Developing Custom, Content Specific Videos
What are the benefits of developing custom, content-specific videos for teaching?
The benefits of using multimedia - specifically videos - to support teaching and learning is well established in Education. The main benefit is being able to narrate and explain concepts or activities, whilst an associated visual is presented on screen. This visual is often live-action, animation, a combination of both, or even further composited imagery.
Other formats have also become popular such as interviews, talking heads, on-location, and 360 / Virtual Reality. Each of these has different affordances and features that can help students to understand and experience situations or scenarios without having to travel!
It's important that the intent of the video is considered first and foremost, before getting too distracted with the production potential.
This is why speaking to someone who has both expertise and experience in creating a variety of Multimedia, in an educational context can help you get the most out of your multimedia production desires to support your teaching and learning.