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tc15 1/8/2010 5:50:25

General Session - Conference Presentation Only (no formal paper)

//Brooke Benton, Kaplan University, USA, BBenton@kaplan.edu// //A. Michelle Prejean, Kaplan University, USA, APrejean@kaplan.edu//
 * Using Video Announcements in the Online Classroom**

Participation in online education is rapidly growing. As an online educator, it is important to use innovative techniques in the classroom to create the best possible learning experience for the students. Research has found that adding video and audio to the online classroom helps with student intrinsic motivation (Coombes et al., 2007). Using video helps to personalize the online educational experience. The students can see their instructor’s written communication, but by adding visual content the students feel more connected to their learning experience. Video in the classroom can also help engage learners by creating a comfortable environment in which to learn (Chrisman, 2008).

This presentation will describe how to incorporate video in the online classroom using weekly announcements. Instructors may be hesitant to use technological tools in their courses for fear they do not have the technological knowledge to do so. This presentation will introduce free online video tools that will enable even the less technologically savvy instructor to prepare and edit a video announcement to facilitate their students' learning experience.

References Coombes, J., Lee, F., Shroff, R.H., & Vogel, D. (2007). "Student E-Learning Intrinsic Motivation: A Qualitative Analysis." //Communications of Association of Information Systems//, 19, 241-260. Chrisman, Mark. (2008). "Let’s Go to the Video." //Training//, September 2008 Supplement 24-26.

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