Tag Archives: Student Engagement

It’s not production quality that counts in educational videos – here’s what students value most

It’s not production quality that counts in educational videos – here’s what students value most

The use of educational videos in schools and universities was on the rise before COVID-19. Now, with continuing disruption by the pandemic, more educators are developing educational videos to support student learning. Similarly, students are increasingly looking to places like YouTube for educational content. Intuitively, we might think a video’s production quality is what matters – fancy […] … learn more→

Mind the \’peak-end\’ rule

He hated my class, I was pretty sure. I was teaching an introductory course with enough humor and anecdotes to appeal to new majors and engage the nonmajors. But the course was more reading-intensive and academically rigorous than this particular student had bargained for, and he finished the semester with an eye on the clock […] … learn more→

Why educators should join Twitter

In late July I decided to join Twitter. To be perfectly honest with you I had no idea what I was supposed to do when I got on there but I heard so much about it I thought it would be a worthwhile experience. The only concern was that we have so many distractions already […] … learn more→