Create a video on a topic chosen on a first-come, first-served basis

My favorite activity was the create a video project. You can work with a partner and it's fun to make and really helps you learn about your topic teaching it to other people.

Purpose and Assignment

Practice communication skills and review and solidify a concept from class as you create a short real-time video aimed at your classmates. Here, real-time communication includes real-time handwriting on a board or paper, or real-time manipulations on a computer, and real-time audio and video. Your face, voice, and other communication must be present in the video all at the same time, at all times, although you may begin with some text already there.

Start by introducing yourself and listing the topic you chose. The rest is up to you but you should focus on reviewing concepts from class and homework and at least one specific example. Explain and discuss the related concepts and example in your own words. You may work with one other person and turn in one video only if both of you are in it and you subdivide the communication equally. Creativity is encouraged, but keep it professional. Explaining concepts to others is one of the best ways to learn yourself.

Pretend you are presenting to the class in real time, but these can be more polished since you can plan, re-record and make revisions if needed.

Here is a 3-minute sample video for a different class at a different school. Please try to keep your video to approximately 5 minutes or less.

Recording from a phone, computer, or tablet is the method I would expect many to use. Another option is the library tech desk, which allows you to check out digital equipment, including camcorders. The library also has private study rooms with whiteboards that you can book and record in. If you want to borrow a marker for a whiteboard, I can lend that to you. Taping up paper and writing on that with a marker is another option. I can also help you film during office hours--for example we could set up my laptop to record you.

Upload your video to your school YouTube channel as follows:
First be sure that you are logged in to your school Gmail account.
Then upload your video.
Change the privacy setting to Unlisted and copy the web address for the video.
Then send me the video link in the private forum on ASULearn. I'll respond there if I recommend any changes. When it is ready I'll approve your video and will add it to a page on ASULearn designed to add to the class resources and build community.

If you are uploading from a phone, you might need to first select YouTube, and then log in to your school account.

Rubric and Revisions

The full-credit video is scored on a scale of 2
  • starts by introducing yourself and listing the topic you chose
  • focuses on at least one specific example
  • reviews related concepts from our class/homework
  • is in your own words
  • clear and correct
  • flows well
  • professional
  • includes real-time handwriting or manipulations, and at the same time, real-time audio and video of you making eye contact. Your face, voice, and other communication must be present in the video all at the same time, at all times, although you may begin with some text already there.
  • please try to keep your video to approximately 5 minutes or less.
  • (if working with a partner) both of you are in it and you subdivide the communication equally

    A score of 1 is given for a good faith effort that is not quite ready for prime time. You can revise your video by using my feedback to improve it.

    The video is counted as a part of your participation grade.

    Topics

    The choice of topic is first-come, first-served on the ASULearn Choice Survey.
      Geometry of the Earth and Universe
    1. Eratosthenes' method of calculating the circumference of the earth
    2. parallel on plane
    3. parallel on sphere
    4. parallel in hyperbolic geometry
    5. sum of the angles on plane
    6. sum of the angles on sphere
    7. sum of the angles in hyperbolic geometry
    8. Pythagorean theorem on plane
    9. Pythagorean theorem on sphere
    10. Pythagorean theorem in hyperbolic geometry
    11. Klein bottle tic-tac-toe

      Finance: Personal and Beyond
    12. total savings plus interest from lump sum
    13. unknown rate in Excel from lump
    14. total savings plus interest from periodic payment
    15. interest earned from periodic payment
    16. lump sum or annual payments in a lottery
    17. monthly loan payment
    18. total interest on a loan
    19. amortization table
    20. total interest when paying extra on a loan
    21. lent rate versus earned rate
    22. why lump sum is appropriate for Benjamin Franklin scenario


      Statistics for Consumers
    23. measures of center
    24. boxplot
    25. linear regression
    26. golden mean
    27. a probability
    28. multiplication rule for independent events
    29. 1936 presidential election
    30. lady tasting tea
    31. 1969 Vietnam draft
    32. HIV testing the entire population
    33. confidence intervals