Over My Shoulder (OMS) media: screen-capture videos, Flash animations and text instructions modeling instructor problem-solving¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

OMS materials were videos of the instructor's computer screen with a think-aloud soundtrack, plus Flash animations using thought balloons, plus text-based instructions. They "purposefully included errors made by the instructor along with articulated problem-solving strategies," and were deliberately not skill tutorials. The three formats provided decreasing levels of scaffolding: videos the most, animations less, text the least. They were offered in three file formats and as CDs, DVDs or VHS tapes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Creation time using Camtasia screen-capturing software and Flash animation tools
• Multiple file formats and physical media options to accommodate student access

Constraints¶

• Large file sizes caused download waits of one to two hours for some students

Target Learners¶

• Pre-service K–12 teacher education students in a Web-based course

Target Learning Goals¶

• Modeling internal problem-solving and troubleshooting processes when creating educational media

Affordances¶

• Cognitive Apprenticeship Web Teacher Education

Claims¶

• Downloading large compressed video and animation files took students one to two hours, prompting growing requests for CD and DVD copies as the course progressed [+W]
• In a Web-based teacher education course, screen-capture videos and Flash animations modeling the instructor's internal problem-solving processes were the elements students most strongly associated with cognitive apprenticeship modeling [+W]

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

• Provide modeling media in multiple file formats and physical copy options to support student access

Key Sources¶

• Michele D. Dickey. (2007). Barriers and enablers in integrating cognitive apprenticeship methods in a Web-based educational technology course for K–12 (primary and secondary) teacher education. ALT-J, Research in Learning Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687760701482218