Video

Firstly we need to clear up that video in terms of e-learning is not limited to the VHS. It includes, YouTube videos, Recorded lectures, DVDs, etc.

Snelson & Elison-Bowers explain video as, ' a powerful medium for conveying the spectrum of human emotion through the drama of the audiovisual story'. For video to be used as an e-learning tool, only parts of a video should be shown to reiterate what is being taught. For example at the start of a lecture/class a small snippet of a video relating to the topic that is begin taught is shown. This is a great way to engage the students by using another form of media, but still keeps them focused on the topic at hand.

Reference List
Snelson, C. & Elison-Bowers, P. (2009). Using YouTube videos to engage the affective domain in e-learning. Retrieved August 15, 2009 from http://www.formatex.org/micte2009/book/1481-1485.pdf

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Image 1. Retrieved August 10, 2009 from
http://www.milk2sugars.com.au/uploads/images/M2S%20images/stack-of-videos.jpg