Sue Hardman - video lectures
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The document discusses the flipped classroom model where lectures are moved outside of class through video lectures and class time is used for practice exercises and problem solving. It provides pros and cons of the flipped model including increased accessibility of information but potential issues if students don't complete preparatory work. The author discusses their personal experience creating video lectures using Preview software to address pedagogical issues in their Year 1 and Year 5 accounting modules. Student feedback indicated the video lectures helped their understanding and learning.
Sue Hardman - video lectures
- 1. The ‘flipped classroom’ and video lectures Sue Hardman Teaching fellow in Accounting Brunel Business School
- 2. A flipped classroom ‘’Inverting the classroom means that events that have traditionally taken place inside the classroom now take place outside the classroom and vice versa’’ (Lage et al, 2000) Video lectures/assigned reading – outside Practice exercises/ problem solving - inside
- 3. Pros • Availability of information 24/7 • Research showing video lectures slightly outperform in-person lectures (Cohen et al 1981) • Amplification and duplication of information at a low cost. • Enhances student experience • Delivers desirable skills, e.g. problem solving • Enables automation of suitable tasks, whilst freeing classroom and contact time for ‘active learning’
- 4. Cons • Are any form of lecture a good mode of informational transfer? • What happens if students don’t do the preparatory work • Do all students have equality of access to internet • Could be seen as a reduction in accessibility of staff for students • Why come to University if the material is all online. • I am not very competent at using technology so I don’t know where to start to get these ‘video lectures’
- 5. Personal experience • This was the position I was in last September. • I wanted to solve some of the pedagogical: issues I had in two modules: – Year 1 Introduction to accounting • 350+ in lecture theatre with poor behaviour • Skills based module • Transitional expection gap of students – Year 5 Financial Reporting • Block teaching over 4.5 weeks (8hrs/week) • International students (ESL) • Reliance on passive transfer of knowledge
- 6. What did I want to do? • Year 5 – Foster a process of enquiry to encourage students to read appropriate literature and engage in academic debate – Move away from rote learning of exam answers – Use active learning, i.e ‘engaging student in the learning process’ (Prince 2004) But controlling teacher in me feared sending students off to exams without covering the topic in class
- 7. What did I do • Selected one of the theoretical topics • Created a 30 minute video lecture covering the main arguments • Asked the students to watch it over the weekend • On the following Monday held a ‘whiteboard debate’ • Two teams were responsible for putting relevant points (incl. references), either for or against the use of ‘Fair Value Accounting’ on the two whiteboards • Then held the debate • Students photographed the whiteboards!
- 8. What happened • A few students walked out! • Some students were watching the video at the same time as constructing the argument on the whiteboard • Some were googling on their ipads • We got two full boards of good points, had a spirited debate • In the exam those students who opted to answer a question on the topic wrote some excellent, well referenced answers
- 9. How did I create the video? Remember I am technologically challenged! • Used ‘Preview’ (used to be called Panopto) • A function of the lecture capture software ‘Revise’, which has two functions – ‘Review’ is the function used to record your lectures in the lecture theatres at Brunel – ‘Preview’ can be installed on your desk top PC so you can make your own video lectures • Preview is what I am using now!
- 10. Preview • This software enables you to capture/record three things at once • Sound - voice • PowerPoint presentation • Video Camera
- 11. What do you need? • The SOFTWARE installed on your PC. • Your Blackboard modules added to revise. • If you want to record more than a PowerPoint and voice – VISUALISER • For best results – TWO MONITORS • The telephone number of the AV Dept, on a sticky!
- 12. Once I started, I just couldn’t stop! • I started to see this software solving all sorts of teaching problems • I started making videos for all sorts of topics e.g. Examination guidance
- 13. What about year 1 • This was a different problem from the Masters students • I needed to combine inquiry learning with instruction as financial accounting at this level is largely low level, procedural, algorithmic concepts • Students have 2x 1hour lectures per week plus a one hour problem based seminar. • H001 is not equipped to demonstrate skills based learning • Student feedback was that the lecture didn’t teach them anything and they didn’t feel prepared for their seminar
- 14. Analogy • Some people may say accountants ‘cook the books’! • But a cooking analogy is quite appropriate • Have you ever watched a cookery programme and thought I can do that. • Then halfway through realised you can’t remember what goes in when and how long you whisk/cook etc • You look it up in a recipe book, but sometimes that doesn’t help, e.g. it may not answer your query. • That’s why Delia now puts all her cookery demonstrations online. • Its more effective. • Let me demonstrate how easy this is using PREVIEW
- 15. MG1052 Introduction to Accounting Video lecture Calculating VAT
- 16. Question How much VAT have I paid on a bill: a. For £500 excluding Vat b. For £600 including VAT When VAT is 20%
- 17. Answers a. £500 X 20/100 = £100 a. £600 x 20/120 = £100
- 18. "MG3600 on 2/23/2015 (Mon)"is now readyto view. Folder:C.MG3600.A.2014-5.YEAR: MG3600 AuditingandAssurance (A 2014/5 YEAR) View:http://lecture-capture.brunel.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9ee6ae8f-183f- 4b31-b646-e6a8010a8a38 Edit:http://lecture-capture.brunel.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Editor/Default.aspx#9ee6ae8f- 183f-4b31-b646-e6a8010a8a38 Share:http://lecture-capture.brunel.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx?id=9ee6ae8f- 183f-4b31-b646-e6a8010a8a38&modalPage=SessionShare Additional outputformats:http://lecture- capture.brunel.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx?id=9ee6ae8f-183f-4b31-b646- e6a8010a8a38&modalPage=SessionOutputs Email received when ready
- 19. Student feedback • Thank you for getting in touch about Panopto. It would help me to understand why you find it a help? What is it about it that aids your learning? (Me) • I have attended all your seminars and yet I still find it difficult to understand. one of the main reason is that when everyone discuss there (sic) point its really difficult for me take down all the notes in the class. Also during the presentation you add on points which I miss all the time (student with learning disability statement)
- 20. First year student feedback Hello Sue, I would just like to say, I have been revising the module, and I have discovered that the Panopto Lecture Recordings were extremely useful. Coming from a student who has never studied accounting before, such an example came extremely handy when I needed something to refer back to, and it made it a lot easier to visualise
- 21. First year student feedback • Hey sue can u please do a video on ratios please as soon as you get this, I understand better from your practical videos. they have helped me so much without them I would have had trouble understanding the question I am really grateful thank you so much.
- 22. Reflection • If, like me, you are interested in using aspects of the Revise software to address an issue in your practice, I encourage you to reflect on the following steps first: • Step 1: Identify your current or desired teaching style. • Step 2: Ask yourself this question: Given my style, do I currently use class time to teach any low level, procedural, algorithmic concepts? • Step 3: If yes, you could use Preview to create opportunities for students to obtain this information outside of the classroom. • Step 4: Could you use Preview to encourage reflection and synthesis of homework-based instruction
- 23. Good Practice? As we are all aware, teaching can be a very powerful, and often very personal act, where the right way is as diverse as the students we are blessed to work with.
- 24. References • Cohen, Ebeling & Kulik. A metaanalysis of outcome studies of visual based instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 29(1)26-36,1981 • M.J. Lage, G. Platt and M Treglia. Inverting the classroom: A gateway to creating an inclusive learning environment. Journal of Economic Education, 31(1):30-43,2000 • M. Prince. Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Enginneering Education – Washington, 93:223-232,2004