Khan Academy Meets The Academy: Integrating Screencasts Into Chemical Engineering Courses 

Presenter: Mark Werner

Co-Presenter: Katherine Allison

                                 Garrett Nicodemus

Organization: University of Colorado Boulder

Role: Associate Director of Academic Technology Strategy and Support

Track: Research Presentation

Topic: Effective Blended Learning Practices

Level: For Mere Mortals

Abstract: Screencasts, or short videos demonstrating and explaining concepts, are useful for flipped classes and online learning. The authors studied chemical engineering students at two universities who viewed screencasts outside of their classes. The authors will present results from matching students' grades with data about students' uses of the screencasts; and from a usability study of several screencasts. Finally, the authors will demonstrate how to produce a screencast and integrate it into a course.

Bio: Mark Werner directs a team of innovative instructional and media designers who solve wicked learning problems with the adoption of information technologies. He investigates how technologies can best be used to enhance teaching and learning. He improves technological services in higher education settings and invites faculty to consider using technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Mark holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and a M.A. in English from Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a B.S. in Technical Communication from the University of Minnesota. He has worked at the Software Engineering Institute and IBM Corporation previously.

Description: This is a blend of a presentation of research results with a brief demonstration.

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