Video Library
View a sample of the Math Video Library website
View a Math Video
Project Summary: The goal of this project was to develop an elementary mathematics methods video library that presents pre-service teachers in peer-to-peer interactions, to model fundamental mathematical concepts across the K-5 mathematics curriculum. The project was showcased at the 2004 Faculty Development Grant showcase by the Principal Investigator, Thomasenia Lott Adams.
The project utilizes Windows Media 9 and was recorded and edited entirely in-house by CITT developer, Mike Gersten. The setup allows future dubbing of the videos to multiple languages. For assessment, the project incorporated short quizzes at the end of each video that consolidates learning. Worksheets are also provided for download.
Technology and Software: Videos were filmed and edited on site at the CITT. Multimedia software used to develop the videos includes Sound Forge, Win DVD, Sony Vegas, Adobe Director and Adobe Flash. The dynamically-generated quiz interactions were coded in C+ and implemented in Adobe Flash, importing question data from an external XML file. Guide sheets for use in the classroom were creating using Microsoft Word and converted to Adobe PDF files. PHP technology was used to create interactive forms for feedback and assessment.
Pedagogy and Technology: The primary audiences for this module are in-field and pre-service elementary mathematics teachers. The videos provide strategies and valuable tips for teaching mathematics to young children by visually demonstrating the use of manipulative props in the presentation of basic math concepts. Transcripts and worksheets are available to provide conceptual support and alternate modes of accessing the content in the video. Context-specific quizzes are included to provide self-assessment for the user. In order to make the videos scalable and reusable, only the actor's hands are visible. This allows the narration to be dubbed in multiple languages and the video footage can remain primarily unchanged with minor modifications to text labels.
Development Team:- Content Expert: Thomasenia Lott Adams
- Instructional Designer: Marcela Pineros
- Multimedia: Mike Gersten
- Web Programmer: Chris Nyffeler, Marcela Pineros
- Flash Programmer: Basil Guevara
