Episode 23: How to Create More Effective and Engaging Videos Without Getting Overwhelmed with Karen Costa
Description:
Let's talk about videos! Our guest for episode 23 of the Lecture Breakers podcast is Karen Costa, the author of the book 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos.*
Now, I am one of those people who would rather read than watch a video. I’d rather write than speak on a video. The idea of creating my own videos just overwhelms me. The lighting, the technology, the sound quality, the slide design, how many slides, how long should the video be . . . all of these details can stress me out.
But, I've seen the research about videos. I know how powerful videos can be for teaching and learning, which is why I invited Karen to the show.
Her approach is all about creating a simple and sustainable process for using videos in your courses. Sign me up!
And I must say that after this conversation with her, I feel more confident - dare I say even excited - about using videos in my online courses and webinars. I like her approach and the tips she shares, and I know you will too.
In this episode, you'll learn more about:
- how to humanize online learning by creating videos that connect with students.
- how to create a simple and sustainable system you can keep up with without getting overwhelmed.
- how to let go of thinking your videos need to be "fancy" and overproduced.
- how to speak from the heart and why it matters in your online videos.
- how long your videos should be.
- Learn more about the Faculty Guild
- Learn more about the Online Learning Consortium.
- Explore the #HigherEdReads conversation on Twitter
- Join Gather, the free online community for women in higher education (uses the Mighty Networks platform).
- Get Karen's book 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos. Click here to order from Stylus and save 20% using the code 99tips. Click here to order from Amazon*
- Get the book Brain Rules by John Medina
- Get the book Indistractable* by Nir Eyal
- Get the book Into the Magic Shop* by James Doty
- Connect with Karen on Twitter and LinkedIn
- Learn more about Karen's work on her website: karencostawriter.com
- Don't miss an episode! Be sure to subscribe to the show!
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