Monday, June 1, 2009

Videos in the Classroom: Wise? With an LMS, Yes

By William Arnot

More and more educators are seeking collaborative and compelling media and LMS tools to enhance their classrooms.

LMSs like Coggno allow educators to easily create and upload videos--it's just a matter of clicks. And videos can provide memorable learning material to students, if done right.

One unfortunate effect of videos in the classroom is often passivity in students, and a lack of actual learning. How can this be avoided?

Keep your students in mind by creating an engaging video that commands their eyes and ears.

Just to ensure their attention and understanding of material, have students take notes on the video and prepare themselves to be asked questions about the content.

Particularly for eLearners who don't have a physical classroom or meet with an instructor, complementing videos with questions is key.

Teachers can test student comprehension of the video learning material with a short test or quiz, using other features on Coggno's LMS.

When students watch an interesting video, they are prompted to become more engaged in the content and invested in its meaning. And when students are allowed to make their own videos using simple LMS tools, the learning material they work with becomes unforgettable.

Develop and syndicate interactive training courses with Coggno's Learning Management System (LMS) Online. Simple user interface, powerful and cost-effective. - 23802

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