Can You Show Me That Again? Recording Lectures in Brightspace

Can you show me that again?

Using Recorded Lectures in BrightspaceDave Leskiw

InstructorSchool of ICT

SAIT [email protected]

403.774-4668

Presenter Background

• Computer Science graduate

• Software Developer– 15 years

• Manager – 15 years

• Instructor– Continuing

Education 30 years– Undergrad 6 years

My #1 Problem

• My #1 cause of stress

– Students missing class

Living in a cause and effect universe

• It is important to communicate– I am not responsible for your

success.

– You are responsible for your success.

– We live in a cause and effect universe, you will reap what you sow.

• BUT student and institutional expectations don’t align with this law!

Stuck between a rock and a hard place

• Student expectations– You will help me

• Institutional expectations– You should help students if they have a

valid excuse

• My challenge:– What is a valid excuse?– How can I deal with all these exceptions?– How can I help students without

interrupting the law of cause and effect?

• I’M STUCK!!!!• My solution...

– Record my live lectures and just post them on Brightspace.

Today’s Agenda

• Equipment • Recording Process• Study

– Participants– Courses– Survey– 1st semester application

• statistical results

– 2nd semester application• statistical results

– Summary of Long Answer Responses– Surprises– Benefits

Equipment Used

• Techsmith’s Snagit

– used to create videos of the instructor’s screen

– Cost $150

Equipment Used

• Wireless Microphone

– Cost was $300, Samson AirLine Micro Camera

Equipment Used

• LogicTech Webcam HD Pro

– Cost $100

Equipment Used

• Benro A1573FS2 Single Legs Video Tripod

– Cost $330

Recording Process

• Record the video with TechSmith

• Upload it using Manage File utility in D2L– 20-30 minutes to upload

• Go to the corresponding content section of D2L– Create a File

– Insert Quicklink to the Course File

• Add a quicklink to the video in the news section of D2L

RECORDING AND POSTING DEMONSTRATION

Q&A on Equipment and Recording Process

TWO SEMESTER STUDY

Participants in the Study

• Student body

– ICT students

• All students had a SAIT issued laptop

– Programming Essentials (61 students)

• 1st semester course delivered in Fall 2014

– Database Programming (58 students)

• 2nd semester course delivered in Winter 2015

Courses in the study

• Programming Essentials (1st semester)(61 students)

– Face to face delivery

– Supplemented by Brightspace

• student slides, programming assignments and M/C quizzes

Courses in the study

– Database Programming (58 students) (2nd semester)

• Face to face delivery– Split evenly between

» Using ORACLE to write and execute queries

» Drawing database designs (by hand and using Visio)

• Supplemented by Brightspace– student slides, assignments and M/C quizzes

Survey

1. I have made use of the recorded lectures– T or F

2. How many times did you view recorded lectures since the midterm/final?– 0x– 1-5x– 10-15x– More than 15x

3. On what type of device did you view them? (Select all that apply)– Computer– Tablet– Smartphone– Other

4. How did the use of recorded lectures assist you in this course?5. In your opinion would you still need the live lecture class? Why or why not?

What would you choose to be done in place of the live lecture?6. Do you have any other comments or suggestions regarding recorded lectures?

Q&A on the Study

Application1st Semester

• 1St semester (2 course sections)

– posted pre-recorded video of the first lecture

– recorded and posted live lectures

– posted assignment overviews (recorded live)

– posted assignment and midterm solutions (recorded live)

– when I was sick another instructor used my recording during lecture

Results 1st Semester

• 61 students

– 89 % male

– 11 % female

• 39 responses to the midterm survey

• 40 responses to the final survey

1st SemesterDid you make use of the recorded lectures?

59%

41%

Midterm SurveyUsed Recordings

Used

Not Used

88%

12%

Final SurveyUsed Recordings

Used Not Used

How many times did you access the recordings?

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%

1-5x 6-10x

10-15x

>15x

TimesAccessed

52% 35% 0% 13%

% o

f u

sers

Midterm Survey# of Times Accessed

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

1-5x 6-10x 10-15x

>15x

Series1 91% 5% 5% 0%

% o

f u

sers

Final Survey# of Times Accessed

What device did you use to access the recordings?

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

100%

22%

39%

4%

Midterm SurveyDevice Used

Device Used

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

100%

14% 19%6%

Final SurveyDevice Used

Device Used

Application2nd semester

• 2nd semester (2 course sections)– posted the live lectures after the first course

delivery in the week• posted the recordings to both course sections

– posted assignment overviews (live)

– posted pre-recorded video solutions for quizzes and the more complex assignments

– posted the quiz midterm solution (live)

– recorded some lecture sessions delivered on the whiteboard

Results 2nd Semester

• 58 students

– 86 % male

– 14 % female

• 27 responses to midterm survey

• 23 responses to final survey

2nd SemesterDid you make use of the recorded lectures?

Used89%

Not Used11%

Midterm Survey

Used83%

Not Used17%

Final Survey

How many times did you access the recordings?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

1-5x 6-10x

10-15x

>15x

TimesAccessed

63% 38% 0% 0%

% o

f u

sers

Midterm Survey

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

1-5x 6-10x

10-15x

>15x

TimesAccessed

80% 20% 0% 0%

of

use

rs %

Final Survey

Device Used

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Compute

r

Tablet

Smartphone

Other

% used 100% 12% 20% 0%

Dev

ice

Use

d

Midterm Survey

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Compute

r

Tablet

Smartphone

Other

% used 87% 9% 9% 9%

Dev

ice

Use

d

Final Survey

Questions or Comments on the Results

Summary of long answer results for BOTH courses (1st and 2nd semester)

How did the use of recorded lectures assist you in this course?

0 10 20 30 40 50

Work ahead

Pick up what I missed in class

To catch up when I miss aclass

Review

Understand/AnswerQuestions/Ref

Workahead

Pick upwhat I

missed inclass

To catch upwhen I miss

a classReview

Understand/Answer

Questions/Ref

# of Responses 5 18 32 33 40

Do you still need the live lecture?

• In your opinion would you still need the live lecture class? Why or why not? What would you choose to be done in place of the live lecture?

96%

4%

Do you need still need a live lecture?

Yes

No

Why do you need the live lecture?

0 10 20 30

Instructor interaction

Good time to work wothers

More engaging

Opportunity for Q&A

Instructorinteraction

Good time towork wothers

Moreengaging

Opportunityfor Q&A

# of responses 3 5 11 29

Benefits of live lecture

Do you have any other comments or suggestions regarding recorded lectures?

0 5 10

Make the recordings…

Video Quality was excellent

Add images of whiteboard

Appreciate the sense of…

Encourage other…

Make therecordings

shorter

VideoQuality

wasexcellent

Addimages ofwhiteboar

d

Appreciatethe senseof comfort

Encourageother

instructorsto do this

Series1 3 3 3 6 8

Other suggestions/comments

Surprises

• Biggest Surprises

– Students still want face to face time with their instructor and peers

– A large number of students use the recordings to pick up what they missed in class

– The recordings offer a sense of comfort to students and relieve stress

Benefits

• Largest Benefits– It costs me almost nothing.– Encourages students to

take responsibility for their own learning and behaviour.

– If I run out of time I can ask the students to watch the video.

– I can focus on the majority instead of the lowest common denominator.

– Last year’s recordings will help me to prepare to teach the following year.

Final Comments and Questions

My Contact Information

Dave Leskiw

Instructor, SAIT Polytechnic

[email protected]

403.774-4668