Engaging Students with Media
Using Video in D2L Content
Videos posted in Content should be directly related to the concepts or assignment(s) within that module folder.
- Why post videos in Content?
- Increase student motivation
- Develop potential for deeper learning of the subject
- Reach students with a variety of learning styles, especially visual learners
- Provide a common experience for students to discuss
- Grab students attention and spark curiosity
- Allow students the ability to review content multiple times, whenever & wherever, at their individual pace
- Increase instructor presence
- Types of Videos to post in Content:
- Weekly introductions- preview of upcoming concepts, assignments
- Weekly wrap ups- conclusion of concepts, assignments
- Introduction to a topic/assignment
- Course lectures/ Mini-lectures
- In-class activities, labs, experiments
- Explanation/demonstration of FAQs or issues
- Launching point for group discussion
- “How-to’ videos (if applicable to the concepts being covered)
- Virtual field trips (if applicable to the concepts being covered)
- Simulations / demonstrations/ real life examples or case studies
- Show experiments that can’t be done in class
- Bring great literature, plays, music, or important scenes from history into the room