Last week, I spent time researching and developing a plan to bring mentors into my biology classroom. While this was an interesting and meaningful project that could be implemented, I had been thinking about a different type of project that more closely aligned with my own interests and goals. After discussing these two potential projects with my instructors, I chose to change directions and pursue the project in which I was more interest: student-produced online educational videos.
Educational video is a concept that I have been interested in and excited about for several years. I have consumed a large amount of educational video personally and have even tried my hand at making some content. YouTube channels like Crash Course, SciShow, MinutePhysics, the Brain Scoop, and more inspire me to find new and more interesting ways to present content to my students and to the world. This type of educational content is often more accessible to students that getting information from a textbook or a lecture. Concepts can be demonstrated visually though video in a way that can't be done with text and speech.
In addition to consuming educational video, creating educational video is also an engaging process. There are so many steps that content producers have to go through to create a video that help them to get a more thorough understanding of the topic and get even more excited about it. Because of this, I would love to implement a project in my classroom where I have my students learn about online educational content and then produce some content of their own. I am currently in the process of researching how this type of project has been previously implemented in classrooms and how to assess the effectiveness of this type of activity.
In the Project Planning Sheet I have outlined the project, the proposed timeline, and my key stakeholders. In the next week, I need to do more research on trends in educational video production in the classroom. Once that research is done, I will have a more complete plan to present to administrators in order to potentially make this project a reality.
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