The article starts off well. It highlights the unquestioning use of video for online courses, and imagines better ways to promote learning. It goes on to cite a report called "Video and Online Learning: Critical Reflections and Findings From the Field" and discuss 3 recommendations from that report. This was getting interesting.<p>Unfortunately, 2 of the 3 recommendations were about how to do video. "Make the Best Use of Video as a Medium" and "Consider Lightweight and DIY Approaches" to making video.<p>Thought I was going to get some insight here. Turned out to be quite disappointing.
I thought that videos and lectures were always known be a supplement and introduce concepts and ideas. The real learning is the hands on labs, assignments, and real-world experience which you gain the most value from. But I still think the lecture has its place. Nowadays, video production is cheaper than it ever has been so I don't understand that argument either. There are people making feature length films with a 1000 dollar camera and 500 dollar software.