VILO Mustard Seeds Grow

Student SkillsUsing Video Interactive Learning Objects to

Develop Skills and Promote Lifelong Learning

10/02/2011

What is a VILO?Video Interactive

Learning Object

• Have specific objectives

• Are very short (5-15 minutes)

• Present video recordings of lessons or procedures

• Have built-in quizzes and are interactive

• Are widely accessible to students 24/7

• Are viewed repeatedly

• Reusable, Interoperable, Durable, and Accessible

• How are they used?

• Used to replace or enhance traditional lesson

• Dynamic means of presentation

Where can students find

them?•Ivy Vilos Website•ivyvilos.com

•MERLOT•http://www.merlot.org/merlot/vie

wMaterial.htm?id=301670

The Library of VILOs

• School of Health Sciences• School of Public and Social

Services• Hospitality Program• School of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Planning & Implementation

•Identify needs in a program or course•Identify short list of objectives•Storyboard the VILO or ALO•Capture a procedure to video

•Build in objectives and learning outcomes

•Build in a quiz to allow for student interaction

•Make it available for students

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How is this different than class?•Viewed prior to class as preparation

•Viewed by students when they are studying•Available on CDs, DVDs, etc.•Available via iPod (and other MP4

players)•Available 24x7 from streaming server,

www.ivyvilos.com

•Used for self remediation rather than instructor remediation

•Used in place of consumable lab supplies

Demonstration of a VILO

Toothpicks!

Quiz1.How many toothpicks were used

for this demonstration?a. Fiveb. Onec. Unlimitedd. Two

Quiz2. What special skills would be

required to successfully complete this skill?•a. Patience•b. Dexterity•c. Supervisor at an offsite

meeting•d. All of the above

Success in the Classroom

•Medical Assisting Lab and Clinic•Certified Nurse Aide Program•Industrial Technology (Basic to

Advanced)•Anatomy & Physiology•Respiratory Program

Anatomy & Physiology•Foundation class for all School of Health

Sciences Students•Supplement and self remediation tool

during class•Used in subsequent programmatic

classes as review•Skill application in program courses

such as MEAS and RESP

When were Anatomy and

Physiology VILOs used?

Of Students that Used the VILOs

Career Paths

Student Comments•“I love Laura going over the bone,

muscle, organ models. A fabulous tool! Would not have gotten an A without it.

•“Vilos were great! Keep them up. Especially if you missed a lab.”

•“Has been a great resource for practical studying.”

Requests from Students

•250 respondents•You need to put all subjects covered in

class on VILOs•I wish they would have them for all

classes. I really improved my skills•VILOs need for nursing program

Faculty View Points

•VILOs what are VILOs?•VILOs have decreased the need for

remediation•I wish the VILOs were available

years earlier

VILOs with Fertilizer Became

ALOs•Adaptive Learning Objects•Enter critical thinking and decision

making•http://www.ivyvilos.com/VIDEOS/Sc

hool_of_Health_Sciences/Respiratory_Therapy/RC23%20O2%20Adjuncts/RC23%20O2%20Adjuncts.htm

Evolution of the Mustard Seed tova•What started all this? hand held

cameras•One person operation!•NOW ... multi camera•Voice overs•professional audio

EVOLUTION

Implementing a Plan•Hurdles with budget, ongoing

funding•Participation from faculty -

reluctant•Faculty resistance to technology•Student reluctance to spend the

time ... short in duration, one objective only

•Encouragement and reinforcement of objectives via the use of quizzes.

Payoffs of Mustard Seed Project

•Open library concept•Cutting cost and remediation•Standardization•student confidence to grow skills

and go into career path