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Today’s PresentationA bit about me.Feedback and screen capture.Questions.
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Russell StannardTaught English and Spanish since 1987.NILE Associate Trainer.Previously a Principal Teaching Fellow at the
Universities of Warwick and WestminsterWrite the “Webwatcher Articles” in English
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website dedicated to helping teachers incorporate ICT into their teaching with step by step videos.
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Screen captureJanuary 2000 saw an example of screen capture for
the first time.With screen capture we can record the screen of
our computer as if we had a video camera pointing at it ( voice and sound)
Immediately thought “That could be used for feedback.”
6 years later, saw the actual technology demonstrated
Began 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 ideaTried idea with a group of Chinese studentsFocused on surface errors.Students sent me their 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.Students felt it was clearer.
Feedback from othersUseful for distance learning organisationsDyslexic students can benefitFeedback could be on anything. Doesn’t have
to be related to ELT. In this example I am giving feedback on presentations
A second example
Issues it raisedHow should I give/organise 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)
Is it possible to give too much feedback?
Experimenting with different approaches
The idea can really be used for anything. Ideas I have used it for include….Feedback on blogsFeedback on longer essaysFeedback on essay plansVocabulary guides Teachers around the world have been trying out the idea in a whole range of ways.
Jing and cloud based screen captureFree tool.http://www.techsmith.com/download/jing/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-
matic.Open’s up whole new range of possibilities.
Give JING to the studentsIf we allow the students to use JING then we
can get them to use it for reflection/review/peer or self evaluation
Jing is free, easy to use and each student gets space to save their videos
I have been experimenting with the idea of getting the students to reflect on their dissertations and the stages they are working through.
Update on dissertation
Conclusions
Feedback 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 that is visually and orally balancedMay be especially relevant to distance courses. Has potential as a tool for reflection.We need more research and experimentation.Screen capture has enormous potential to be used in many different ways.
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.Recent article published in Norway-Very Completehttp://www.idunn.no/ts/dk/2012/02/video_feedback_in_higher_education_-_a_contribution_to_impr?languageId=2
References-my WorkThe 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-feedbackAll my work, links, interviews, examples etc can be
found at http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/feedback.html
References-Help to get you startedWhere to find JINGhttp://www.techsmith.com/jing.htmlHow to use JINGhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.html
Other tools with help videosCamtasia MatchwareCamstudio (free)Screencast o Matic
How to use Screencast O Matichttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/omatic/index.html