Micro learning

Videos in the online classroom help the student engage with the course and review the content. However, for these to be effective they should not only be the recorded lecture of the classroom that follows an Instructivist approach (Bates, 2019). Moving to a micro-content approach in which topics are broken down in "bursts" and presented in video format ideally no longer than 5 minutes in length helps the learner grasp the most important concepts and keep their attention and engagement (Crosslin et al., 2019). Hence, it allows for the course to more easily follow a module approach and for the learners to review the content as necessary.

EdPuzzle is a twofold tool that provides the teacher a platform to assign/house course videos but most importantly you can add assessment into the micro-content videos. Students watch a micro-lecture on a specific topic and are quizzed following a bit of content for knowledge and understanding of the topic at hand giving the student quick feedback and identifying possible problem areas. EdPuzzle uses the Triple E technology integration framework.

YouTube is a great and accessible tool to upload and house videos. Learners can have a "channel" in which they display their original videos and can also easily share them via URLs. Most students posses the skill to search and use YouTube, making it an excellent option to provide micro lectures under the class channel. Lectures will be broken down by topics and each topic will have a micro-lecture in the course YouTube channel. Students will be assigned the lectures and required to comment on the content using the comment section as well liking the video helping me assess their exposure to the content and their engagement with it (and ideally their engagement with each other). YouTube uses the SAMR technology integration framework at the augmentation level.