Designing Educational Videos for University Websites Based on Students’ Preferences

Abstract

Recent developments have seen a significant increase in the number of educational videos being made, mostly for use as a resource in a range of educational levels and different specializations. Indeed, currently, many universities either provide videos as supplementary resources or, indeed, offer entire courses as online learning materials. The qualitative study this paper presents was conducted to answer the following questions: “How have educational videos (lectures/tutorials) published on YouTube affected the university students’ studies at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels?” and “would it be better to upload these types of videos onto a university website?” The aim was to explore the experiences of students from two universities (one a high- ranking university and one from a developing country) regarding online educational videos and to assess the extent to which these kinds of videos influence their studies. The data collection method used was individual interviews with students from two different universities to gather their perspectives, their opinions, and their aspirations regarding such videos. The results section analyzes and discusses the students’ varied opinions. Based on the research findings, several recommendations are made to develop a useable design to add videos to university websites. Finally, the research discussed how this study’s findings contribute during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigating Students’ Perceptions on E-Learning Materials and Tools for English for MICE

“…The fourth questionnaire result showed that YouTube is not a full recommendation e-learning tool for online learning. This result is different from the previous research that the use of YouTube for an educational videos is good evidence for academic discipline (Alfayez, 2021). Participants positively viewed the use of YouTube in their lessons (Kabooha & Elyas, 2018).…”

“…There were several previous studies that examined about YouTube as e-learning tool. Alfayez (2021) observed that the use of YouTube for an educational videos is good evidence for academic discipline. Kabooha & Elyas (2018) observed that participants positively viewed the use of YouTube in their lessons.…”

Academia's responses to crisis: A bibliometric analysis of literature on online learning in higher education during COVID‐19

“…The frequent occurrence of “professional development” and its connection to “curriculum” and varying student‐centered instructional approaches suggest the pressing needs, challenges or opportunities of supporting faculty in providing effective online instruction (eg, Ó Ceallaigh, 2021 ; Rupnow et al., 2020 ). Regarding technology, many studies investigated how clickers, videos, YouTube and online platforms supported student learning (eg, Alfayez, 2021 ; Chiu, 2020 ).…”

Usability of University Websites as Information Sources: A Review and Synthesis Based on 2021 Publications Indexed in Scopus Database

“…Alfayez [13] conducted a qualitative research project to answer the following questions: "How have instructional films (lectures/tutorials) broadcast on YouTube influenced university students' studies at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels?" "Would it be more appropriate to post these types of films on a UW?"…”

“…UWs had been well investigated for improvement of usability for all users in general [3,5,8,[10][11][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24], such as students-lectures [4,13,25], people with disabilities [26], and even during the pandemic time [26][27][28][29]. However, there has been no holistic understanding and general trends based on the above literature on UW.…”