Significance of Streaming Video & Audio

By: Homz UMRIGAR

Learning becomes a stimulating exercise with the use of streaming video and audio. Most learning content is made up of static text and graphics, with an animation or two thrown in. Academia can now augment their teaching by using streaming video and audio over the internet.

Educational Value of Streaming Video and Audio

1. Visualization: Videos help learners visualize a process which may otherwise be difficult to represent/teach using standard learning content (Web Based Training).
2. Illustration: It can easily illustrate how something works, moves or performs.
3. Validation: Being media-rich, streaming video & audio help confirm knowledge.
4. Explanation: The “Show & Tell” style of streaming video and audio help explain the procedure or process for which training is being conducted.
5. Motivation: Streaming video and audio provides media-rich content to learners making learning more lively and engaging.

Uses of streaming video and audio

A few ways in which you can use video to improve learning:

1. Good teachers are a rare breed. By video recording lectures or presentations made the select few, students get the opportunity to learn from the finest faculty and also learn at their own pace.
2. Video help bring expert knowledge from around the world into your classroom. For example, students can learn from a virtual guest speaker by way of recorded video.
3. Learners can observe an expert perform a task which is known to a few or difficult to explain orally.
4. Videos can help learners review and analyze their own behavior, poise, and interaction in a group process.
5. Video diaries can help learners experiment as a tool to give confidence to their actions and enact the best practices. They can also produce their own content and take charge of their own learning.
6. Learners can observe simulations of complex or risky laboratory experiments without exposing themselves to possible hazards.
7. Learners can observe scenes or performances that cannot be replicated in the classroom.

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