Creating Short Films and Videos to Teach Course Content 2014 Instructional Innovation Conference CEIT March 7, 2014 Jack McCarthy SMG Organizational Behavior

Our Pedagogy: Leverage an Engagement Model of Learning Probe and inquire Think critically, creatively Analyze and synthesize Apply knowledge in meaningful contexts Practice new behaviors Build new skills 3. Integrate & Improve 2. Extend / Apply 1. Prepare Gain foundational knowledge, information and ideas Plan inquiry and generate insights Learn how to learn cognitively, experientially, visually, through relationships, dialogue, etc. and integrate into a total learning experience Reflect & Assess in order to improve Integrate, synthesize and be open to changing how we think, feel and act Continuously validate by applying new knowledge, feelings, and actions We all want to find ways to increase engagement and creative collaborations in our students. So, how?

OB221: The Dynamics of Leading Organizations & People  SMG’s large core undergraduate Organizational Behavior course  Course on individual behavior and team dynamics  Experiential Learning-based curriculum  1,000 students per year, 14 discussion sections each Fall & Spring  Accompanied by a creative lecture series  Have implemented many pedagogical innovations  Now capturing and accelerating learning through creation & use of custom videos and short films

A Course on Teamwork & Creative Collaboration

Live Jazz and Dance Performances

A Surprise A Cappella Set in OB221 Improvisation, creativity & teamwork in action! BU’s Aural Fixations Pitch Perfect

Stage Plays too

Examples of Our Videos and Films

Trends Driving Change Today:  Population, Globalization, Diversity  Political, Social Unrest  Environment, Climate, Natural Resources  Technology, Interconnectedness  Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Explosion  Pace of Market Change  Financial Turmoil, Cost Control, New Business Models  Speed, Stress, Turbulence, Chaos… We live in a “VUCA” world!

VUCA  Volatile  Uncertain  Complex  Ambiguous

Teamwork at SMG A short film by Yvonne Tran With Thanks to the Fall 2011 OB221 TA Team! Engaging students in discovery

Instructional Videos: Do’s & Don’ts Teaching course concept in students’ own words….

Fall 2013 OB221 Recap Video: Capturing key course lessons in a creative capstone video:

From our RA: How to Create Class Videos Pre-Production Scheduling interview subjects/shooting times Prepping equipment/interview questions Obtaining consent from subjects Production Interview (Equipment needed: Video Camera, tripod, microphone) B-Roll/Found Footage/Photographs Post-Production Editing (Software Needed: iMovie/Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premiere/Windows Movie Maker) Encoding video into appropriate format (MOV/WMV/MP4) Transfer and Storage (Hardware/Streaming/Cloud)

Why I love being a part of OB221’s video projects… My favorite part of the process is watching the audience watch the final product. I look for reactions: laughter, silence, gasps, etc. because it signals to me that the students are engaged. It gives me a rewarding feeling knowing that I am supporting students’ learning and pushing the boundaries of higher education pedagogy Yvonne Tran, OB Video RA

Some Lessons  Students are incredibly engaged by video and film  It’s easier than you think to create quality video  Technology can be an enabler of learning as well as teamwork  Learning can be moved across space and time through video  Enhanced Creativity, Collaboration, Engagement, Learning