Becca's Videoblogging in Education Page

Videoblogging in Education paper

2010-02-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

I know this is late, but here it is: my paper on Videoblogging in Education for the TCC 2008 conference. I hope it will help for those of who are researching videoblogging.

http://etec.hawaii.edu/proceedings/2008/meeder2008.pdf

Videoblogging Presentation at the TCC Conference

2008-04-22T14:25:00.001-07:00

Last week I presented at the TCC conference on the topic of Videoblogging and Education. I will try to post my PowerPoint here ASAP. I believe the recording of the conference will be released to the public in 6 months.

New topic all together

2008-03-04T17:20:00.000-08:00

Well, looks like I've left the topic of videoblogging and have now decided to focus on students' attitudes on 3D virtual environments. I started a new blog and webpage on it. If you are interested, feel free to check it out http://secondlifedissertation.googlepages.com/

I plan to keep this blog up in order to look back on my notes in regards to my experiences as a researcher. If I find anything regarding to videoblogging and education. I'll be sure to post it here. Also, I might change this site's name to something more appropriate, such as Videoblogging in Education.

New Topic

2007-09-14T02:23:00.000-07:00

Well, at least a topic I am considering for publication. I am planning on using the data I collected on videoblogging and using it to write a proposal or paper or something to that effect. I will keep you posted.

Aloha,
Becca

Changing topic

2007-06-01T19:37:00.001-07:00

Okay, I decided to change my topic altogether. It appears that videoblogging is not that great of a research topic, especially if there is no problems associated with it. So, I'll try to update you on what I am doing next, but in the meantime, I'll be investigating something else.

Cheers!

Revised topic for now

2007-03-13T15:58:00.000-07:00

If you want to know just ask! I'll be happy to share!

What I've learned so far

2007-03-13T15:48:00.000-07:00

Yeah, yeah. Haven't posted here in awhile. Sorry about that. Anyway, better write down my thoughts before I forget them.

So, I have conducted a few surveys, focus groups, and interviews within the past few months and here's what I have learned.

Surveys
* Let students/participants choose their own ethnicity. In other words, provide a short answer option rather than multiple-choice. I have overheard lots of participants disagree with being pidgeon-holed into one ethnicity or another. I hate this as well since I am bi-racial.

Interviews
* I've had a problem with "leading" my interview participants into what I want them to say rather than answering the question for themselves. I need to make my questions more open-ended. I also need to pause and give my interviewees awhile to answer the question, instead of me interupting them.

Focus Groups
* Do NOT ... and I repeat, DO NOT let the students' instructor be in the room at the same time you are interviewing the students. I wanted to ask the instructor to leave, but she had to clean up the room before those in charge of the building locked it. And then she told me about overhearing what the students told me in the interview. I think this prevented my participants to elaborate more on what they were trying to tell me. Next time, I plan to use the Elluminate conferencing software my office uses to interview my participants online where I can record our conversation and only I would hear them.

Overall, I learned a lot. I will probably add to this post and blog as time goes on. Thanks for reading.

Survey Results

2006-10-13T19:19:00.000-07:00

1. Are you male or female?

2. What is your ethnic background? (Check all that apply)

3.What level of education do you currently work in (or have worked in before)where you use online video?

4. What subject(s) do you currently teach or have taught before in which you use online video? (Check all that apply)

5. Do you require assistance to edit and produce your own video?

6. What type of video editing software do you use to edit and publish your video?

7. Is your video posted on a secure site (i.e. https://) or a public site (i.e. a blog)?

8. I use online video within my classes/seminars mainly as

Online video in education

2006-09-16T14:32:00.000-07:00

If you are an educator or instructor and teach in a classroom, seminar, or workshop (and have used online video in your course), please take this survey by clicking on the link below. This will greatly help me with my dissertation project. Mahalo!

http://etec.hawaii.edu/survey.html?survey=63

Welcome!

2006-09-13T13:18:00.000-07:00

Let me introduce myself. My name is Becca. I'm a graduate student. Welcome to my journey into the realm of Curriculum and Instruction doctorate studies here at the University of Hawaii.

For the first time in my life, I am making myself public to those on the Internet in order to continue my pursuit of research into the subject I so dearly love, "videoblogging." However, since I am enrolled in the College of Education, I have decided to gear the focus of my proposal into the use of videoblogging (or user-generated online video) in education. If you would like to know more about my proposal, feel free to email me at beccavlog@gmail.com.

I will shortly post a survey online that will help me with my proposal. If you use videoblogging or any type of online video that you have generated yourself for instructional/educational purposes, please fill out my survey. I would really appreciate it.

Aloha,
Becca

P.S. Continue to check for updates to this blog to see my progress with my dissertation.