Papers by Natascia D'Amico
EDULEARN proceedings, 2017
The MOOC landscape has seen over time the absolute dominance of the video format. Regardless of t... more The MOOC landscape has seen over time the absolute dominance of the video format. Regardless of the reasons for this, it's a fact that videos are the main medium in MOOC-although not new. When we talk about video format we should not make the mistake of thinking to a specific type of video. Indeed, this tool can be declined in very different ways. Simply, we could think about the possibility to have the teacher on the screen or not; to use the green screen technique or animations; to have a voiceover, to use the technique of storytelling or have pictures and words on the screen; and so on. The choice of each of these options will affect the production in terms of cost and time: without forgetting, last but not least, the impact of the format on the effectiveness of learning. Several studies move towards analysis of the MOOC aesthetic, trying to establish relationships and principles to finalize and optimize video design for learning. Our experience as MOOC producers at Federica Web Learning has given us the possibility to enjoy and observe more kind of video through different subjects and platforms. Our work can be summarized as a comparative analysis of different video formats (video-lectures as also videotrailers), essentially carried out through our experience on the ground. At the end, we'll try to make a map that could help teachers and institutions to choose the video formats most appropriate to the conditions and aims of each teaching situation online.
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Papers by Natascia D'Amico