Article
A course in context: Video course trailers
Journal of General Education: A Curricular Commons of the Humanities and Sciences
(2021)
Abstract
This article reports the development of a “course trailer”
video series that communicates the professional and academic value
of General Education courses’ core competencies and describes the
results of a survey measuring the impact of those videos on student
perception. While General Education programs represent a staple of US
undergraduate education, enrolled students frequently misunderstand
the nature and value of the programs’ core goals and or competencies.
Universities are making increasing use of devices such as catalog
descriptions, mission statements, course websites or blogs, and course
trailer videos to communicate and clarify their General Education
competencies and values; however, little empirical research exists
demonstrating the efficacy of such devices. The study’s results provide
statistically significant evidence that the course trailer video series
improved students’ understanding of how General Education course fit
into both their academic and professional plans.
Keywords
- learning outcomes,
- high-impact practices,
- General Education,
- twenty-firstcentury skills
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter 2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5325/jgeneeduc.69.1-2.0060
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Citation Information
Emily Faulconer, John C. Griffith, Zack Dixion and Laura Faulconer. "A course in context: Video course trailers" Journal of General Education: A Curricular Commons of the Humanities and Sciences Vol. 69 Iss. 1-2 (2021) p. 60 - 85 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_griffith/55/
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