Use of Video For Student Assessment

The article : VIRTUAL REALITY TESTING: THE USE OF VIDEO FOR EVALUATION IN LEGAL EDUCATION (from the recent Assessment conference) and reinforces the educational  importance of the student video recordings that one professor is dong this semester. 

Each week, students sign up with a partner to practice and improve their legal counseling skills. Each student keeps a copy of the video to self-assess their performance while in class, the professor shows several video clips to point out key elements of legal counseling.

Only one series of recordings have been done so far, but the professor points out that the students have a lot to learn and this seems to be an effective way for their to learn this real-life skill.

Instead of cancelling class….

 

What are the students watching? 

This professor had to miss class so he used a webcam to record himself teaching and then students watched this video during their scheduled class time and took notes on their laptops.

It’s not an nteractive class but students do not have to make up class time.

Stonybrook’s Innovations in Teaching & Technology

Teaching, Learning + Technology at Stony Brook has launched a new TV show, viewable over the Internet, which features Stony Brook faculty and staff using innovative approaches and best practices in teaching, and applications of educational technology that have had a positive effect on student learning.  Interviews are 15-30 minutes long and focus primarily on faculty members. Video and pictures of the application of the innovation or best practice are included in each show where possible.  

You can visit the show’s web site at https://tlt.stonybrook.edu/FacultyServices/FacDev/TVShow/ for more information and to view the show.

 You can also follow the show on-
 
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stony-Brook-NY/Innovations-in-Education/127244955162
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyyffbxno-o
Twitter http://twitter.com/sbu_iie

Here’s an interesting video on “Using online tools to encourage writing and critical thinking.“

Alternative to MediaNotes?

As previously mentioned, the clinic faculty and students have been using MediaNotes to annotate simulation videos (see Sept 28, 2008 post).

Some law school clinics have been experimenting with VideoANT.

VideoANT received its first publishing in the 2008 Horizon Report as an example of a Grass Roots Video tool most likely to impact higher education in the coming year. It was one of only five video technologies listed! Check out page 12 of the PDF at:

 

 

I tried it with my clicker video which I converted from .wmv to flv and uploaded.  VideoANT was super easy to to use and you instantly receive an email with the link to view, edit or embed your annotated video.

 To VIEW my Annotations, go to: http://ant.umn.edu/vav.php?pid=59625296177400

VideoANT does not provide hosting or upload capabilities. It is simply a tool that allows you to annotate a Flash Video you have posted on the server of your choice, or a video that someone has shared with you. They currently support Flash Video files posted online. They also now support  youtube URL’s.

Rutger’s Law School is working on a web-based solution as well - 

http://camlaw.rutgers.edu/av-request/4072/c1cc8592d7/a/eaebc477f1

 More to come on this subject…

Technology Use at Exam Time

Two professors used digital video recordings for their Negociations class’ final exam

• one used the webcam and saved the videos to a flash drive so they could be viewed on her laptop at home
• one used the wall mounted camera in the courtroom which gave her a DVD to be viewed on her laptop at home

Many professors use TWEN for Take Home exams

Almost all the students use Examsoft to take their final exams

My Clicker Video

No Oscar for this attempt but it was fun:
Clickers in Albany Law School

Digitally Recording Simulations

Tonight, one of the adjunct professors here used the webcam to record her Negociation class’ simulations.  She will bring the recordings back to her office on a DVD to grade her studetns’ performances. The next class, the recordings will be shown to the whole class (using a laptop and LCD projector) and discussed.

 

Using the “Flip” to record clinic interviews

Our clinic is always looking for new ways to use technology – YEAH!

Here’s the latest comments from a Law Clinic listserv about using the Flip camera for recording  live client  interviews:

• If you’ve got experience using the Flip video camera (price is right and the reviews are excellent), please let me know.  We’ve used other, bulkier, video options in our clinic in the past, and are considering other options. 
• They’re terrific!  The resolution is excellent.  Easy to upload.  And inexpensive! As for time, you can upload easily, then re-record, but only 1 hour at a pop.

Leaving the Videotape World

We experimented last semester with using a webcam to record student simulations and it was very well received by both the professor and the students.

Next is to transition from recording on videotape for school events.  This week used a digital videocam to record a faculty interview, captured it onto a computer and rendered as as .wmv so that it could uploaded to our website.  Now instead of going to the faculty room to watch a videotape on a TV/VCR, faculty can watch the video on their laptops at their leisure.

Here are the reactions so far:

• Great idea!!!!!!
• How cool is that!!!

Next step is recording 2 events this week.  Plans are in the works for new recording equipment and procedures….

 

Experimenting with Vimeo

Vimeo is a video community designed for user created content. A place
to share your videos with people with similar interests.

It’s extremely easy to create an account and has a very user friendly
design. You’re allowed 500MB of upload space each week. The big
difference is that you can share the actual movie file with friends.

Movies can be shared privately to contacts or publicly or even password-protected.

Vimeo promotes the fact that they support high definition video. In
comparison with Youtube the image quality is much better (if a quality
movie is uploaded) because youtube converts uploaded video in to a
lower resolution streaming flash movie.

Is there is a place for this web-based tool in law school?

Check out this Sample Client Counseling Simulation video posted by me on Vimeo. To find it, search in the “Albany Law School” Channel.