Video Roadshop 2007, AU C. Brabrand: "Video i Undervisning" JUN 07, 2007
On the Use of Video and Humour in Teaching
Claus BrabrandDAIMI, Dept. of Computer Science
University of Aarhus, Denmark
[ http://www.daimi.au.dk/~brabrand/ ]
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Outline
Introduction My experiences and advantages of video
Key: Humour EDUtainment vs. eduTAINMENT?
NB: Language for film/video Interpretation of your 'message'
Advice: Getting started Quick animations in powerpoint
Q'n'A Questions (...and possibly even answers :)
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My Experiences with Video2000
2001
Video Streamed Presentation (72')Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA
Video Streamed Presentation (62')IBM Research, New York, NY
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My Experiences with Video (II)2006
2006
Subtitling Video Sequence (4'09")"Monty Python & The Holy Grail" (Sc.5: "The Witch")
Short-film (18'45")"Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding"
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Advantages of Video
Advantages of video (for teaching/learning): Synthesize "reality" in front of spectator (learner):
First-hand experience!(vs. second-hand / indirect experience)
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Outline
Introduction My experiences and advantages of video
Key: Humour EDUtainment vs. eduTAINMENT?
NB: Language for film/video Interpretation of your 'message'
Advice: Getting started Quick animations in powerpoint
Q'n'A Questions (...and possibly even answers :)
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"An Elephant is Soft & Mushy"
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Are we talking about the same thing!?!
Solution: Humour 1) Exaggerate points (variation from norm) focus 2) Create constrasts (invariation, variation) focus
Perspective?
TEACHER'sperspective (x-y-z)
LEARNER A'sperspective (x-y)
LEARNER B'sperspective (y-z)
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Humour 1: exaggerate point
Biggs' concept of a "level 1 teacher" Teacher: students are either good or bad
concern: 'what students are' (exam = 'sort good from bad')
((( 2-2 ))) ((( 2-3 ))) ((( 2-4 ))) ((( 2-5 )))
((( 2-6 ))) ((( 2-7 ))) ((( 2-9 ))) ((( 2-10 )))
[ 5:00 – 6:15 ]Timecode for film:[ http://www.daimi.au.dk/~brabrand/short-film/ ]
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Humour 1: exaggerate point
'Transmission is dead': Knowledge is actively constructed;
...not 'transmitted' from teacher to a (passive) student
((( 3-8a ))) ((( 3-8b ))) ((( 3-8c ))) ((( 3-8e )))
[ 10:30 – 11:00 ]
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Humour 1: exaggerate point
In using teaching 'tips'n'tricks': When talking about activating & engagning students:
Careful: entertaining students student learning
((( 2-16 ))) ((( 2-18a ))) ((( 2-18b ))) ((( 2-19 )))
[ 7:05 – 7:38 ]
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Humour 2: create contrast
Different activity (SOLO levels): Susan: relating (SOLO 4) Robert: memorizing (SOLO 2)
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((( 3-15 ))) ((( 3-16a ))) ((( 3-16b )))
"Excuse me;isn't this the same as last
week, except for ...?"
"Wait..; is that a colon or semi-colon?"
[ 14:00 – 14:30 ]
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Humour 2: create contrast
Attention during lecture: Susan: actively engaged (structured notetaking) Robert: disengaged (doing other stuff)
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((( 1-8a ))) ((( 1-8c ))) ((( 1-13 )))
[ 3:28 – 4:00 ]
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Humour 2: create contrast
Biggs' "Susan & Robert": Susan's goal: to reach understanding (at uni to learn) Robert's goal: pass exams, get degree, get job (not learn)
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((( 1-8a ))) ((( 1-8c ))) ((( 1-10 ))) ((( 1-15b )))
[ 0:40 – 3:20 ]
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Logic Programming
Why this clip? (besides teaching 'Prolog'): Humour 1 (exaggerate point):
semantic meaning absurd (while syntactic deduction okay)
Humour 2 (create contrast): independence of syntax and semantics:
- syntax: perfectly sensible
- semantics: absurd nonsense [ 1:16 – 2:48 ]
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Outline
Introduction My experiences and advantages of video
Key: Humour EDUtainment vs. eduTAINMENT?
NB: Language for film/video Interpretation of your 'message'
Advice: Getting started Quick animations in powerpoint
Q'n'A Questions (...and possibly even answers :)
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Language for film/video
Example: "Lord of The Rings":
Hobbits always filmed travelling 'left right': interpreted as 'west east' (as in Shire Mordor)
Reversing filming direction (180°): interpreted as going back again
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Example: Time-lapse (pause)
Time-lapse (pause):
Increase effect length:
effect:"fade-to-black / fade-from-black"
longer break
+2 frames (1/12 sec)!
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More conventions
Hypothetical / future:
Thinking:
acting: looking upwith pen in mouth
audio: ecco-effectgraphics: 'think bubbles'
graphics: clouds graphics: clouds
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Outline
Introduction My experiences and advantages of video
Key: Humour EDUtainment vs. eduTAINMENT?
NB: Language for film/video Interpretation of your 'message'
Advice: Getting started Quick animations in powerpoint
Q'n'A Questions (...and possibly even answers :)
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3
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5
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Animations in Powerpoint
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((( 1-24 ))) ((( 3-4 ))) ((( 3-12 )))
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Teacher’sintention
Student’sactivity
Exam’sassessment
e.g.- explain- relate- prove- apply
e.g.- memorize- describe
UNALIGNED COURSE
e.g.- memorize- describe
"Dealing with the test"
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Outline
Introduction My experiences and advantages of video
Key: Humour EDUtainment vs. eduTAINMENT?
NB: Language for film/video Interpretation of your 'message'
Advice: Getting started Quick animations in powerpoint
Q'n'A Questions (...and possibly even answers :)
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3
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5
Video Roadshop 2007, AU C. Brabrand: "Video i Undervisning" JUN 07, 2007
Thank you!
Questions?
[ http://www.daimi.au.dk/~brabrand/short-film/ ]
Video Roadshop 2007, AU C. Brabrand: "Video i Undervisning" JUN 07, 2007
Bonus Slides
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Production
Manuscript (fall 2005 -- june 22, 2006) Casting Planning (incl. location-spotting) Filming (incl. audio, graphics, ...) Editing
manuscript (15-22/6)casting (29/6)
filming/audio/graphics (11-22/8)
rough editing (17-23/8)
planning/location-spotting (9-10/8)
june august september october
released (26/10)
biggs correction+epilogue (20/10)editing/intro/outro (24/8-8/9)
vacation
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Post Production
Award/press Translation Subtitles and DVD Menu (incl. epilogue) Graphic cover design DVD printing
november december
award/press (13-17/11)
translation: 7 lang's (15-27/11)
menu/subtitles (21/11-8/12)
cover/disc design (22/11-8/12)
printing (11-21/12)
advertizing
january
vacation
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Communication (of Knowledge)
Speak-Listen:
Write-Read:
Personal
knowledge
Official
knowledge
Personal
knowledge
OfficializationOfficialization
Per
sona
lizat
ion
Personalknowledge
Official
knowledge
Per
sona
lizat
ion
tion
Personal
knowledge
OfficializaOfficializa
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Personal vs. Official Knowledge
Personal knowledge: "connaissance" (french) individual informal implicit subjective (can be) unstable (wrt.) specific situations
Official knowledge: "savoir" (french) shared formal explicit objective stable (esp. natural science) general
Two processes (opposite directions):
Personalknowledge
Officialknowledge
Officialization
Personalization
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The Monty Python Reasoning:
"Axioms" (aka. "Facts"):
"Rules":
female(girl). %- by observation -----
floats(duck). %- King Arthur -----
sameweight(girl,duck). %- by experiment -----
witch(X) :- burns(X) , female(X).
burns(X) :- wooden(X).
wooden(X) :- floats(X).
floats(X) :- sameweight(X,Y) , floats(Y).
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Basis for subsequent teaching
Inductive reasoning:
Deductive reasoning:
vs.