feedback using screen capture++
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using screencast software to provide feedback. Presented in Rhodes July 2012TRANSCRIPT
Feedback using Screen Capture
Russell StannardUniversity of Warwick
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Today’s PresentationA bit about me.Feedback and screen capture.Questions.
Russell StannardTaught English and Spanish since 1987Principal Lecturer at the University of
WarwickTeach MA in TESOL ( ICT components)Write the “Webwatcher Articles” in English
Teaching ProfessionalRun www.teachertrainingvideos.com A
website dedicated to helping teachers incorporate ICT into their teaching with step by step videos.
Teacher Training VideosWhat my website doesOffers hundreds of step by step screen casts
to show teachers how to use different technologies in their teaching.
Currently gets about 25,000 visitors a month.Newsletter 10,000 followers.Twitter feed has about 9500 (twitter–
russell1955)Set up a Facebook fan page 1100 followers.
Screen captureJanuary 2000 saw an example of screen capture
for the first time.Immediately thought “That could be used for
feedback.”6 years later, saw the actual technology
demonstratedBegan experiments in May 2006 ( Greek
student followed by group of Chinese students).In June/July 2006 wrote “first” published article
on idea in the Modern English Teacher .Example with Chinese Student
The initial ideaELT class.11 Chinese students.Focused on surface errors.Students sent essays, opened them on my
screen, gave feedback and sent videos to students.
Students then re-wrote their essays after watching the video feedback.
Gave out a simple questionnaire and did a focus group with the whole class.
FeedbackStudents liked the fact the feedback was both
oral and visual.Students thought they were getting more
feedback ( about 150 words a minute).Students thought it was an example of
authentic listening material.Students felt it was motivating.They liked the fact I didn’t give them direct
correctionsStudents make point about the importance of
the voice.The think the feedback is more personal.
Issues it raisedHow should I give the feedback?What stage of the process?
(summative/formative)Is it good for simple “grammar errors” or
more relevant to other areas of the curriculum? (elaboration)
How do I get a good balance between sound and visual elements? (Richard Mayer)
Is it feasible to give feedback to all students? ( time)
A second example
Idea spreadsArticle in the Times Higher.Reports in HEA ,JISC.Conference in Japan.Talks in USA, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark,
UK, China, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey.
Report submitted to UK government .Receive feedback from distance learning
institutions who like the personal contact with the students.
Receive feedback from teachers working with dyslexic students.
Receive lots of feedback from the USA.
Different approaches
Mini grammar lessonsVocabularyBegan to realise that idea could really be
used to provide feedback on anything.DesignBlogsAssessmentsMarking plansStudy guides
Come in Jing Free tool.Limited to 5 minutes.Can save on your computer or upload to
cloud and receive link to play video.Quick distribution.Students do not need anything special to
playback videos ( just browser).Other tools include Screenr/screencast –o-
maticIncluded IATEFL presentation 2010.
Give JING to the studentsFeedback from USA asks why I hadn’t
suggested that students use JING.Suddenly whole raft of new ideas.Start to use JING for student reflectionTeacher training
Why has it become more popular?External examiners.Students.Teachers.Bosses/administrators.Quality assurance.Change is very slow because so many people have a stake in feedback. However studies are beginning to emerge and lot of activity is taking place.
Where are we now?Literally hundreds of teachers and
institutions using idea. Big projects at the OU, at Warwick, Coventry,
Nagoya, IH Milan , Westminster, Budapest, Reading University
ConclusionsFeedback idea is still in its infancy but offers a
genuine way forward for some forms of feedback and in certain contexts.
May provide clearer, more detailed feedback.May be especially relevant to distance courses. Has potential as a tool for reflection.Can be used in other ways and in other parts of
a course and is probably more suitable outside ELT.
References-1JournalsBrick, B. & Holmes, J. (2008). Using screen
capture software for student feedback: towards a methodology. IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, (CELDA).
McLaughlin, P., Kerr, W. & Howie, K. (2007). Fuller, richer feedback, more easily delivered, using tablet PCs. Proceedings for the 11th International Conference on Computer Aided Assessment, Loughborough University, Loughborough, 327-340.
References-2WebThe original piece published in the Times Higher
in 2006-Russell Stannardhttp://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?
sectioncode=26&storycode=207117A later piece published in Humanising Language
Teachinghttp://www.hltmag.co.uk/dec08/mart.htmRecent piece on JING in the Guardian-http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/10/
esl-video-feedbackRecent article published in Norway-Very Completehttp://www.idunn.no/ts/dk/2012/02/video_feedbac
k_in_higher_education_-_a_contribution_to_impr?languageId=2
Presenting JING at IATEFL 2010http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/live_lecture
s.html
References-3All my work, links, interviews, examples etc
can be found at http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/feedback.html
References-4Where to find JINGhttp://www.techsmith.com/jing.htmlHow to use JINGhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.htmlOther toolsScreenR (how to use video here)http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/screenr/index.htmlCamtasia http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/camtasiaPremium/index.htmlMatchwareCamstudio (free)
Thank you for listeningAny Questions