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| Video can be a compelling instructional medium when used appropriately and created so the video is high quality and accessible to students at Boise State. The guidelines below help to provide the campus community with benchmarks and tools to create consistent, high quality, accessible, and simple, user-friendly instructional video content. |
Instructions
Before You Begin
What is your instructional intent or learning objective using video? What can video provide that other media can not? Talk to an instructional design consultant in the IDEA Shop or eCampus Center for online classes about why you might use video for instruction.
The Guidelines
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SummaryBoise State instructors should use instructional content in ways that enrich the learning experience by being aligned with instructional objectives and are informed by current research literature/best practices. The following guidelines should assist you in the creation and presentation of high-quality and accessible instructional video content. There may be additional federal and/or Boise State requirements for creating and using instructional video in your classes depending |
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on how and where you use instructional video. |
Instructional Content
Boise State instructors should use instructional content in ways that enrich the learning experience by being aligned with instructional objectives and are informed by current research literature/best practices.
Instructional Content Guidelines
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Videos should be co-located along with other instructional content. | Embed or provide links to instructional video inline with instructional content. This helps contextualize video content for your students. If you embed the video in your Blackboard , also provide a link to the video so students can copy/paste the link to view the video in a browser. |
Chunk your content into specific topics and succinct videos. | Ideally, each video will focus on one topic. Chunk content into short videos--the shorter the better (try for under five minutes). If you video is longer than five minutes, can the content be split into two videos? Shorter videos not only allow students easy access to specific video content, these also playback more easily on mobile devices and over slow Internet connections. |
Provide a content listing, bookmarks or links to specific content sections in your videos. | If you must post a video longer than five minutes, provide a table of contents, links or bookmarks to specific sections within your video.
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Students engage with video content produced with enthusiastic inflection and slightly faster-than-normal speaking rate. | |
Students engage more with visually stimulating videos. | Try producing your video content using "Khan-style" videos where the speaker is drawing on a tablet as opposed to fixed slides with a lot of text. Your video should "show" something. |
While Classroom Capture (lecture capture) videos can provide a review resource for students, these should not be considered as instructional video to be used for primary instruction. | If you want to use videos to "flip" your classroom so that students receive information before coming into the classroom, create short videos on specific topics and share these with students before class.
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Accessibility
As part of instructional curriculum, all instructional videos should follow universal design in education principles.
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Accessibility Guidelines
Universal Design has been applied to many educational products (computers, websites, software, textbooks and lab equipment) and environments (dormitories, classrooms, student union buildings, libraries and distance learning courses). Unlike an accommodation for a specific person with a disability, the practice of Universal Design in Education benefits all students, including those who are not receiving disability-related accommodations from the school.
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- Students should contact the Disability Resource Center for accommodations.
- Example: Here's a video with closed captions hosted on the Boise State Video Service (works especially well at full screen).
- Tip: When reviewing instructional video for use in your classes, purchase videos that are already close captioned.
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- For deaf/hearing impaired, provide a verbatim written transcript.
- For blind/low vision, provide a descriptive, written transcript where actions and all relevant visual and auditory clues and actions are described.
- Example: In a video for math, describe the action and location of X and Y, not simply say, "move the 'X' over here."
- How to: In Blackboard, simply upload your transcript and include the link to the transcript along with your video.
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Quality
Your videos should be audible and look as good as possible.
Quality Guidelines
The TechSmith website provides tutorials and tips on how to make your videos look and sound as professional as possible. Visit the TechSmith software tutorial pages for information on using Camtasia Studio/for Mac.
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- Camtasia Studio: Learn audio editing basics and how to clean up audio issues using Camtasia Studio.
- Camtasia for Mac: Learn audio editing tips and how to clean up audio issues using Camtasia for Mac.
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- Camtasia Studio: Learn more about music and audio levels using Camtasia Studio.
- Camtasia for Mac: Learn more about music and audio levels using Camtasia for Mac.
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- Camtasia for Mac: Preview, trim and cut your video using Camtasia Studio for Mac.
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Technical
Instructional videos should be produced in formats that are accessible on multiple devices and multiple bandwidth rates.
Technical Guidelines
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| Preferred file types to upload to YouTube or the Boise State Video Service are Quicktime (.mov) and MPEG (.mp4). | Creating your videos using Camtasia Studio/for Mac or the Classroom Capture system allows you to easily export your videos in the MPEG format.
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| Use the MP3 or AAC audio formats for best playability and sound quality. | Creating your videos using Camtasia Studio,Camtasia for Mac or the Boise State Classroom Capture system, produces videos with the correct audio format. |
| Shoot and create video in high definition. | High definition video ensures students can see small details in your video. Uploading the highest resolution allows visually impaired people to enlarge the video without losing too much quality. High definition is generally considered to be 1280x720, 1920x1080 or higher resolution. |
| Use the native frame rate of your camera or screen recording software. | Frame rate is the number of frames, or images, per second recorded or played back. Using the default frame rate of your camera and editing software ensures your video will play back smoothly for students. |
| Use aspect ratio of the source video so your video does not appear stretched or squished during playback. | Use 16:9 ratio for HD video or 4:3 ratio for standard definition video for best-quality playback. |
Branding
While it is not required that instructional videos follow Boise State video branding guidelines, including the logo and official colors in your instructional videos provide a more polished and professional look to your videos.
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| Include the Boise State logo at the beginning and end of your video. | Visit the Boise State Brand Standards website for official colors and to download logos. |
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