{"id":405,"date":"2020-01-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/?p=405"},"modified":"2020-01-30T13:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T21:41:17","slug":"the-benefits-of-video-in-the-classroom-psyc-3350-at-kpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/the-benefits-of-video-in-the-classroom-psyc-3350-at-kpu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Video in the Classroom: PSYC 3350 at KPU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This blog post was originally posted by Dr. Gordon Cobb on his blog found here: https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/drcobb\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At KPU I am always looking to positively enhance the student \nexperience by incorporating new and emerging technologies, innovative \npedagogies, and experiential learning methods into my curricula and \ndaily classroom activities. In many of my past video-enhanced \ncurricula, I found using video as a learning medium<\/em> was a great way to provide a focus for students to not only actively engage with class content but to also be<\/em> engaged by the process of learning through the use of video production technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the fall of 2018 I was lucky enough to meet Dr. Jocelyn Lymburner,\n a celebrated member of faculty in the Psychology department at KPU. We\n were introduced by our fabulous Dean of Arts Dr. Diane Purvey. Jocelyn\n had expressed a curiosity to Diane about the possibility of \nincorporating video production into an existing third year \npsychopathology course. Instead of using the typical term paper format,\n Jocelyn instead wanted to move in a new direction, using video \nproduction to achieve learning outcomes despite the fact that she had no\n prior video production experience. It was Jocelyn\u2019s hope that students\n would produce a series of short films demonstrating their applied \nknowledge of psychopathology within the context of a collaborative video\n production \u2013 and there was also the added benefit of included exposure\n to 21st Century digital literacy skills which fulfills aspects of KPU\u2019s\n VISION 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jocelyn and I were thrilled with the outcome of PSYC 3350, and we had\n an incredible time working together with this cohort of energetic, \ndynamic and creative students. In fact, Jocelyn and I were so impressed\n with the final films that we presented the pedagogical outcomes of this\n class at two conferences \u2013 the KPU 2019 Teaching and Learning \nSymposium and the 2019 Dalhousie University Teaching and Learning \nConference in Halifax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what can you expect to find in this blog post and how might it be useful to you and your students? This blog post contains a collections of materials relating to my own experience within Jocelyn\u2019s PSYC 3550 class. There are PowerPoint slides from the above listed conferences, behind-the-scenes images & video from various points in the course, vlog-style videos of me reflecting on various aspects of the course and its design, and links to the final videos for you to watch and share. I have also included many of the online resources I developed and used in conjunction with this class. These active hyperlinks are free for you to use if you would like to incorporate video within your own classroom activities and curricula. There are also links for further reading and exploration at the end of the post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Influenced and inspired by KPU\u2019s Vision 2023, Dr. Jocelyn Lymburner and I set the following goals for this curriculum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Enhance the experience of our students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Enrich the experience for both Jocelyn and myself<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Expand innovation in teaching, learning and curriculum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Create opportunities for both the students and instructors to engage in active and experiential learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Provide a range of learning activities to advance the existing \nclassroom experience through a technology-enhanced learning environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Facilitate learner exposure to educational technologies in order to develop 21st Century literacies and skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Facilitate the development of authentic relationships between students through purposeful collaboration <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Facilitate the development of healthy connections to peer groups and\n community through the development of interactive workshops facilitated \nby the students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*To empower students by challenging them to examine critically their \nbeliefs, values, and existing knowledge about psychology with the goal \nof developing an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of \ncritical consciousness and agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*To include a reflective component to assignment, providing further \nopportunities for classroom activities to be insightful, impactful and \ntransformational<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This introductory video explains how I became involved in this \nproject with Dr. Jocelyn Lymburner in the Psychology Department and KPU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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