Students' perceptions and experiences towards the educational value of online videos

• Published in: Australian Educational Computing Vol. 31; no. 2
• Main Authors: Hajhashemi, Karim, Caltabiano, Nerina, Anderson, Neil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Council for Computers in Education 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Access to Information; Attention Control; Blended Learning; College Students; Educational Attainment; Educational Benefits; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Geographic isolation; Higher education; ICT in education; Interviews; Learner Engagement; Online learning; Qualitative Research; Repetition; Rural Schools; Rural Youth; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Learning; Student centred learning; Student Experience; Student perceptions; Teaching methods; Technology Uses in Education; Time Factors (Learning); Video Technology; Web Sites; Australia
• ISSN: 0816-9020

In conjunction with the arrival of emerging technologies, many universities are encouraging their educators to rethink and reframe their teaching approaches and delivery methods. Integrating different types of media to enhance delivery of subject materials to higher education students is growing in national and international importance. As a response to the technology-enhanced approach, a more student-centred experience that actively engages students is promoted. This paper focuses on student perceptions of the value of online videos in relation to their learning and reports on interviews conducted with students in a rural and remote university in Australia. It provides a clear voice on their views concerning the benefits, and challenges of online video use, along with any positive or negative suggestions regarding their experience of the technology. [Author abstract]