April 30, 2015 report

Taskstream Video Tutorial

Gretchen Fricke’s IT 598 Final Project

Spring 2015

April 30, 2015 report

http://gretchenfricke598.blogspot.com/

Here are the updates of my project this month:

·         I completed the task analysis and surveyed students who had just completed a similar assignment to ensure the task analysis and resulting video tutorial addressed the issues they faced. 

·         We surveyed all the students in the Middle Level, Elementary and Early Education programs.  They had just finished completing the video assignment.   The summary data is provided below:

Summary
Program	ECH-14	ELEM-52	MID-19
Computer type	PC-66	MAC-19
What type of video recording device did you use to record your videos for upload.  (a-iPhone, b-Other smart phone, c-iPad, d-tablet, e-digital camera, f-other)	iPhone-19 other smart phone-14	iPad-14 Tablet-4	Digital Camera-28 Other-16	tablet-4
Did you have any problems shooting an acceptable video to use? (a-yes, b-no)	yes-8	no-77
Did you feel you received adequate support in shooting the video? (a-yes, b-no, c-I did not need)	yes- 36	no- 1	did not need-49
What type of computer did you use to process or edit your recorded video? (a-PC-personal, b-PC-campus, c-MAC-personal, d-other)	PC(pers)-51	PC(SIUE)-4	MAC-27	other-1
Did you encounter difficulty transferring your recording off of your recording device to your computer? (a-yes, b-no)	Yes-12	No-73
What software did you use to edit your video (a-Window Movie Maker, b-I don't know, c-other)	WMM-48	don't know-3	other-34 (iMovie-21, quicktime-6)
Did you have problems editing the video (a-yes, b-no)	Yes-8	No-73
Did you feel you received adequate support in processing and editing your video(s)? (a-yes, b-no, c-I did not need add'l support)	yes-34	No-6	did not need-45
Did you have to compress your video in order to upload it to Task Stream? (a-yes, b-no)	Yes-37	No-48
Did you have problems uploading the video to Task Stream (a-yes, b-no)	Yes-16	No-69
Did you feel you received adequate support in uploading your portfolio to Task Stream? (a-yes, b-no, c-I did not need add'l support)	Yes-52	No-1
Did you experience difficulties completing your edTPA in your field placement (a-Yes, I had problems with video permissions, b-Yes, I had difficulty being able to select/design my own learning segment, c-Yes, I had difficulty finding time to teach my learning segment, d-Yes, other, e-No)	Yes, perm-3 Yes, design-7	Yes, time-14 Yes, other-5	No-64
Did your field placement have software, hardware or equipment that were helpful in completing your edTPA portfolio? (a-Yes, b-No, c-Not sure, because this issue did not come up, d-other)	Yes-14	No-14	Not sure-55	Other-2
Was your CT knowledgeable enough about the various technology related elements of edTPA to provide you with support? (a-Yes, b-No)	Yes-30	No-48

·         This data indicated that the problems weren’t as widespread as originally thought.  Many students mentioned turning to students for help.  Learning that students had difficulties only at a few junctures in the assignment, I decided to break up the tutorial into smaller segments. 

·         I used this information to break my project into two parts; one on uploading a video from a devise to a PC and the other on editing the video to meet the assignment guidelines.

·         From there, I wrote the scripts and recorded the first prototype.  I asked Dr. Marlette to review the prototype and made some adjustments to the next prototype.

·         After the second prototype was developed, I asked students in Dr. Liu’s ITS 300 class to view the videos and provide feedback.  The students in this group provided general feedback that the videos were helpful. 

·         Based on the feedback from the ITS 300 students and the faculty, I made some very minor changes to the final video.

Final Versions:

Uploading a video to Windows Movie maker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMnDvRzyN-Y

                   Editing a video in Windows Movie maker:

             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdExu1E1-G4&feature=youtu.be

·         To assess student learning, I added in a “cheatsheet” that students could download and write in (paraphrase) their answers as the video tutorial played.  The answers to the questions were provided at the end so students could check their answers. 

·         Updated Timeline:

Date	Completed	Task
February 15	ü	Obtain access to Taskstream. Understand issues facing student and faculty.
February 28	ü	Take sample video to test equipment and perform task analysis.
March 6 March 23	ü	Complete task analysis. Start storyboards to map out video tutorial.
March 13 March 30	ü	Obtain faculty input on storyboards and make necessary adjustments. First prototype developed.
March 20 April 10	ü	Faculty review of prototype. Think Aloud evaluation by 1-2 students. Review by students in IT300
March 27 April 15	ü	Final prototype delivered.
April 15	ü	Finish all project documentation.