Building Learning Communities: Tapping Passion and Reflection for Learning - the Vlogger

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Originally presented at November Learning's Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston, MA, July 2014. Please note videos will not play in Slideshare but you can find most of them in the Vlogging G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115585487553081978789

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@amyburvallwww.amyburvall.com

Tapping Passion!and Reflection!for Learning:!

THE VLOGGER

blc14

open community

http://bit.ly/vloggED

Entered Merriam-Webster Dictionary in

2009

“video” + “blog”

aka “v-log”

Famous Vlogger: Charlie McDonnell

Famous Vloggers: The Vlog Brothers

Famous Vlogger: Ryan Higa(in a Draw my Life vlog)

Famous Vlogger: Vi Hart

Why Should Students Vlog?

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

easy; cheap; fun

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

easy; cheap; funpersonal; allows for

student voice

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

easy; cheap; funpersonal; allows for

student voice

practice new

literacies

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

easy; cheap; funpersonal; allows for

student voice

practice new

literacies

less stressful for some

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

easy; cheap; funpersonal; allows for

student voice

practice new

literacies

less stressful for some

hard to plagiarize

Why Should Students Vlog?

natural; part of “confessional

culture”

easy; cheap; funpersonal; allows for

student voice

practice new

literacies

less stressful for some

hard to plagiarize

dynamic; can be augmented

low barrier entry point

but wait, there’s more...

vlogs facilitate...

asy sharing

ffective communication

xplaning

xploring issues

xcitement for learning

mpowerment

When to Vlog?

during activity

after a long time

briefly after

Decide...

scripted impromptu

thoughtful spontaneous

talking head artisitic

knowledge opinion

instructive reflective

*Dewey: Learn by REFLECTION

CRITICAL REFLECTION

analyze contextualize imagine & speculate

CRITICAL REFLECTION

pose & probe

open-endedperspectives &

examples

UNIT QUESTION(S)

UNIT QUESTION(S)

thinking better while walking

EXPLORING ISSUES/CONTROVERSIES

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

(post-video assignment)

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

5 X 5: FIVE TAKEAWAYS IN 5 MINUTES

INSPIRE CHANGE(10 Ideas to Rethink Education)

EVALUATE TOOLS(& practice language)

CREATIVE: SPEEDSKETCHING

CREATIVE: NOTECARDS

CREATIVE: AUGMENTED

using Mozilla Popcornmaker

GET MOBILE: “ 50 People 1 Q”

(students used phones to interview)

GET MOBILE: “ 50 People 1 Q”

(students used phones to interview)

GET BOLD

(shy students often blossom)

GET PERSONAL(“like we’re sitting at Starbucks”)

IT’S OK TO GET SILLY(learning should be fun)

IT’S OK TO GET SILLY(learning should be fun)

VLOGS for PD or ANNOUNCEMENTS

VLOGS for PD FEEDBACK

VLOGS for SHARING ACTIVITIES

VLOGS for THINKING OUT LOUD@dkuropatwa “While Walking” series

VLOGS for ARCHIVING EVENTS(make it interactive with a VOXBOX)

VLOGS for PARENT NIGHT(mashup of student final reflections)

document event/process

3 pronged PicPlayPost

PROCESS

PRODUCT

REFLECTION

crowdsourced reflection

assessment of knowledge

opinion piece

1st day/last day interview

What’s Your Big Takeaway?

I Used to Think...Now I Think

Get Into a Character

Hook for Frontloading (KWL)

#showyourwork

ART: play museum guide

SCIENCE: vlog through an experiment

MATH: tour guide for math in the real world

LIT: oral poetry reading/ analysis

LANGUAGE: vlog in target language

YPES

talking head

RSA animate

Common Craft

screen capturestopmotion

IPS & TRICKS

vlog from anywhere - upload later

IPS & TRICKS

plan well - know your views (but not over-prepared)

IPS & TRICKS

relax and get comfy

IPS & TRICKS

get close; use eye contact

IPS & TRICKS

use headsets or record in car or bathroom (anywhere quiet)

IPS & TRICKS

keep background uncluttered - try monotone wall

IPS & TRICKS

test lighting (avoid backlight)

IPS & TRICKS

check posture - and wear shirt!

IPS & TRICKS

try black and white

IPS & TRICKS

use jumpcuts - stop & resume

IPS & TRICKS

keep under 10 min (4-5 = sweet)

GOING BEYOND...

When Students Vlog on Their Own

@miacremahh

Set Up Your Own...

Set Up Your Own...

http://bit.ly/voxboxed21

@VoxBoxED21

The VOXBOX Ed21 Project(“dotbox” from Venezuela EVAC2013)

Set Up Your Own... and Get Vlogging

Question of the Week

Crowdsourced Vlog Mashup

VLOGS for GRATITUDE(My daughter’s Thank You card to her teacher)

your big takeaway

a question

your personal challenge

www.amyburvall.com

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