diff --git a/teach_online/materials.md b/teach_online/materials.md index 6be2459..0e170a3 100644 --- a/teach_online/materials.md +++ b/teach_online/materials.md @@ -27,27 +27,48 @@ Broadly speaking, there are three extreme "types" of instructional videos one can create: 1. Recording of a person presenting a topic - *([example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqcWr1qqjFA&list=PLQ-85lQlPqFNmbPEsMoxb5dM5qtRaVShn&index=5) by Pavel Pevzner)* + * This is also known as the "talking head" video style + * Example: [*Dynamic Programming and Backtracking Pointers*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqcWr1qqjFA&list=PLQ-85lQlPqFNmbPEsMoxb5dM5qtRaVShn&index=5) (Pavel Pevzner) 2. Recording of instructional materials (e.g. hand-written or slides) with voice-over - *([example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39PVhxUp8P8&list=PLM_KIlU0WoXmkV4QB1Dg8PtJaHTdWHwRS&index=48) by me)* + * The hand-written tablet capture style is also known as "Khan-style" (named after [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/)) + * Example: [*Multiway Tries (MWTs)*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39PVhxUp8P8&list=PLM_KIlU0WoXmkV4QB1Dg8PtJaHTdWHwRS&index=48) (Niema Moshiri) + * Tutorials: [*Making a KSV*](https://youtu.be/Ohu-5sVux28?si=RU-p4XGUYXkg8TDG) (Khan Academy), + [*Recording Khan Academy Style Videos*](https://github.com/niemasd/teaching/blob/master/Tutorials/VideosKhanAcademy.md) (Niema Moshiri) 3. Animations visualizing a topic (e.g. computer-generated) with voice-over - *([example](https://youtu.be/VzPD009qTN4?si=EPoB07fnoC1szFjX) by Kurzgesagt)* + * Example: [*How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The Microbiome*](https://youtu.be/VzPD009qTN4?si=EPoB07fnoC1szFjX) (Kurzgesagt) Of course, this is an extreme oversimplification, and in practice, a single video can incorporate a blend of all of these methods (and potentially others not described here!), but hopefully this gives you a decent idea of what is in the realm of possibility. +Videos (especially with the instructor's face) +can help make an otherwise fully isolated course *feel* more personal, +and the ability to incorporate motion and continuous visual flow +can make videos an engaging way to learn a topic {cite:p}`guo_how_2014`. +However, videos can be very difficult to standardize, +and they can be expensive and technically difficult to produce {cite:p}`hansch_video_2015`. +Further, once created, +a video is *incredibly* difficult and costly to update {cite:p}`compeau_life_2015`, +often requiring re-recording it +(in-part or in-full). + +When creating instructional videos, +note that they have fairly rapid engagement drop-off, +and each individual video should ideally be **under 10 minutes** +{cite:p}`guo_how_2014,manasrah_short_2021`. +Further, it may be beneficial to try to make each individual video as modular as possible +(i.e., reduce dependencies on prior videos as much as possible) +to enable easy addition, removal, rearrangement, and replacement. If you have given any lectures later than e.g. 2010, *especially* if you have given any lectures during the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are that you may already have recordings of those lectures at your disposal. -While it might be tempting to just throw those videos into an online course, -I highly encourage you not to do so. - -TODO TALK ABOUT SHORT TOPIC VIDEOS. CITE PAPERS ABOUT STUDENTS NOT FINISHING LONG VIDEOS - -MAYBE CITE CHRISTINE'S PAPER ABOUT CUTTING EXISTING LECTURE RECORDINGS AS A TIME-SAVING APPROACH +While they're likely *far* too long to use as-is, +all hope is not lost: +recordings of a longer traditional lecture can be split into smaller chunks, +potentially with added annotations and enhancements, +to be used as shorter instructional videos in online learning. ## Text diff --git a/teach_online/ref.bib b/teach_online/ref.bib index 187888f..61f740c 100644 --- a/teach_online/ref.bib +++ b/teach_online/ref.bib @@ -723,3 +723,89 @@ @inproceedings{schleimer_winnowing_2003 pages = {76--85}, file = {Schleimer et al. - 2003 - Winnowing local algorithms for document fingerpri.pdf:C\:\\Users\\a1moshir\\Zotero\\storage\\ELSAIV7D\\Schleimer et al. - 2003 - Winnowing local algorithms for document fingerpri.pdf:application/pdf}, } + +@inproceedings{guo_how_2014, + address = {Atlanta Georgia USA}, + title = {How video production affects student engagement: an empirical study of {MOOC} videos}, + isbn = {978-1-4503-2669-8}, + shorttitle = {How video production affects student engagement}, + url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2556325.2566239}, + doi = {10.1145/2556325.2566239}, + language = {en}, + urldate = {2024-04-18}, + booktitle = {Proceedings of the first {ACM} conference on {Learning} @ scale conference}, + publisher = {ACM}, + author = {Guo, Philip J. and Kim, Juho and Rubin, Rob}, + month = mar, + year = {2014}, + pages = {41--50}, + file = {Guo et al. - 2014 - How video production affects student engagement a.pdf:C\:\\Users\\a1moshir\\Zotero\\storage\\BMW7NCGC\\Guo et al. - 2014 - How video production affects student engagement a.pdf:application/pdf}, +} + +@inproceedings{manasrah_short_2021, + address = {Amman, Jordan}, + title = {Short {Videos}, or {Long} {Videos}? {A} {Study} on the {Ideal} {Video} {Length} in {Online} {Learning}}, + copyright = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/downloads/license-information/IEEE.html}, + isbn = {978-1-66542-870-5}, + shorttitle = {Short {Videos}, or {Long} {Videos}?}, + url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9491115/}, + doi = {10.1109/ICIT52682.2021.9491115}, + urldate = {2024-04-18}, + booktitle = {2021 {International} {Conference} on {Information} {Technology} ({ICIT})}, + publisher = {IEEE}, + author = {Manasrah, Ahmad and Masoud, Mohammad and Jaradat, Yousef}, + month = jul, + year = {2021}, + pages = {366--370}, + file = {Manasrah et al. - 2021 - Short Videos, or Long Videos A Study on the Ideal.pdf:C\:\\Users\\a1moshir\\Zotero\\storage\\Y4J4QLX3\\Manasrah et al. - 2021 - Short Videos, or Long Videos A Study on the Ideal.pdf:application/pdf}, +} + +@article{hansch_video_2015, + title = {Video and {Online} {Learning}: {Critical} {Reflections} and {Findings} from the {Field}}, + issn = {1556-5068}, + shorttitle = {Video and {Online} {Learning}}, + url = {http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2577882}, + doi = {10.2139/ssrn.2577882}, + language = {en}, + urldate = {2024-04-18}, + journal = {SSRN Electronic Journal}, + author = {Hansch, Anna and Hillers, Lisa and McConachie, Katherine and Newman, Christopher and Schildhauer, Thomas and Schmidt, Philipp}, + year = {2015}, + file = {Hansch et al. - 2015 - Video and Online Learning Critical Reflections an.pdf:C\:\\Users\\a1moshir\\Zotero\\storage\\TUQUUTHL\\Hansch et al. - 2015 - Video and Online Learning Critical Reflections an.pdf:application/pdf}, +} + +@article{compeau_life_2015, + title = {Life after {MOOCs}}, + volume = {58}, + issn = {0001-0782, 1557-7317}, + url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2686871}, + doi = {10.1145/2686871}, + abstract = {Online science education needs a new revolution.}, + language = {en}, + number = {10}, + urldate = {2024-04-18}, + journal = {Communications of the ACM}, + author = {Compeau, Phillip and Pevzner, Pavel A.}, + month = sep, + year = {2015}, + pages = {41--44}, + file = {Compeau and Pevzner - 2015 - Life after MOOCs.pdf:C\:\\Users\\a1moshir\\Zotero\\storage\\S595X9XH\\Compeau and Pevzner - 2015 - Life after MOOCs.pdf:application/pdf}, +} + +@inproceedings{minnes_podcast_2019, + address = {Minneapolis MN USA}, + title = {Podcast {Highlights}: {Targeted} {Educational} {Videos} {From} {Repurposed} {Lecture}-capture {Footage}}, + isbn = {978-1-4503-5890-3}, + shorttitle = {Podcast {Highlights}}, + url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3287324.3287465}, + doi = {10.1145/3287324.3287465}, + language = {en}, + urldate = {2024-04-18}, + booktitle = {Proceedings of the 50th {ACM} {Technical} {Symposium} on {Computer} {Science} {Education}}, + publisher = {ACM}, + author = {Minnes, Mia and Alvarado, Christine and Geislinger, Max and Fang, Joyce}, + month = feb, + year = {2019}, + pages = {365--371}, + file = {Minnes et al. - 2019 - Podcast Highlights Targeted Educational Videos Fr.pdf:C\:\\Users\\a1moshir\\Zotero\\storage\\TXJ6AB6B\\Minnes et al. - 2019 - Podcast Highlights Targeted Educational Videos Fr.pdf:application/pdf}, +}