In this work for professors, researchers, and instructional designers, editors Smyth and Volker (Austin Peay State University) unite US contributors in curriculum, educational technology, and instructional development to demonstrate how video lectures can enhance instruction and learning. Numerous examples of programs and projects offer insight on lecture capturing, short instructional videos, research-based best practices, and student-created videos. Of special interest is a chapter on how to design a flipped or inverted course, where students watch lecture videos as homework and do exercises and activities in the classroom. The book gives advice on finding Internet video resources for teaching and research and on fostering presence in an online course, and describes examples such as presentation capture in counselor education programs, a virtual math tutoring lab for undergraduates, and student-made videos on mobile devices.
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Recommended - This edited collection provides an in-depth review of the why, what, and how of educational video media. Its insights into student learning, technological options, and pedagogy offer both an introduction and guide to researchers, instructional technologists, and professors alike. Enhancing Instruction with Visual Media is a valuable resource for those interested in video media for online, hybrid, or on-ground courses in higher education.
– Gray Kane, Austin Peay State University, USA
A highly recommendable book that is well-organized, well-written, and well-integrated. Thus, the authors were able to systematically address and analyze each of the components of this immense subject, providing clear-cut explanations and specific examples to explicitly and successfully get their points across to the reader. It illustrates the wide range of applications of educational technologies in a way that will inform readers, students, educators and researchers in scanning the comprehensive spectrum of current trends and investigating ways to improve education quality. The cases, terms and notions covered are described in simple and comprehensible language, using grounded and intelligible examples. In this context, it is only logical to conclude that this book will be of particular interest and utility to a wide range of readers.
– Chia-Wen Tsai, Ming Chuan University
The work is designed to provide researchers and educators with insights into new visual media being used in the instructional environment, placing them into their correct social and cultural contexts and evaluating challenges and benefits that arise with their implementation. [...] Useful for professors, researchers, and instructional designers looking to use innovative video technologies in teaching a wide range of learners, including learning disabled, non-English speakers, and those with nontraditional learning behaviors.
– Sara Marcus, American Reference Books Annual