Week 2: Creating High Quality Blended Instruction
Our goal this week is to understand what high-quality blended instruction is, and how to create it.
The Instructional Video Process
Step 1: Planning
Create your slides / doc (or something else) that you will screencast when you record your video.
Step 2: Recording
Use a screencast recording tool to record your video. Pro tip: Go for done not perfect!
Step 3: Enhancing
Students learn more from videos when they are prompted to engage actively. Use embedded questions and guided notes.
Step 4: Sharing
Use your LMS as a launching pad for all of your self-paced resources. Consider how you might organize your materials in a clear manner within your LMS.
Bite-Sized Learning: Creating Effective Instructional Videos
(Recorded on Jan 26, 2021)
Discussion
Question 1:
What are the most challenging aspects of blended instruction?
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Question 2:
What are the most effective tools you have seen so far? Why?
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Question 3:
How can we use our school’s LMS to support students?
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Question 4:
How can we support each other in preparing high-quality blended instruction?
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Other Useful Resources
“A 5-Step Guide to Making Your Own Instructional Videos” (Edutopia)
"Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video" (Cult of Pedagogy)
Getting Started with EdPuzzle (YouTube Tutorial Playlist)
Creating Your First Nearpod Lesson (YouTube Tutorial Playlist)
Getting Ready for Week 3
Must Do
Complete the "Designing Effective Self-Paced Structures" module of the online course.
Should Do
Plan, record, and enhance your first instructional video, and upload it to your LMS (Brightspace in Secondary OR Google Classroom in Elementary).
Share your video with a colleague and get feedback.
Aspire to Do
Brainstorm how you can implement self-pacing in your own classroom, following the “Designing Effective Self-Paced Structures” module of the online course.