Educational Mini Clips

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Educational Mini Clips

• Dr. Robin Kay
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• Oshawa, Ontario

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UOIT

• Opened Sept 2003
• 1 hour east of Toronto
• Focus on math science
• Faculty of Education
• 70 students (Year 1)
• 90 students (Year 2 3)
• 225 students (Year 4)
• 3000 students in total
• Ubiquitous computing

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Overview

• Description
• Sample Clips
• Advantages
• Creating Clips TIPS
• Research
• Sample Collections
• Practice

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Description

• 2-5 minute instructional video clip that focuses
  on a specific task or problem being done using a
  graphics tablet
• Small, focussed, web accessible with VCR type
  controls

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Sample Clip 1
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Who created this clip?

• A student
• A pre-service teacher
• A math teacher

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Sample Clip 2
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Who created this clip?

• A student
• A pre-service teacher
• A math teacher

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5 Advantages of EMC
Accessibility

• before class, after class, as a review,
  missed class, 24/7

Interactivity

• VCR controls, doing another problem, rating
  problems

Explanatory Power

• use the best explanations, use different
  explanations

Ease to Create

• inexpensive, 30-45 min per clip

Versatility

• picture, graphics, animations, many subject
  areas

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Creating Clips
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Free
189
150
Free
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TIPS for Creating Clips

• Take 5-10 minutes to get used to tablet
• Dont try to be perfect
• A little planning is required
• 2-5 minutes is ideal length
• Probably takes 20-30 minutes to develop a clip
• Consult Good Explanations Rubric ?

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Two Key Research Questions

• What are qualities of good explanations?
• Do EMCs enhance learning? ?

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Grade 6 to 8 Math Students

• 172 students
• Given a pre-test to a new topic
• Allowed to view a single mini-clip for as long as
  they wanted
• Given a post-test

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Results
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New Pre-Calculus Study

• Problem Not enough time to review key high
  school concepts
• 500 first year university students
• Engineering Nursing
• Mini-Clips Maple TA (Online)
• First 3 weeks

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Sample Collections

• Ontario (UOIT)
• Grade 7 to 8
• Grades 9 to 12
• Grades 11 to 12
• Outside Ontario
• Whiteboard Movies

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Summary

• Educational Mini Clips are a way to reach more
  students
• Students who miss class
• Students who need extra time
• Students who need review
• Students who have busy lives
• Students who like the web
• Key features
• Easily accessible
• VCR control
• One-to-one help

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Would this kind of clip be useful to a student?

• No
• Maybe
• Yes

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Contact Information

• Email
• robin.kay_at_uoit.ca
• Web Page
• faculty.uoit.ca/kay/home