video sharing in the online classroom

Video Sharing in the Online Classroom

Bernard Bull & Matt Stenson

Introduction

• E-learning literature is rich with examples of text-based approaches to teaching and learning.

• Current and emerging technologies afford opportunity to explore multimedia mashups in the e-learning environment.

• Growing desire among faculty for ways to share and receive video and audio.

Four Key Questions

1. How can one use existing online discussion tools to integrate video prompts and other forms of multimedia interaction?

2. How can one more easily facilitate student-centered multimedia projects in the online classroom?

3. To what extent is it possible to enable all participants in a given e-learning course to communicate via text, audio, video or a combination of the three?

4. Is there E-Learning potential for video sharing environments like YouTube.

What Makes this Possible?

HTML Tags in the LMS

Mashups

Media Sharing Services

Content Creation

Tools

HTML Tags in the LMS

Content Creation Tools

Windows Movie Maker

iMovie

Photostory 3

Built in webcam recording software

Media Sharing Services

Mashups

What Makes this Possible?

HTML Tags in the LMS

Mashups

Media Sharing Services

Content Creation

Tools

YouTube

Initial Video

Video Responses

Other videos fromthe same user

Related Videos

Embed Link

The Mediawire (CU-Tube) ProjectWe could have used YouTube, but we wanted control, security, and integration

1. Must have an authentication protocol that integrates with active directory

2. Individual students/faculty can create videos with a tool of their choice and easily upload it to the video sharing service

3. Automatic conversion to Flash with option for MP44. Automatic creation of three ways to share

(download link, direct play link, embed tag)5. Users can create a password for each individual

video

MediaWire Demo

Version 2.0

• Vodcasting (RSS)• Tags• Better UI (fewer clicks to complete tasks)• Refining security and the backend video

conversion process

Version 2.0

Three Levels of ImplementationLevel 1 – Video sharing controlled entirely by the instructor

Level 2 – Student ability to share media with instructor and classmates

Level 3 – Full convergence of text and media communication within the LMS

Usage Examples

• Media embedded into what were primarily text-based interactions

• Video prompts at beginning, middle, and end of threaded discussions

• Video case studies• Interviews with guest experts• Digital stories as discussion prompts• Sending password-protected media outside of the LMS• Easy submission of student projects for instructor feedback

or peer review – no upload download within the LMS

Challenges

• Digital Divide – danger of isolating students by adding multimedia components

• Current tool allows for potential misuse of the service

• Support

Conclusions

The evident convergence of new and old media along with the rapid increase in mashup technologies affords us with potentially

powerful ways to expand e-learning interactions to include more immediate and flexible uses of text, hypertext, audio, video,

and images.

Video Sharing in the Online Classroom

Bernard.bull@cuw.edu & Matt.stenson@cuw.eduhttp://code.google.com/p/mediawire/