- Orientation: In an orientation video, you might introduce yourself and how your course fits into a program, or even orientate the learner to a major assignment or piece of work they are about to embark on. Make sure that you define the purpose of whatever you are introducing and give the students a reason to do it.
- Demonstration: A demonstration video will step students through a process, how something works, what can go wrong and even a step-by-step process or solution. Note that in some instances, step-by-step guides are best suited to text as it provides students with a clear list of actions that are easy to revisit, search, print and refer back to.
- Core Learning (or explanation): Core learning videos are the “meat” of your course videos - this is where you explain concepts and give reasons why. Core learning videos should be enriched with supporting graphics, examples and case studies to connect the concepts to the real world.
- Interviews: Particularly from industry, are a fantastic way to connect the core learning to the real world and to provide context to how and why the concepts taught in your course matter to students. Keep your questions concise and on point.
- Linking: or bridging videos can help to scaffold the learning journey between larger chunks of content. A linking video can be informal and conversational, even between two people - and designed to link ideas and concepts with one another, to introduce a new topic, and how prior learning is relevant.
Adelaide University has a fantastic guide with examples on page 3 onwards linked here.
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