Video in Contemporary Higher Education: Does Video Enhance Student Engagement and Learning?
From how-tos and brief explainers that break down complex concepts into bite-sized chunks of information to long-form documentaries and feature films, video has found its way into almost every corner of higher education. But what makes for a successful educational video, and how would we judge that success? This week Michael Carmichael, Video Publisher at SAGE, and Dr. Jeffrey Karpicke of Purdue University think through these questions and talk about how their recent study, reported in the white paper Assessing the Impact of Educational Video on Student Engagement, Critical Thinking and Learning: The Current State of Play, examines the role of graphics—everything from clip art to custom animations—in enhancing student engagement, critical thinking, and information retention.
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