Accessing and engaging with video streams for educational purposes: experiences, issues and concerns

  • Maggie Bracher
  • Richard Collier
  • Roger Ottewill
  • Kerry Shepard

Abstract

Video streaming has the potential to offer tutors a more flexible and accessible means of incorporating moving images into learning resources for their students than conventional video. Consideration is given to this assertion by drawing upon the experiences of staff and evidence from students at the University of Southampton in the use of a video, Back Care for Health Professionals, before and after it was streamed. The resulting case study highlights various issues and concerns, both logistical and pedagogic. These include ease of access, the form and frequency of guidance with respect to technical matters, the use of multiple channels of communication to convey key messages about the availability and value of the video, and the provision of demonstrations or ‘tasters’. In other words, what some might regard as the ‘softer’ aspects of technological developments should receive at least as much attention as the ‘harder’.

DOI: 10.1080/09687760500104161

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Published
2005-06-01
How to Cite
Bracher M., Collier R., Ottewill R., & Shepard K. (2005). Accessing and engaging with video streams for educational purposes: experiences, issues and concerns. Research in Learning Technology, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v13i2.10990
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Original Research Articles