Video for Learning
(the opposite of traditional “educational video”)
Your learners have phones with great video cameras.
Why not let them take control of their learning and use video for practice, creativity, and feedback?
… in schools, colleges, training, sports, artistic performance, and more
Simply a better way to teach and learn skills
telling people how to do a skill just doesn’t work
instead, let them master it by doing it
Space and time are just too tight in the classroom. We can’t see all our learners practicing, let alone give them feedback. But this is the age of video. Why not let them record their practice themselves, on their phones?
We ask learners to practice. But do they? You can’t be sure.
Simple solution: use video homework. Students record and upload from their phones. Practice you can see.
Teachers, coaches, managers, or peers give feedback when it matters. You type a comment, the video stops, your feedback is placed right there. Feedback that’s right to the point.
Space and time are just too tight in the classroom. We can’t see all our learners practicing, let alone give them feedback. But this is the age of video. Why not let them record their practice themselves, on their phones?
We ask students to practice on their own, but do they? You can’t tell. But that changes with video homework. Students record and upload from their phones. Practice you can see.
Teachers, coaches, managers, or peers give feedback when it matters. You watch, then type a comment, the video stops, and your feedback is placed right there. Feedback that’s right to the point.
Learners use their phones to record themselves practicing.
Students and teachers share and mark up videos.
WeVu is for all kinds of learning and training
In language classes, students can all practice speaking on their own at home, recording the audio in the app. Then they get feedback as text and audio from their teachers. 2000 language students this year are using the system at UBC in Vancouver.
In Nursing and other health professions, students practice or do simulations in groups, upload their video, and get comments on the video timeline from their instructors. They’re using it for patient assessments and clinical skills simulations.
Learners and trainees self-record as they role-play or present. Then they reflect, and then they get feedback. Learners are using it to practice legal arguments in a moot court, to answer sales objections, and to present academic research.
In Music, students record and watch themselves playing or conducting and get comments from the professor as well as from other players in an ensemble. Arts students making videos for classes can collaborate and then get feedback on what they’ve made.
Educators built WeVu for 21st century learning
... and here's what professors say about WeVu
I was very impressed with most of the student discussion on the video. Many students told me after the class that they enjoyed that component of the course. I think that part of it was that the videos were pretty fun, but part of it was that even the shy students who have a hard time speaking in a class of 60 could contribute there. So, for what it’s worth, anecdotally, I think they really liked it. I’m sure there are more advanced ways to use the technology for pedagogical purposes, but even for something basic it seemed to spark engagement instead of just having them watch the videos.
This allowed me to create a presentation that I did not have to present in front of an entire class. I could record it at home, which meant I did not have to find childcare for my son, which I would have if we had presented in office hours. I still got the practice and feedback from my prof.
I am really satisfied with WeVu and my students love it. It offers a lot of possibilities in the classroom. I would love to use it again next academic year.
I think WeVu is a really good device, especially for learning conducting. I am glad my professor decided to use this system. THANK YOU very much for designing and bringing this interface to university learning!
It is a great tool, especially in situations when there is no time for talk.
Future teachers are asked to give mini lessons. Usually you have your peers comment during the class but you can learn much more if you have a video of what you have done. You can learn even more if you and your peers can comment on the video.
This is a fantastic way for students to review their own playing and for professors to give highly specific feedback.
A great tool because it allows both recording of student speech and precise feedback through the annotation tool.
You can use WeVu as a powerful, all-purpose video management system for your program, college, school, university, or business
Don’t just broadcast video. Let learners use it!
