The importance of videos in education-Zimbabwe
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The influence of digital videos on our everyday culture is undeniable. Online video sharing sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Metacafe boast monthly audience numbers in the millions.
With digital videos continuing to gain popularity, it seems only natural that this familiar and widespread platform should extend into the education system.
Students today are using educational videos as a tool for learning everything: from basic skills – like changing a tire – to the latest dance craze. Remarkably, millennials make up 92% of the digital video viewing audience. Abstract topics that once seemed difficult to teach and learn are now more accessible and understandable thanks to the availability of effective educational video platforms for online learning.
Studies have shown that the use of short video clips allows for more efficient processing and memory recall. The visual and auditory nature of videos appeals to a wide audience and allows each user to process information in a way that’s natural to them. In a nutshell, videos are good teachers.
The use of videos in teaching and learning serves not only to benefit students, but also teachers, their affiliated institutions, and the entire school system. Teachers believe that the use of educational videos improves the learning experience. They also serve to break down barriers, such as student and campus location, which were once insurmountable.
As a result, educational institutions are faced with the task of meeting the rising demand for accessibility to quality learning videos and online course offerings. Indeed, many are choosing to create their own educational video learning materials.
Using Videos in Education
The online, asynchronous nature of videos allows them to be shared all across the world and at all hours of the day or night. Clad Junior Online Tutoring gain great autonomy by using videos to teach harder concepts to a broader primary school audience than ever before.
Benefits of Using Videos in the Educational Setting
The benefits of using videos in an educational setting are numerous. Their convenience and versatility make them an asset to students, teachers, and educational institutions alike, whether elementary, high school, or higher levels.
Benefits to students:
Videos create a more engaging sensory experience than using print materials alone.
- Learners actually get to see and hear the concept being taught, and they can process it in the same way they process their everyday interactions.
- They provide a go-to resource that can be watched from anywhere with an internet connection or offline. Videos are accessible on a multitude of devices including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. This allows for viewing at the student’s convenience and from wherever they are.
- Videos increase knowledge retention, since they can be stopped and replayed as many times as needed. They can also be reviewed long after the initial lesson was taught.
- They greatly assist in the learning of all subjects, but particularly those topics that are complex and/or highly visual, such as step-by-step procedures, problem-solving, or science and math formulas.
- They increase proficiency in digital literacy and communication, which are important 21st-century skills.