Student generated videoStudent generated video in Oulu University, Degree programme in dance

teacher education

2015

Who we are

Dance teacher education, School of media and performing arts of Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Options: Ballet, Urban, Folk dancing, Couple dancing

8 Full time teachers, 70-80 students

4 years, 240ects, Bachelor of performing arts

600 dance lessons every year, 300-400 lessons of theory

History

of filming

at Oam

k Dance 1991 VHS camcorders

1999 MiniDV camcorders

2007 Hard Drive camcorders (since 2007 every student group had a camcorder)

2012 Flash Memory camcorders

2016 BYOD: We do not buy camcorders anymore (hopefully)

the outputs of nearly all the study modules of past 25 years are safe.

Information technology in Oamk Dance,General view

Optima, a virtual learning environment: Assignments of all study modules, plan B assignments if student not capable of participating dance lessons. Optima is not a storage because you cannot upload your videos.

Mediaserver is a shared storage for shared videomaterial. Students candownload and upload everything they want to (usually somebody records thedancelesson and uploads it to the mediaserver)

YouTube for personal use: Dance training, evaluation of practical training in dance teaching, evaluation of dance technique etc.

Devices: School´s camcorders, own mobile-/smartphones, filmme – system

General view

Virtual learningenvironm

ent

Optim

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Mediaserver

FilmM

e-

system

My Personal Cameraman is a video camera with integrated pc that is installed e.g. on the wall of an arena. The video camera uses location system installed in the same room to follow its target. The user needs only a My Personal Wristband ™ to use the system.

FilmM

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FilmM

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ristband

Studentgenerated

video Nowadays the dance teacher students have all the

(video)tools which they need in studies and work

The studying is for the student, not for the teacher. If you create something, you can try to create it for the future, for your work

The teacher helps the student to succeed

The student publishes the best videos

The video can be used for evaluation and the student's marketing (and it also promotes the school)

Evaluation

Practical training

Choreographies

Dance technique

Productions

Dance training

Plan B

It is easy to evaluate theassignment

Teachers workloadincreases if you commenteverything

It is more easy to givefeedback face to face

More time to dance whenthe discussion is partly in the network

The teacher can ask a colleague for help in the evaluation (or second opinion)

Studentgenerated

video

YouTube

Summ

ary Video for quick notes, publishing, marketing, evaluation

The students learn to evaluate themselves

Bodily knowledge increases

More time to dance (discussion is partly in the network)

The video is supplementary service

Filming and sharing must be easy and quick

Tools: Own camcorder and free software

In future?

More open information

Better dancers and teachers

The general level rises

The dance develops