Creativity takes courage: Integrating video assignments into academic courses and blended programs
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While the integration of technology has become more commonplace in academic classrooms, many instructors hesitate to integrate video assignments into courses. This chapter addresses how to frame video assignments and manage expectations of both students and instructors, discusses how to integrate and benefit from video assignments in individual courses and across programs, and concludes with a step-by-step guide to embracing creativity and courage in order to engage with a different format for assignments. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary research and resources related to creating engaging assignments and pedagogy, to fostering soft skills at the workplace, this chapter is focused on best practices and safeguarding academic rigor while providing students with different types of learning opportunities. Examples of video assignments are provided, as well as guidance for instructors and students on how to maximize and master the learning experience that comes with video assignments. The chapter argues that video assignments have a wide potential for application in courses and across programs, and that they support cohort and community building. Thereby, video assignments are a great addition to blended and online courses.
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Part III: Pedagogies & Learning DesignsURI
https://learningandteachingmodel.pressbooks.com/chapter/creativity-takes-courage-integrating-video-assignments-into-academic-courses-and-blended-programs/http://hdl.handle.net/10613/5323
http://dx.doi.org/10.25316/IR-279
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