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Comparative analysis of the use of video lectures and web 2.0 applications in a hybrid university course environment: a case study

Use of online video and audio lecturing is an effective means to deliver asynchronous teaching resources to students in a hybrid academic learning environment. The lecture that was delivered by the teacher in the classroom can be recorded and placed on a video sharing network like YouTube and/or in a learning management system (LMS) to be available to students for later viewing and preparation for assessment. Also, the audio recording of a lecture can be easily created with the PowerPoint Slide Show recording functionality or by using screen capture or screen recording software like Camtasia and also placed in the course LMS to be used by students for learning. In most previous studies the students’ evaluation of such video or audio lecturing resources has indicated their potential contribution to learning, even though their adoption by the students was moderated by their learning styles and preferences. A better insight into the value of video and audio lecturing can be provided by a comparative analysis of the use of video and audio lectures and other types of online learning technologies. Therefore, in our paper we compare the students’ perceptions of several aspects of video and audio lecturing and the value of their use for learning with their perceptions of the use of other technologies suitable for online teaching and learning: Diigo social bookmarking and notes-taking tool, Mendeley tool for organization of research documents, Google Documents, Google Slides, Google Forms, YotForm web survey tool, online mind mapping tools (Mindomo/Mindmeister/Bubbl.us), online block- diagram tools (Gliffy/Creately), Netvibes mashup tool, user interface mockup or wireframe tool (MockFlow/Mockingbird), and online presentations (Prezi/Emaze). The results of our comparative analysis of students’ evaluations of various types of tools that can be used for teaching and learning tasks indicate that video and audio recordings of lectures are among the highest ranked tools regarding the average evaluation of interestingness, usefulness, potential for knowledge acquisition, better understanding of course content and its long term retention.

e-learning ; hybrid learning ; web 2.0 tools ; video lecturing

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