My experience with conference-style events, even virtual ones, is that they provide a sort of forcing function whereby you put time on your calendar and go and watch the thing. Saving a bookmark to watch some interesting looking video, webcast, or whatever at some future point "when I have time"? Doesn't happen very often.
So the problem with having videos that can be watched any time as opposed to going to class at a set time sounds like it could be a good idea. But I'm guessing it wouldn't work that well--except, as you suggest, with very motivated students.
Yes, I agree that this is a big part of the problem. I think that even passively engaged in a lecture during class imparts some information (perhaps by osmosis) and it's the forcing aspect of the traditional classroom lecture that is better than a video.
Overall I think the problem comes from a lack of a desire to learn. I'm not a motivator and so I think my students suffer from my inability to be a rah, rah type instructor. I don't know what can be done about it though.
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My experience with conference-style events, even virtual ones, is that they provide a sort of forcing function whereby you put time on your calendar and go and watch the thing. Saving a bookmark to watch some interesting looking video, webcast, or whatever at some future point "when I have time"? Doesn't happen very often.
So the problem with having videos that can be watched any time as opposed to going to class at a set time sounds like it could be a good idea. But I'm guessing it wouldn't work that well--except, as you suggest, with very motivated students.
Yes, I agree that this is a big part of the problem. I think that even passively engaged in a lecture during class imparts some information (perhaps by osmosis) and it's the forcing aspect of the traditional classroom lecture that is better than a video.
Overall I think the problem comes from a lack of a desire to learn. I'm not a motivator and so I think my students suffer from my inability to be a rah, rah type instructor. I don't know what can be done about it though.