If you are looking for good ideas about online teaching, then start by heading to the Michael Wesch Youtube channel. Michael Wesch is an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University in the US. Michael’s work also includes media ecology and the emerging field of digital ethnography, where he studies the effect of new media on human interaction. When it comes to making videos for online teaching, Michael describes himself as a beginner – but in his Teaching without Walls – Making a ‘Super Simple Video video, you will find one of the best intros available online to making the most out of videos in your teaching – all in just over 11 minutes.
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