Video-taping and feedback
Video-taping is one fantastic idea to help students learn using their visual senses. It is ideal for HPE as students can perform a skill, have it video-taped, watch the video and see where they need to improve. The video-tape can be paused to take still photos of their performance using 'print screen' on the computer. Students can then break down each step of the skill and see how this compares to experts. One example of this, is a tennis serve. Students can break down their serve to each phase and compare each of the phases to an experts serve. They can then analyse what they need to do to improve and finally practice their serve again, all of which requires higher order thinking, an important aspect of Productive Pedagogies. Students can practice, and then after a few weeks for example, can film themselves again to see if they have improved. It has been proven also by Onate et al. (2005), that the use of video-taping a skill, results in greater improvement than not video-taping a skill.
Due to the level of analysis, comparison and evaluation required, the use of video-taping in this way would be best suited for higher middle phase HPE students and senior students. By allowing students to practice the skill or movement and compare their videos afterwards, connects the task to the real world and increases engagement, another important aspect of Productive pedagogies. Watching videos of experts perform the movements that they wish to perform, allows students to visualise what they want to do. By just video-taping a student and allowing them to research, analyse and reflect on how they should be performing the skill, students have a transformation of learning to knowledge. As a result, students learn vital skills for life via as simple and interactive ICT.
References
Onate, J., Guskiewicz, K., Marshall, S., Giuliani, C., Yu, B., & Garrett, W.E. (2005). Instruction of jump-landing technique using videotape feedback: Altering lower extermeity motion patterns. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 33(6), 831-842.
I agree Beck, I think the HD video cameras are truly amazing. Be careful not to shoot areas of the body which may cause embarrassment. For example; fat wobble, tongue hanging out, and so on :)
ReplyDeleteI understand what you are saying Gary. Permission from the students, parents, as well as the HOD would be required to ensure everyone agrees with the use of video cameras.I have been thinking and it could always be possible to not show some student's video recording to the rest of the class if they do not want everyone else to see them. That way only the individual sees their videotaped activity.
ReplyDeleteThank-you for your comment Gary.