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Visual person will love it.

Do you struggle figuring out something by just listening to someone explaination? Do you find pictures or graphic help you to imagine or understand better?  If yes, you are a visual leaner who process information that they can see better than information that they hear.

Teaching a large group of students is very challenging as they might need different approach of learning. Some can understand by just listening.  Some might need audio as well as visual.  Some might need a hands on acitivity to helps them figure it out.  So, I prefer to use various approach to make sure my students understand better.

When teaching about process and application of science concept, I prefer to use video as teaching aid.  For lower form students, videos from dr binocs show and It's AumSum Time channels are highly recommended.  I love their ilustration and cartoon animation.  As for the upper form students, I will look for videos that are more informative and realistic. 

Have you ever experience a silent moment when you ask your students about the video they just watched.  Then only I realise that they need some guidance so that they could get the content that we want them to get from the video.  Later on, I figure out some ways to make learning through video more effective. 

First, you might want to give them some questions in which they need to find the answer in the video clip.  Or you might want to play the video then pause when you need to clarify something. Other than that, you might want the students to discuss first before you show the video.

Last week I teach about electromagnet. When it comes to the application of the concept in daily life, I ask the student to discuss in group. I walk around and asked them to explain to evaluate their understanding.  Some could understand through the picture but some struggling to imagine it.  So, video will be the best solutions. 

However, not all video meets the objective of the learning. Some videos are too simple while some are too advanced.  Some video might use different terms and slang.  Looking on one side, advanced video is a good exposure for the students to get extra knowledge.  However, teacher must make sure that the students are not confused with the terms used and highlight the important parts that they must understand.  Teacher should also preview the video before showing it to the students to avoid any content that is not appropriate.   

Other than that, it is also consumed much time searching for the best video.  So, preparation beforehand is very important.  Since other teacher might facing the same problem, I decided to share the link of the video to the Whatsapp groups whenever I found a useful video. Here I share link of the videos that might be useful for your teaching and learning process.

Dr Binocs Show

It's AumSum Time