Blog 6 – Storytelling with Video

In Rich McCue’s example of storytelling, what senses does he appeal to in his story?

Rich McCue, UVic Librarian, talks a story about how and why we should back up our personal digital files in both audio and video formats. He introduces a topic that is closely related to our study and life in a friendly, enthusiastic, conversational tone. His video has a clear structure, with an anecdote (introduction), a solution, and a conclusion.

Which of the guidelines does he follow?

• Keep it short (Mayer’s Segmenting Principle) — The length of both sources is less than five minutes.
• Focus on Learning Outcomes (Mayer’s Coherence Principle) — Both sources focus on the topic, which is why we should back up our laptops.
• Use a Conversational Tone (Mayer’s Personalization Principle) — McCue uses a friendly, enthusiastic, conversational tone.   
• Add Visual Elements (Mayer’s Signalling principle) — Rather than just talking in the audio, McCue adds some images to Illustrate his example vividly.
• Keep Text and Images Together (Mayer’s Spatial and Temporal Contiguity principles) — McCue’s talk and related images are presented simultaneously.
• Build in Accessibility (UDL Guidelines) — Auto-generated captions are included in the video.

Are there any that he doesn’t follow?

I think McCue does not Include active learning (Merrill’s First Principles). He could post questions and ask the students to solve problems or consider alternatives. For example, after discussing Jen’s experience, he can ask if any of the audience have had similar struggles in order to engage the learner in active learning.