Video in teaching
Photos: Pascal Schmidt, LET, ETH Zurich, Labs at PSI
Video is increasingly one of the most popular media formats on the internet, and is becoming more and more important at universities. Below are the main reasons why videos are so effective and engaging in teaching.
- Moving pictures and audio deliver a quicker overview of a theme than do text and images alone. This provides a sense of security.
- Viewers’ emotions are engaged by the speaker’s gestures and voice. They are brought closer to the action – an important factor in learning – by this personalised exchange.
- Content can be broken down into small chunks. These “learning nuggets” are popular.
- Familiar situations verify authentic relevance and foster learning.
- Viewers can determine the learning tempo, e.g. by taking breaks or rewinding.
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Thomas Korner
Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering