The effects of video lecture delivery formats on student engagement

Video lectures are the main teaching tool used in e-learning platforms. Different video lecture delivery formats are used to disseminate course content among students. However, there are a limited number of studies that investigate if and how different video lecture delivery formats affect the way a viewer feels engaged with the video content. This paper presents results from a pilot study aimed at further investigating this area of research. During the experiment participants were exposed to five lecture delivery formats: a one-to-one tutoring session, SussexDL a novel video delivery format being developed at the University of Sussex, and three other video lecture delivery formats commonly used in e-learning platforms. Participants were asked to rate the level of engagement they felt with each format. The results suggest that there is a link between the video lecture delivery format and the engagement felt with the video content.

[1]  A. Ituma.  An evaluation of students’ perceptions and engagement with e-learning components in a campus based university , 2011 .

[2]  Sara de Freitas,et al.  Does distance e-learning work? A comparison between distance and face-to-face learners using e-learning materials , 2003 .

[3]  Kamal Bijlani,et al.  Enhancing E-learning Education with Live Interactive Feedback System , 2014, ICONIAAC '14.

[4]  William Rybolt,et al.  Literacy, Illiteracy, and Learning From Television News , 1978 .

[5]  Byron Reeves,et al.  MESSAGE COMPLEXITY AND ATTENTION TO TELEVISION , 1985 .

[6]  Phil Watten,et al.  Why recording lectures requires a new approach , 2011 .

[7]  Elisabeth Skinner.  Using community development theory to improve student engagement in online discussion: a case study , 2009 .

[8]  Sandra L. Calvert,et al.  Pace and Continuity of Television Programs: Effects on Children's Attention and Comprehension , 2004 .

[9]  J. Dewey.  Experience and Education , 1938 .

[10]  G. Salomon.  Television is "easy" and print is "tough": The differential investment of mental effort in learning as a function of perceptions and attributions. , 1984 .

[11]  Lisa Marie Blaschke,et al.  Using social media to engage and develop the online learner in self-determined learning , 2014 .

[12]  Arianne M. Dantas,et al.  Promoting student-centered active learning in lectures with a personal response system. , 2009, Advances in physiology education.

[13]  Phil Race,et al.  Lecturing: A Practical Guide , 2002 .

[14]  James D. Foley,et al.  Evaluating web lectures: a case study from HCI , 2006, CHI Extended Abstracts.

[15]  Sarah Bryans Bongey,et al.  Explorations in course‐casting: podcasts in higher education , 2006 .

[16]  Tomoko Traphagan,et al.  Impact of class lecture webcasting on attendance and learning , 2010 .

[17]  D. Bligh.  What's the Use of Lectures? , 1971 .

[18]  Peter Sloep,et al.  Students and instant messaging: a survey of current use and demands for higher education , 2007 .

[19]  R. Perry,et al.  Stable and Transient Determinants of Students' Perceived Control: Implications for Instruction in the College Classroom. , 1989 .

[20]  A. Ehrenfeucht,et al.  Encoding and retaining information in the visuals and verbals of an educational movie , 1983 .

[21]  Mark D. Reilly,et al.  Shared Note-taking: A Smartphone-based Approach to Increased Student Engagement in Lectures , 2011 .

[22]  Melissa Cole,et al.  Using Wiki technology to support student engagement: Lessons from the trenches , 2009, Comput. Educ..

[23]  Theresa Kwong,et al.  Creating interaction in online learning : a case study , 2007 .

[24]  Phil Watten,et al.  Enhancing Student Engagement and Support with Digital Video , 2010 .

[25]  Richard H. Hall,et al.  A Student Response System for Increasing Engagement, Motivation, and Learning in High Enrollment Lectures , 2005, AMCIS.

[26]  David Jones,et al.  Indicators of engagement , 2010 .

[27]  Babette Moeller,et al.  Learning from Television: A Research Review , 1996 .

[28]  Jonathan T. Copley,et al.  Audio and video podcasts of lectures for campus‐based students: production and evaluation of student use , 2007 .

[29]  J. Ana Donaldson,et al.  Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction. Updated Edition. , 2004 .

[30]  Rob Phillips,et al.  Web-based lecture technologies: blurring the boundaries between face-to-face and distance learning , 2008 .

[31]  Alice Maltby,et al.  Virtual learning environments – help or hindrance for the ‘disengaged’ student? , 2009 .

[32]  Hamish Coates,et al.  A model of online and general campus‐based student engagement , 2007 .

[33]  Lorena Blasco-Arcas,et al.  Using clickers in class. The role of interactivity, active collaborative learning and engagement in learning performance , 2013, Comput. Educ..