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  • Video lectures continue to be important for learning.  They add value to learning by offering an accessible, multi-dimensional experience that allows students to replay the lessons as needed. Being authentic makes videos engaging for students. This section gives you tips and a checklist to set you up for success.

    • Video Content Structure and Best Practice

      Best practices suggest that session videos should be 6-9 minutes in length and focused on a manageable amount of content to reduce cognitive overload (Mayer & Moreno, 2003). 

      Your video should: 

        • Be visual - show your students something, cater to visual learners
        • Tell a story - plot out your narrative to engage with students
        • Get to the point - be concise, don't go off topic, and
        • Be personal - videos are one-to-one, not one-to-many (like a lecture). 

      A good learning video should be designed to do one of the following: 

        • Orientate
        • Demonstrate
        • Core Learning
        • Connect & Contextualise
        • Link
    • More on Best Practice in Videos Page

      See more detail on the above by clicking on this page.

    • Video Production Process

      There is no one tool or process for capturing lecture videos; your options are virtually limitless. Ultimately, it's important that you can upload your video to your OneDrive and link it to Moodle for your students to engage with.

      There are three areas to consider:

          1. Video
          2. Audio
          3. Space

      You can link that to your Moodle subject using the Microsoft 365 Office application Stream. You can refer to a user guide here. 

    • Recording Tips
    • Video Recording Tips Interactive Content
    • Video Recording Checklist
    • Video Recording Checklist File

    • How to Record and Share a Lecture using Microsoft Teams

      Watch How to record a video for your class using Microsoft Teams in 10.12 mins

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