Media rich feedback using Explain Everything and MOLE

Aidan Hoggard | Architecture

““While it is possible to transcribe

spoken comments into written form, we

posit that it is in hearing our voices that

students are engaged in the

conversation”

Thompson, Lee (2012)

““I can’t tell you how many times I’ve

gotten a paper back with underlines and

marks that I can’t figure out the meaning

of.”

(UG student)

Why video feedback?

▷Conversational▷Personal ▷Expressive▷Discursive as opposed to directional▷Engages with visual submissions▷Live annotation on submission▷Ability to include visual references

Explain Everything for rich media feedback

Works best on

an iPad Pro

with an Apple

Pencil

Start a new

project using

the student

submission

Google Drive

integration

Simple user

interface

Page

thumbnail

navigation

Intuitive

pinch + zoom

Intuitive

pinch + zoom

Zoom out to

create more

space

Video features

-Navigation

-Voice

recording

-Annotation

-Virtual

whiteboard

-Add

reference

document

-Add web

page

-Add a live

camera to the

feedback

-Add a

webcam

(if you like)

-Zoom and

navigate

large digital

submissions

-Demonstrate

in feedback

that we have

looked

closely at the

detail in the

submission

SWOT analysis(Both of video feedback and Explain Everything as

the platform)

Strengths

▷ Enables rich media feedback to be produced▷ Fairly easy to learn▷ Enables detailed annotations▷ Copes well with large files and images▷ For some staff better and easier than typing▷ High levels of student satisfaction - student feedback

so far excellent▷ Engages the learner in feedback as discursive rather

than directive

Weaknesses

▷Needs an iPad Pro▷Audio quality relies in iPad mic▷Need a quiet space to produce▷Video download/ upload is slow in EE

Threats

▷Can be time consuming if not careful▷Can be tiring on the voice

Opportunities

▷Could allow for interim, informal formative feedback to students▷The approach can now be taken forward in

Kaltura with better MOLE integration (see my presentation from earlier in the week)▷Adds a more personal and conversational

tone for distance learners