Effectiveness of Video Presentation to Students’ Learning

Learning is the acquisition of knowledge and skills possible through systematic interaction between teachers and learners. It happens every day and involves teacher, learner, and methodology and materials interaction. Parts of these materials are known as instructional resources (J. A. Akerele, et al, 2012).

Technology nowadays is common among schools, offices, and to every individual, as this supports learning and helps in developing knowledge, wherein, integration is the use of technology to enhance, reiterate, present, and assess how students understand the syllabus or the program. Moreover, this supports both teaching and learning.

Using videos in teaching is not new.

Video based materials boost student creativity and cooperation. Access to video can help motivate students and create a distinctive context for their learning experience.

Videotape recorders can be used in a number of different ways to enhance teaching and learning in both large groups and small groups. A carefully arranged video can be a good starting point for initiating student discussion of important issues in medical practice. In our profession, it is also being observed that using video presentations explains and demonstrates ideas and concept regarding our topics easier, hence beneficial on our part

Combination of video and text makes sense, as it was believed that video is effective for more than simply showing dynamic processes. Video itself is a tool for learning that when properly applied obtains extensive benefits. It’s also a medium for collaboration, and a language unto itself that is of universal appeal

Furthermore, a study entitled, “Learning through Digital Media Experiments in Technology and Pedagogy” states that videos don’t have to be long for it to be captivating. Actually, shorter segments may place greater emphasis on close viewing and resultant comprehension. Through the use of technology, video presentation arises in teaching and in learning. It is currently utilized in introducing ideas, lectures, discussions and updates. Video-based materials on specially produced educational videos, documentaries, NEWS and films appear in many programs these days (R. T. Scholz, 2011).

Google Docs

My reflection on using google docs

It’s no secret that Google Docs has made teachers more effective at teaching writing.

I am using Goggle docs for the first time and I felt that it is an interesting application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. It leads to a collaborative project in which multiple authors work together in real time from diverse location. This application can be very useful to teachers as it has different types of files such as drawings, presentations, and spreadsheets and documents. This process takes time to get used to and certainly requires extra time from the teacher, but Google Docs affords better feedback and better collaboration, which leads to better writing.

I request all the teachers to use this application for being a better writer and a better teacher.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison

Dear friends,

As an educator, I have found technology to inspire and actively engage students in learning while at the same time instilling in them curiosity, inquiry, and a desire to learn. Technology is incorporated to some degree on a daily basis in my classroom. While it has taken extra time for me to become comfortable with integrating different technologies in the classroom, the end result continues to be worth it. 

When using technology my students are more enthusiastic and actively involved in the learning process.  My ultimate goal is to make technology an integral part of every subject I teach. When teaching with technology my lessons don't always go as planned, which at the time can be discouraging. However, when things don't necessarily work, I encourage my students to problem solve with me and in the process they end up learning more than I had ever anticipated.

As educators, I think it is important for us to overcome the idea of failure when our lessons with technology don't result in our intended outcomes.  Instead, as I am learning to realize, it is not the end, but rather the means to an end, including the experiences and learning obstacles along the way, that will ultimately teach children the necessary skills to succeed in the digital world we now embrace.