Fun with Videos: Difficult Concepts Made Accessible

 

Lakshmi Chilukuri, Lorlina Almazan, & Ana Gomez

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38

Abstract

User-friendly multimedia tools focused on conceptual trouble spots cater to multiple learning approaches, promote the use of interactive techniques such as iClickers and Peer Instruction, and augment required reading. We hypothesize that once a concept has been introduced, students who have explored the subject at their own pace through the use of well-designed online tools will be more likely to engage in stimulating discussion, derive greater benefit from the curriculum, and are less likely to commit errors. We demonstrate the use of an innovative technology, the Learning Glass, using one physiological concept and one numerical concept. We explore the student experience with a difficult microbial physiology concept, hydrogen sulfide production, using the Kligler Iron Agar and its corresponding online tool. Sample segments of the Kligler online tool can be viewed at: http://webstage.ucsd.edu/ilti/Preview/ECON-IMVH/Biolabpromov2.1080p-crf23.mp4.

Keywords:  online, concept videos, learning glass

University of Houston (2016)