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Screencasts in Media Studies ‘Screencasts in Media Studies’ is a research project, funded by the University of Leicester’s Teaching Enhancement Fund, that examines the use of screencasts in the teaching and learning of Media and Communication studies. The project is a collaboration between the Department of Media and Communication and the Institute of Learning Innovation. Screencasts are a combination of PowerPoint slides and audio narration that can be used by students as a learning resource. A sum of £1336.40 was awarded to the project from the University of Leicester’s Teaching Enhancement Fund in January 2013. Background Previous research conducted by the PI found that screencasts had unanticipated educational value for international students. The study found that 79.6% of participants felt that the screencasts had helped them catch up on their dissertation lectures in a previous module and learn about key issues such as research ethics. Focus group results indicated that students had used this content not only to deepen their learning but also to improve their English language skills (Reilly, in press). This study sought to build on this work and provide further evidence of the role of screencasts in supporting the teaching and learning of media studies. Aims of the project 1) To demonstrate the potential role of screencasts in addressing the learning needs of students in the Department of Media and Communication 2) To enhance existing provision of learning resources for media and communication undergraduate students 3) To empower students to take greater ownership of their learning and provide resources that aid their preparation for assessed work such as essays and examinations. The project approach Four members of the Department of Media and Communication attended a workshop on how to create screencasts for their modules in March 2013. They created and made available for students a series of screencasts related to their modules. Data on students’ use of screencasts Data will be collected from What are screencasts? Screencasts are short summaries of key points and concepts discussed during a particular class. They may be substitutional (e.g. to allow more time for discussion in class) or supplemental (to provide more in-depth coverage of an issue raised in the face- to-face sessions). They can be produced using in-browser recording software packages such as Screenr and Screencast-o- matic. Screencasts can be downloaded as MP4s or streamed on mobile devices such as smart phones. For further information on the project please contact one of the research team: Dr Paul Reilly [email protected] @PaulJReilly Dr Palitha Edirisingha [email protected] @palithed Project assistants Caitlin Shadya Jones Miruna Virtopeanu Visit our project blog: www.screencastsinmediastudies.wo rdpress.com
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Poster to be presented at University of Leicester Learning and Teaching Conference, July 2014.
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Screencasts in Media Studies
‘Screencasts in Media Studies’ is a research project, funded by the University of Leicester’s Teaching Enhancement Fund, that examines the use of screencasts in the teaching and learning of Media and Communication studies. The project is a collaboration between the Department of Media and Communication and the Institute of Learning Innovation.
Screencasts are a combination of PowerPoint slides and audio narration that can be used by students as a learning resource.
A sum of £1336.40 was awarded to the project from the University of Leicester’s Teaching Enhancement Fund in January 2013.
BackgroundPrevious research conducted by the PI found that screencasts had unanticipated educational value for international students. The study found that 79.6% of participants felt that the screencasts had helped them catch up on their dissertation lectures in a previous module and learn about key issues such as research ethics. Focus group results indicated that students had used this content not only to deepen their learning but also to improve their English language skills (Reilly, in press). This study sought to build on this work and provide further evidence of the role of screencasts in supporting the teaching and learning of media studies.
Aims of the project
1) To demonstrate the potential role of screencasts in addressing the learning needs of students in the Department of Media and Communication2) To enhance existing provision of learning resources for media and communication undergraduate students3) To empower students to take greater ownership of their learning and provide resources that aid their preparation for assessed work such as essays and examinations.
The project approach
Four members of the Department of Media and Communication attended a workshop on how to create screencasts for their modules in March 2013. They created and made available for students a series of screencasts related to their modules.
Data on students’ use of screencasts
Data will be collected from students via focus groups and questionnaires in order to investigate the value of using screencasts in media studies. The project is due to finish in July 2014.
What are screencasts?
Screencasts are short summaries of key points and concepts discussed during a particular class. They may be substitutional (e.g. to allow more time for discussion in class) or supplemental (to provide more in-depth coverage of an issue raised in the face-to-face sessions). They can be produced using in-browser recording software packages such as Screenr and Screencast-o-matic. Screencasts can be downloaded as MP4s or streamed on mobile devices such as smart phones.
For further information on the project please contact one of the research team:
Dr Paul Reilly [email protected] @PaulJReilly
Dr Palitha [email protected] @palithed
Project assistantsCaitlin Shadya JonesMiruna Virtopeanu
Visit our project blog:
www.screencastsinmediastudies.wordpress.com
