Example #2: Lecture Case Study (asynchronous)

Focus

Professor Vandover has put a lot of effort into creating a video lectures for his class and he is wondering if students find them to be of value. 

Review

At the end of a learning unit, he reviews the Kaltura analytics for a video lecture that was included in that module. He finds that 

  • His video was viewed 14 times in a class with 22 students. 
  • The average viewing time was 3 minutes, 44 seconds within an 8 minute video.

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This confirms his sense that students aren’t making good use of the video, but he isn’t sure what to attribute this to. He needs more information.

Amend

Professor Vandover sends an anonymous survey to his students asking for feedback on this one video. He hopes to learn how students feel about the length of the video, and their usefulness with regard to explaining themes for the week. He is also gathering information about how easy the videos are to find on the site, and whether his students understand their relevance.

Professor Vandover continues to survey students throughout the semester, asking them to provide feedback on the videos he’s created. 

Apply

Based on the feedback he received from his students, Professor Vandover will make some changes when he teaches the class again:

  • Each video is embedded in a Page linked in a Module; it is easy to add a due date to a Page, which means the video will appear on the course calendar and To-Do list.
  • He will add a brief introduction to the Page. In it, he will point out topics that the video addresses and indicate when in the video these topics are introduced. He believes this will help students navigate the video. In the future, he will create shorter videos.
  • He will revise his overview of the learning unit to emphasize the significance of the video content.

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