What can I achieve with knowledge clips?

Knowledge clips are short videos that are intended to be used in education. The duration is often around 3-6 minutes, although longer videos are also conceivable. [source: Guo, Philip & Kim, Juho & Rubin, Rob. (2014). How video production affects student engagement: An empirical study of MOOC videos ]. In general, however, it is better not to make the videos too long, to ensure that the student will actually watch the entire watch video and take in the content. If the content does not fit within those 6 minutes, it may be better to spread it over two or more videos.

Below is a summary of the possibilities of using video for educational purposes. Not all of these options are easy to apply in the do-it-yourself studio, because there is typically no post-processing for such recordings. Use the possibilities nevertheless as inspiration for your own video. This overview is based on the work of Jack Koumi, Potent Pedagogic Roles for Video (33 roles).

Transferring knowledge

Images, including video, are suitable for transferring knowledge. Visual techniques that can be used for this include:

summarize and analyze via images
graphs and other visual information, possibly supplemented with animations
clarify abstract ideas through visual metaphors or analogies
illustrate abstract concepts through examples
modeling of a process through a simplified and / or time-condensed visual representation
represent contrasting situations
the power of narrative and/or storytelling

Realistic experiences

Learning can be further enhanced by using realistic recordings; think of human behaviour or working in a laboratory. Video offers a number of specific technical options:

slow motion (slowing down, for example recording of predators)
fast motion (accelerate, for example, movement of clouds)
Special points of view (microscope, close-up, underwater)
Rare events, including archived material

Motivation

Video can also be used to motivate or stimulate students by:

demonstrate a successful approach
convey enthusiasm and fascination for a subject
showcasing the work of well-known colleagues
present authentic academic challenges

Skills

Many skills can be transferred through video:

specific acts
physical exercise
reasoning
interpersonal contact (eg interviewing, group work)
language proficiency
study skills

Educational forms

The Flipped Classroom didactical concept has become popular in recent years. The central idea behind this concept is that (a part of) the study material is assigned for study or review by students prior to a lecture; the contact hours are then used for interaction and discussion. The educational content is often offered in the form of knowledge clips. Read more about the Flipped Classroom.

Knowledge clips can also be offered as a reference tool. Students can supplement any missing prior knowledge themselves. A teacher can also answer frequently asked questions in the form of a knowledge clip. Instead of a repeated explanation of the same subject, the teacher can then refer to the relevant knowledge clip.

External sources

On this website we are sharing information about making videos yourself. Remember, however, that there are also many suitable videos available online that have been made by others! Maastricht University has made an overview of websites and platforms where free audiovisual material is offered.

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06 March 2024 2.40 p.m.

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