Statistics Video Wrappers: Moving It Out of the Classroom with PreLabs

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Statistics Video Wrappers Moving It Out of the
Classroom with PreLabs

• Brenda Gunderson
• bkg_at_umich.edu
• University of Michigan

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Outline

• Acknowledgements
• Course Background
• Big Idea of PreLabs
• Using Jing for Creating Video Wrappers
• Examples of Video Wrappers in Statistics for
  addressing needs
• Discussion/Questions

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Acknowledgements
Two Awesome Graduate Students Instructors Joel
Vaughan and Dave Childers Department of
Statistics, University of Michigan The PreLabs
project was funded through a NINI Grant (New
Initiatives/New Infrastructure) from UM LSA-ITC
(Instructional Technology Committee)
Enhancing Undergraduate Education Through
the Deployment of Quality Learning
Objects
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Course Background

• Stats 350 Introduction to Statistics and
  Data Analysis
• Over 1450 students this term.
• Consists of lectures and weekly computer lab.
• Part of lab involves analyzing data using SPSS.
• Still some diversity in students computer
  skills.
• A number of difficult concepts for students to
  grasp often deal with what if you repeated the
  procedure many times? theory based, not in
  practice.

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Big Idea about PreLabs

• Problem Lab time better utilized if
  students arrived with
• common prior exposure to the core statistical
  ideas, and
• basic familiarity with statistical software
  package (and teaching basic HOW TO steps in a
  lab is boring!)

• Solution PreLabs
• Screen capture software (Jing) used to create
  videos.
• Video(s) and short assignment together form a
  PreLab.
• Made available to students at appropriate times
  in course.

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What is Jing?

• Jing
• Screen Capture Software
• which allows snapping a picture of (part of)
  your screen
• or recording your screen activity
• with audio commentary
• www.jingproject.com
• MERLOT.org
• Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and
  Online Teaching

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Jing

• Advantages
• Free
• Easy to Use
• Captured Shots or Videos can be saved or
  automatically uploaded
• Formats great for the web

• Disadvantages
• Maximum Video Length 5 minutes
• Can mark up Screen Shot, but no video editing
• Videos are branded
• Video format not always what one would want

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Using Jing

• Instructions for Use
• Choose Capture from the Jing Sun.
• Select the window of area you wish to record.
• Select Screenshot or Video. Record.
• Preview it.
• Save it locally, or upload it to Screencast.net.

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Using Jing

• Helpful Hints
• Use Pause feature often to reduce extra takes!
• Adjust screen resolutions to provide a whole
  screen view" in a smaller video size.
• A headset/microphone combination is a worthwhile
  investment.
• Use the cursor locate feature to help viewers
  follow the cursor.

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Using Jing

• History
• Convenient location to
• view
• share
• delete
• recent Jings.

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Other Screen Capture Software

• Free
• Jing very convenient jingproject.com
• CamStudio More features than Jing (AVI or SWF
  Screen Annotations) camstudio.org
• Not Free
• Jing Pro Provides longer video limit, larger
  online storage, no branding. jingproject.com
• Camtasia Jing's Big Brother" Advanced editing,
  much longer videos. techsmith.com
• BSR Screen Recorder Limited Editing, multiple
  formats. bsrsoft.com

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Example 1 of Video Wrappers in Statistics for
addressing needs

• Goal
• Spend more lab time discussing Statistics, less
  time on software.
• Video Wrapper Solution
• Create video tutorials explaining software usage
  with Jing, and presented with other resources
  through UM.SiteMaker. sitemaker.umich.edu

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• http//sitemaker.umich.edu/stats350.prelab/tutoria
  ls

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Introduction A brief description of the goals
  of the PreLab Lesson.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Video Lesson One or more narrated screen
  capture video(s) demonstrating the use of SPSS.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Written Resource A link to a pdf file with
  detailed written instructions is also provided.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Assignment Students complete a short
  assignment to practice the SPSS skills just
  learned.

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Example 2 of Video Wrappers in Statistics for
addressing needs

• Goal
• Make online learning resources more accessible
  and useful to students.
• Video Wrapper Solution
• Create video wrapper demonstrating the features
  of a learning resource with Jing.
• Video Wrappers Can
• Show students what to look for in the resource.
• Adjust for notational differences
• Correct mistakes in resource, if necessary.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Introduction Brief paragraph describes goals
  of the activity.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Video Wrapper A narrated screen capture video
  demonstrates the use of the learning object.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Learning Object A link to actual online
  learning object is given.

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Statistics Video Wrapper PreLab

• Assignment Students complete a short
  assignment using the Learning Resource.

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Example PreLab 03
http//sitemaker.umich.edu/stats350.prelab/lesson0
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Video Wrapper PreLab Summary

• Prelabs received very well by GSIs (TAs) that
  teach the lab sections as they better prepared
  their students for the upcoming discussion topic.
  
• Shared knowledge can be then assumed for lab.
• GSI comment
• My students came to lab with questions. They
  were curious as to why they observed the results
  they did in the prelab, and wanted to ask
  questions and better understand.  Making them
  think before lab about discussion topics was very
  beneficial for class interaction.

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Video Wrapper PreLab Summary

• Students able to cover the PreLab at their own
  pace and came to labs more prepared to discuss
  and further learn.
• Student comments
• The PreLabs utilize what we talk about in
  class and the homework assignments.
• They are pretty useful as they are, but the
  applet based ones are the most useful.
• PreLabs are currently fine the way they are
  because they are meant to familiarize the person
  with SPSS and that is what they do.

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Video Wrapper PreLab Summary

• Some Survey Results (end of Fall 2008)

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More Examples of Video Wrappers for addressing
other Needs

• Quickly/effectively answer students questions
• Record a video
• Upload it to screencast.com
• Send the link to the student
• A graphics tablet or tablet PC can be useful
• Provide GSIs with video steps for any HOW TO DO
  IT task
• How to set the CLICKER settings for saving
  responses
• How to Export your Gradebook to send to
  coordinator for back up of files

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More Examples of Video Wrappers for addressing
other Needs

• Instead of typing at people,show them what you
  are talking about PRONTO!

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Thank You Discussion/Questions

• Questions at this time?
• Other ideas for Use?
• Brenda Gunderson
• University of Michigan
• bkg_at_umich.edu