Using short videos in teaching a social science subject: Values and challenges

dc.creator	LIAO Wen-Chi
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:31Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:31Z
dc.identifier	2010-3441
dc.identifier	2010-3379
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/936552f9ebf544a6a99aec5d9f9e538a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28324
dc.description	The advent of information technology has made multimedia a useful teaching resource. At the National University of Singapore, educators from fields such as Medicine have regularly used videos to enhance their teaching. However, faculty members from other disciplines may not utilise these resources as often. This study aims to identify the values and challenges of using short videos to supplement traditional pedagogical methods in social science. A pedagogical experiment of using short videos in classroom teaching was introduced for two consecutive academic years, and a survey was done at the end of each semester. Summary statistics and hypothesis testing suggest that using carefully selected and relevant short videos can help to link theoretical knowledge with real-world situations, increase student interests in a subject, and stimulate their critical thinking. However, the implementation of the pedagogy is not without difficulties. Finding relevant and objective videos that are of optimal length is a challenging and time-consuming task. Fortunately, the results of this study show that practice and experience help.
dc.publisher	NUS Teaching Academy
dc.relation	http://www.nus.edu.sg/teachingacademy/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/v2n1p42_LiaoWC.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2010-3441
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2010-3379
dc.source	Journal of the NUS Teaching Academy, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 42-55 (2012)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.title	Using short videos in teaching a social science subject: Values and challenges
dc.type	article