Practical Manual contains: – Less background

– Protocol

• Pre-prac talk as video: – Linked to a Moodle quiz

• On the prac day: – Prac….

• Post-prac talk as video

• Assessment = Prac report due next week

Pre-prac videos Initally used Echo360 personal capture / Windows Movie maker

included: –background theory –practical aspects

Post-prac talk – Video “discussion” of prac and data (webcam)

– Examples of data presentation (screencapture)

• All videos hosted on YouTube (unlisted) with link from Moodle

Did the students use them?

Did the students use them?

duration views Average view duration

Pre-prac 1 10:46 256 6:42 (62.3%)

Pre-prac 2 12:39 249 8:47 (129%??)

Pre-prac 3 13:38 261 8:32 (62.6%)

Pre-prac 4 8:21 270 5:42 (68.2%)

Pre-prac video views (enrolment = 148)

Staff feedback… • “Previously, … I think that most students only scanned

through it for the required information to answer the quiz”

“…manuals often contained annotations and high-lighted text and cumulative concentration tables were already filled out …. most students were able to launch straight into the protocol”

• “I had some students who would have forgotten some of the tips provided in the video, and if required they would watch it again during the prac”

Did the students use them?

Post-prac video views (enrolment = 148)

duration views Average view duration

Post-prac 1 8:10 124 5:17 (64.7%)

Post-prac 2 7:16 326 4:37 (63.7%)

Post-prac 3 15:37 361 8:03 (51.6%)

Post-prac 4 10:48 158 7:54 (73.2%)

General feedback

% agree (agree + strongly agree)

I had no problems viewing the pre- or post-prac videos

92%

The format of the video was appropriate:

- Pre-prac

- Post-prac

94%

92%

In general, I have found the use of videos in for pre- and post-prac talks helpful

99%

I prefer information to be presented as a video rather than in text

73% (22% neutral)

Paper based survey in week 12: 131 responses (89%)

“I could watch them again if I needed to refresh my memory. Less tedious than

reading huge chunks of text when you're tired which was helpful. Visually showing results for pracs was easier to understand

than results section in manual.”

For those wanting to give it a go….

• Use Camtasia or similar …

• Make the videos as short as possible…

• Make sure the students see the value in watching them…

Acknowledgements • Barbara Kemp-Harper – my post prac co-presenter

• Marg Wastell & Narelle Metcalf – for photos when needed

• Eva Patak & Shalini Murali Krishnan – for feedback

• To all the Pharmacology Teaching Associates

Examples

• Preprac video (prac 4) http://youtu.be/OD6aTpth2y4

• Postprac video (prac 2) http://youtu.be/0usXbzdIpr8