{"id":5145,"date":"2010-05-14T09:15:36","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T13:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2010-05-14T09:18:44","modified_gmt":"2010-05-14T13:18:44","slug":"the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-digital-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/05\/14\/the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-digital-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The strengths and weaknesses of digital video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Fenrich (2005)  states video can be effectively used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrating  procedures, changes, and processes<\/li>\n<li>Teaching  attitudes and values (also alluded to emotions here)<\/li>\n<li>Making  abstract concepts concrete<\/li>\n<li>Classifying  and comparing information<\/li>\n<li>Gaining and  holding attention (with the mention of increased recall and retention  as well as the encouragement of exploration here)<\/li>\n<li>Introducing  topics or procedures<\/li>\n<li>Presenting  visually-rich material that would otherwise be hard to explain<\/li>\n<li>Making  presentations visual<\/li>\n<li>Some testing  purposes (pp. 141-142)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, Fenrich  (2005) also lists some issues with video including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited  attention span (p. 142)<\/li>\n<li>Learners  remember generalities rather than details (p. 142)<\/li>\n<li>The large amount of storage space that&#8217;s needed when video is digitized (p. 142)<\/li>\n<li>The  significant costs, time and expertise needed to create  professional-quality video (p.142)<\/li>\n<li>The need to  digitize video from older analog sources (p.142)<\/li>\n<li>The expense  to update a video-based piece (p.143)<\/li>\n<li>The time it  takes to create a quality video-based piece (p.143)<\/li>\n<li>The  significant investments it takes to purchase the equipment necessary to  produce high-quality items (p.143)<\/li>\n<li>The costs  and time required to obtain the required copyrights (p. 144)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fenrich (2005) stresses several tips and workarounds when using digital video,  including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use short  clips<\/li>\n<li>Let the  learner control the video (stop, start, pause, fast forward, rewind,  etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Where possible, reduce the file sizes by not having as many frame per second, or by  lowering the size of the video (in pixels), or by reducing the amount of colors that  are used<\/li>\n<li>Prep the video &#8212; i.e. Tell the students what they are about to see and [hopefully] learn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Fenrich, P.  (2005). Creating instructional multimedia solutions: Practical  guidelines for the real world. 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