Comments on: A proposal to get more high-quality explanatory videos to learners. http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/10/11/a-proposal-to-get-more-high-quality-explanatory-videos-to-learners/ Education. Technology. Productivity. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/10/11/a-proposal-to-get-more-high-quality-explanatory-videos-to-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-6144 Chris Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:02:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=3247#comment-6144 Thanks for the link, Doug. I'd love to change the .com link to our very own .co.uk version but I won't mention it ;-) Yes, we cost £ but producing high quality animation is costly (scripting, storyboarding, pro audio recording, teacher input, animation, QA, project management overhead etc etc). It's a complex beast that takes talented teams to do well. But your 6 step idea is very intriguing. I've shown it to the team and it's sparked a discussion about how we source ideas (crowd sourced scripts? Love it) and how it could work in the context of commercial development too. Clearly we can do Steps 4 and 5 using our animators and characters, but the beauty is that it originated via a crowd of educators. Yes, it's a very intriguing idea. Thanks for the link, Doug. I’d love to change the .com link to our very own .co.uk version but I won’t mention it ;-)

Yes, we cost £ but producing high quality animation is costly (scripting, storyboarding, pro audio recording, teacher input, animation, QA, project management overhead etc etc). It’s a complex beast that takes talented teams to do well.

But your 6 step idea is very intriguing. I’ve shown it to the team and it’s sparked a discussion about how we source ideas (crowd sourced scripts? Love it) and how it could work in the context of commercial development too. Clearly we can do Steps 4 and 5 using our animators and characters, but the beauty is that it originated via a crowd of educators.

Yes, it’s a very intriguing idea.

]]> By: jamie billingham http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/10/11/a-proposal-to-get-more-high-quality-explanatory-videos-to-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-6129 jamie billingham Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:25:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=3247#comment-6129 Sounds like a cool idea. TeacherTube is already up and running as a repository of education related video but as Roger says mass is the key. The UK has a massive LOR that also has tons of video but most of it not so watchable. How do we attain a tipping point while still embracing diversity. That's the question I struggle with. The best sites allow you to post (words, or video) to numerous online places at once. Once this becomes the norm, as it probably will, what will the impact be. I mean it's great when you want to push but what does that do to the pull? It's the pull that needs to be attended to in order to attract designers, isn't it. Sounds like a cool idea. TeacherTube is already up and running as a repository of education related video but as Roger says mass is the key.
The UK has a massive LOR that also has tons of video but most of it not so watchable.

How do we attain a tipping point while still embracing diversity. That’s the question I struggle with. The best sites allow you to post (words, or video) to numerous online places at once. Once this becomes the norm, as it probably will, what will the impact be.

I mean it’s great when you want to push but what does that do to the pull? It’s the pull that needs to be attended to in order to attract designers, isn’t it.

]]> By: Roger Neilson http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/10/11/a-proposal-to-get-more-high-quality-explanatory-videos-to-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-6128 Roger Neilson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:14:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=3247#comment-6128 Whether it works or not depends on attaining mass. The repository would need to work with not conflict with other such repositories, and not sure if there is enough money in it for the graphics/media people. Whether it works or not depends on attaining mass. The repository would need to work with not conflict with other such repositories, and not sure if there is enough money in it for the graphics/media people.

]]> By: Richard Smart http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/10/11/a-proposal-to-get-more-high-quality-explanatory-videos-to-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-6126 Richard Smart Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=3247#comment-6126 Thanks for the link to the new Shift Happens. I agree about getting access to graphic designers in training... connect to a higher ed institution? Thanks for the link to the new Shift Happens. I agree about getting access to graphic designers in training… connect to a higher ed institution?

]]> By: mrstucke http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/10/11/a-proposal-to-get-more-high-quality-explanatory-videos-to-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-6125 mrstucke Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:24:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=3247#comment-6125 Sounds like a good idea Doug, the unknown is if there is a 'market' for the graphic designers to do their part. You'll need to get the idea beyond the EdTech echo-chamber to find out :) Sounds like a good idea Doug, the unknown is if there is a ‘market’ for the graphic designers to do their part. You’ll need to get the idea beyond the EdTech echo-chamber to find out :)

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