Video Tutorial on Subtracting Integers using Tiles (3rd October)

Video Tutorial

“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” John Dewey Traditional teaching is no more relevant and meaningful for the contemporary students of the modern world who are witnessing unprecedented boom of modern technology. Therefore, the topic “Subtracting Integers using Tiles” was taught through the video tutorial to meet the learners’ desired strategy of learning.  I prepared the video tutorial using Camtasia Studio 6.0 as part of our ICT assignment. I was excited to try out teaching students using video tutorial which would help substitute a teacher so as to make teaching learning is as comprehensive as possible. The students were asked to carry their math note book, pen, pencil and math Text book.

They were then taken to the ICT laboratory and informed them that
they will be learning by watching a video tutorial clip. They were eager and exhibited curiosity for learning the lesson further than typical teaching and learning process.  The lesson was then played on the laptop and subsequently presented through OHP. The method allowed students to learn at their own segment of learning by pausing the video and revisiting the part of the lesson that was not understood well. It helped them to clarify their doubts own their which otherwise would remain as doubt since our students are hesitant to approach teacher. As the lesson proceeded the students followed the instructions and completed the desired task by pausing the clip and checking their work.

I was glad that the students expressed that they had fun learning the topic as it made them to understand the lesson better. Later, students wanted to take the soft copy so that they can use it for learning at home which would promote being responsible for their own learning.  The use of video tutorial in teaching and learning is advantageous to both the teacher and learners as it can substitute teacher’s absence and promote active and effective learning in each individual student. The students can have an access to those absentees as it provides the lesson in soft copy and offers opportunity to update the information about the lesson imparted. Unlike in our common classroom teaching where if a student can’t attend a classes he/she misses lesson that’s being taught. Likewise, teachers can sustain efficient and reliable drift of teaching. I am confident to share that individual teacher must learn to prepare lesson tutorial using camtasia  as it can substitute a teacher when he or she is absent  However, student revisiting the lesson in video remain considerably incomplete as it lacks scaffolding and supervision from the teacher.

Finally, learning is continuous through the process that creates, sustains and synergize learners’ efforts leading into acquiring more and useful knowledge, skills and experiences that truly added value to their lives in real world eventually that can be enhanced through the use of ICT in our teaching and learning process.