Video content is a vital tool for learners and part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The UDL framework, first defined by David H. Rose, Ed.D. of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in the 1990s, calls for creating a curriculum from the outset that provides: Research done by […]
Our third cohort of Digital Champions worked along side our key projects during last academic year. These projects where; Educational Videos, Moodle Template and Accessibility. The champions work have channeled the student voice into our project and moved several projects forward. The champions also worked as a group and looked at how students have been […]
Many of our students have English as a second or third language. They can often struggle with having a full understanding of a lecture. It can also be cognitively exhausting. Other students are also translating for them. Those with hearing impairments will find it easier to follow a lecture with captions, will also benefit from […]
Panopto is UAL’s video sharing platform. It’s where we can host our educational videos and link them to our Moodle sites. There has been some good practice and examples of types of educational videos across LCC during 22/23. The benefits for students is being able to recall the information, having guidance they can replay, being […]
You’ve completed your PowerPoint, you’ve run your accessibility checks, and you’re about to save and upload it to Moodle, but have you considered saving it as a video? Educational videos have been shown to increase retention and engagement, particularly instructional videos. PowerPoint has some powerful options to add video and audio to your presentation. These […]
Capturing a video or audio of your on site lectures or online sessions is a key tool for helping your students digest the information and guidance you are giving them. To explore why you should consider using video capture for all or part of your sessions, see the post in why lecture record. In this […]