KNOWLEDGE CLIPSin your teaching practice and research communication

Ann Fastré

Stijn Van Laer

EN Educational Development Unit (EDU), KU Leuven

NL Dienst Onderwijsprofessionalisering en –ondersteuning (DOO), KU Leuven

Young Researchers’ Careers

The purpose of YouReCa is to improve and broaden the

career prospects of young KU Leuven researchers. In order

to achieve this, YouReCa will organize and coordinate a wide

range of activities:

• training and education,

• career development and promotion of career opportunities,

• strengthening the international orientation of the career.

YouReCa

Content of the workshop

• Getting to know the medium:

o What is a knowledge clip?

o Why using knowledge clips?

o Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

• Producing knowledge clips:

o Preparing the environment.

o Preparing the content.

o Tips for successful recording.

o Tips for editing.

o Sharing knowledge clips.

Follow-up

• Communication after the workshop via Facebook or e-

mail.

• When desired (a reminder will be send), a follow-up

session for this workshop will be organized.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/236646876546454/

“Communicating

efficiently through

the use of

knowledge clips”

Program of this afternoon

Team of the day

Stijn Van LaerEducational Technologist,

DOO @ KU Leuven

Maarten TimmermansLearning Spaces & Infrastructure

LIMEL @ KU Leuven

Ann FastréEducational Technologist,

DOO @ KU Leuven

Johan WillemsMultimedia Productions

LIMEL @ KU Leuven

Who are you? (within each group)

• Which faculty?

• Which role + context?

o Instructor

o Educational Developer

o …

• Prior experiences with knowledge clips?

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

What is a knowledge clip?

A Knowledge clip is a short videowherein you, as instructor, brieflyexplain one specific subject, aparticular concept or a basic principle.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Why using knowledge clips?

Efficiency: You can use them to answerstudents’ frequently asked questions so there ismore time and space for deepening out themost relevant questions.

Different organization of contact moments: Byoffering learning materials through knowledgeclips, you can put the emphasis during the face-to-face moments on interactivity and furtherelaboration of these learning materials.

Supporting students in their learning process:Students are able to consult the knowledge clipsat their own pace, for example while processingdifficult learning materials.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Examples of use:

Support of the used learning material andknowledge repository: You can use knowledge clipsto explain learning materials that require frequentrepetition. For specific topics, such as chemicalprocesses, medical applications or explanation ofgraphs and models, visual representations can helpto come to a better understanding. Students are ableto permanently consult the collection as a type of‘encyclopedia’.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Examples of use:

Demonstration of practical skills: The skills clipis a variant to the knowledge clip. It can beabout clinical skills or implementing a lab test,that can be used as preparation material for oras supporting material during a lab session.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Examples of use:

Modeling problem solutions: In a knowledgeclip, the lecturer is able to model the solutionsfor particular problems or exercises. This type ofknowledge clips can be used to provide answersto frequently asked (individual) questions of alarge group of students at once.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Examples of use:

Different organization of the course: By usingknowledge clips, students can autonomouslyprocess new learning contents, so the lecturercan use the contact moment for elaboration,discussion, remaining questions, additionalassignments, etc. This concept is also known asflipped classroom.

Self-study: For the autonomous study of moreextensive parts of the course, you can offer thestudents a series of knowledge clips, whether ornot enriched by (viewing) assignments,questions and feedback, a discussion forum etc.You can also offer the knowledge clips throughadaptive learning paths: Depending on the priorknowledge of the students they get access tolearning materials at their level.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Examples of use:

(Group) assignment for students: You can ask thestudents to create one or more knowledge clipsabout the course content. When the studentsthemselves work with the course content (constructnew knowledge), this contributes to a deeperprocessing of the contents. You can use theknowledge clips made by the students to build arepository of basic concepts.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Do it yourselves!

Producing a knowledge clip is not reallydifficult. Although a decent preparationremains important!!

Step 1: Preparing the environment.

Step 2: Preparing the content.

Step 3: Tips for successful recording.

Step 4: Tips for editing.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Preparing the environment

Audio: Is for most the most important component ofthe knowledge clip. To avoid poor audio quality try tominimize background noise. Switch off airconditioning or other equipment. For instance, ahumming fan noise may be picked up by themicrophone.

Video: Set up the webcam properly. Do not rely onthe light emitted by the computer screen. Create softlighting by adding another light source. Avoid colourchanges and background distractions.

Posture: Make sure you are sitting comfortably infront of the computer screen and microphone. Avoidslumping forward to the screen. Make sure that thecable is not caught on anything and think carefullyabout where to put any papers you might need – thesound of turning pages will also be recorded!

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Preparing the environmentProducing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Preparing the content

Scenario: A screencast is best kept short and to-the-point, so write a script. A detailed script is notnecessary, but it is important to consider thestructure in advance.

Duration: Think carefully about the duration of thevideo. Ideally, screencasts should not be longer than10 minutes. A long video is not suitable for onlineviewing, so it is better to divide the video into shortpassages or to use transitional screens.

Routine: Do a quick walkthrough before you start.Prepare transitions from one screen to the next.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Structure of a knowledge clip:

Introduction: A short welcome word at the start,with the goal of the knowledge clip sets the righttone right away.

Core: During this part of the clip you are trying totransfer the necessary information needed to triggerlearning:

• Exercises, labs, etc. (procedural knowledge) -more explicit ("click here, there and there") moreimplicit ("... to make")

• Concepts, theories and content (declarativeknowledge) - Use examples to compare, usePowerPoint to support, etc.

End: At the end of the clip, you can refer to otherrelevant material or next steps. "Do you want toknow more, go to ..." "The next lesson is about ...",etc.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Structure of a knowledge clip:

Introduction: A short welcome word at the start,with the goal of the knowledge clip sets the righttone right away.

Core: During this part of the clip you are trying totransfer the necessary information needed to triggerlearning:

• Exercises, labs, etc. (procedural knowledge) -more explicit ("click here, there and there") moreimplicit ("... to make")

• Concepts, theories and content (declarativeknowledge) - Use examples to compare, usePowerPoint to support, etc.

End: At the end of the clip, you can refer to otherrelevant material or next steps. "Do you want toknow more, go to ..." "The next lesson is about ...",etc.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Preparing the contentProducing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Tips for successful recording

Screen resolution: Check the screen resolution.Recording in low resolution may produce betterresults, as icons, the mouse etc. tend to look bigger.Try out different settings. If it is not possible to uselow screen resolution, allow sufficient time forediting and make sure to zoom in on key points.

Guidance: Direct the viewer’s attention by using themouse pointer or by highlighting key parts of thescreen (by inserting a box or arrow, or by addingcolour), particularly if you will be using shortcutkeys! Most software packages offer additionalmouse highlighting features.

Mouse movements: Keep mouse movement to aminimum, as this might distract the viewer. Takeyour hand off the mouse while recording. Only movethe mouse to perform an action.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Tips for editing

Duration: Divide a longer screencast into shorterpassages. A series of short videos is more effectivethan one long one.

Using cuts: Cut irrelevant sections and edit therecording critically: for instance, if Word is slow toopen, it is better to cut that part out.

Call outs: Make your screencasts more accessible byadding callouts or captions (make sure the font sizeis big enough).

Transitions: Transitions between scenes may be veryeffective, but avoid overkill. It is more useful tohighlight the cursor or to zoom in on key points.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Publishing knowledge clips

Student

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Do it yourselves!!(with our help…)

1. Make a knowledge clip.• Use your own materials.

2. Describe the use.• Where will you use and in

what way will you implementthe knowledge clip?

3. Post the result on:• https://www.facebook.com/gr

oups/236646876546454/

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Producing knowledge clips

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• Preparing the environment.

• Preparing the content.

• Tips for successful recording.

• Tips for editing.

• Sharing knowledge clips.

Follow-up session

References

• Mayer, R. E. (2002). Multimedia learning.Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 41, 85-139.

• Mullamphy, D. A., Higgins, P., Belward, S., &Ward, L. M. (2010). To screencast or not toscreencast. ANZIAM Journal, 51, C446-C460.

• Oud, J. (2009). Guidelines for effective onlineinstruction using multimedia screencasts.Reference Services Review, 37(2), 164-177.

• Sugar, W., Brown, A., & Luterbach, K. (2010).Examining the anatomy of a screencast:Uncovering common elements and instructionalstrategies. The International Review of Researchin Open and Distance Learning, 11(3), 1-20.

Getting to know the medium

KNOWLEDGE CLIPS

• What is a knowledge clip?

• Why using knowledge clips?

• Examples of the use of knowledge clips.

Thank YOUFor your partcipation

Ann FastréStijn Van LaerEN Educational Development Unit (EDU) , KU LeuvenNL Dienst Onderwijsprofessionalisering en –ondersteuning (DOO), KU Leuven