The advantages of using a video

The most powerful tool in an online or blended course is a good video. A video is a very simple thing to access for everybody people. Nowadays people are used to watch videos for example on YouTube or all kind of social media. By explaining something to video you can, keep the attention of your audience longer than when they need to read a text. In a few minutes you can give a lot of information of course. A video may not be too long. A timing from 2 to 6 minutes is enough. Your students are hearing and seeing something together. That is always a big advantages in the learning process of students.

The legal aspects

Before you start filming you need to think about some legal aspects. For example if you want to film on location it's always better to ask permission for that. Also when you need to film other people than yourself you need them to ask permission otherwise you are not in order with all kind of privacy aspects. If there is audience simple asking them is enough.

Keep it simple

When making a video, you need to have a script or a storyboard. On a storyboard you write down step by step what you will do during the video. But also what you will say otherwise you run the risk that you need to start over ten times. Use short sentences and explain everything in a simple language. An overload on information is never good. As I already said, a timing from two to six minutes is enough. If you are using pictures remember that one good picture is better than 10 bad ones now.

Layout

Also the layouts you need to keep simple. Use one font and maximum to different sizes. Use one color and keep the second color to highlight something. Don't put too much bullets on one slide and don't use capital because that's too hard and also no underlining because that's old-fashioned.