Digital Video Workshop

OU CALL ConferenceApril 9, 2010

Aaron Schwartz, MABarbara Schwenk, MA

Kathryn Plath, MAOhio University

Pedagogical ImplicationsFurthermore, this device enhances language

learning as it can:• Decrease learner anxiety• Allow for active roles of all group members• Create authentic language environment• Create authentic language opportunities• Motivate• Complement the communicative approach• Engage with digital natives

Folk Tales

Example: A Better Place

Example: Tongue TwistersFirst Try: Third Try:

Example: Commercial•Level: Advanced

•After some academic readings about effective advertising techniques, students took cameras around campus to film commercials for “OPIE Cola.”

•Students used Movie Maker to edit the commercials afterward.

Student Presentations

Example: Prepositions Movie•Level: Beginner•Students learned a list of prepositions•In teams, they set up examples of each one•They filmed the examples•iMovie used to insert slides and combine clips.

Integrates With Other Technology

• Computers/Projectors in the Classroom• Video editing in the computer lab• Classroom Management Systems –

Blackboard, Moodle, WebCT, etc.• Social Networking Sites – Youtube, Facebook