Students are assigned research projects to complete in groups using Blackboard sites. Groups can present their assignments through prerecorded videos uploaded to their Blackboard sites and viewed in class and at home. Students can then post videos to blogs on Blackboard to discuss topics further or provide peer feedback. Groups of students are given debatable issues to research and take a side on. They collect evidence to create a public service announcement arguing their position. Students use blogs to reflect on issues and collect supporting information. Their final project is a public service announcement presenting the topic, with discussion threads later created so discussion can continue among the class. Students can create short 2 minute videos as weekly reflections on topics, using phones, built-in

2. VIDEO PRESENTATIONS & BLOGS
Assign a research project to students in a group. Give each group a section
in Blackboard.
In lieu of in class presentations, students can present their assignments
using pre-recorded video to be shown in class and viewed at home on a
Blackboard site.
This offers the students an opportunity to develop a clear and concise
presentation
Students can then post the video to blogs in Blackboard and have further
discussion about the topics presented or offer peer feedback and
questions about a presented topic

3. VIDEO PSA ASSIGNMENT
Groups of students are given a debatable issue to research in class. The
students are then instructed to take a side on the issue determined by
the instructor.
The student groups will then collect research geared towards producing a
Public service announcement arguing their position on that topic.
Students will have access to a blog so that they can reflect and collect
information about this issue that supports their view
The final project will be a public service announcement that presents a
debatable topic
Then the instructor can then create discussion threads on each PSA topic
so the discussion can continue among the class

4. VLOGS
Allow students to create short 2 minute videos that will serve the same
purpose of their blog.
Students can use the videos to serve as a daily or weekly reflection on the
topics at hand.
Students will be able to use video, whether it be created with a cell phone, a
built in camera or a stand alone video camera.

5. DIGITAL STORYTELLING-ENHANCED
Allow students to creatively use video to present their in-depth research on
a particular topic
Student can be given wikis to cite sources and display research methods to
the instructor and the class
The students can also use the wikis to provide any additional information
that would demonstrate their depth of knowledge on the subject
Students can be creative: re-enactments, interviews, on-site video,
animation, etc.
The students would present a video that allows students to creatively
explain a research topic to their classmates and instructor by
incorporating audio and visual elements. The videos should typically be
the length of an investigative journalism piece on the news

6. VIDEO PRODUCTION TOOLS
Camtasia Relay
Supported by QU, allows users to create screencasts of their computer and
share their presentations
YouTube.com
Use of the restricted feature allows users to choose who to submit videos to.
The videos do not show up in YouTube searches, so the viewing can be limited
to a select audience
Screencast.com
Free site that allows users to upload, photo, video and even Camtasia Relay
screencasts from their computer and share them. The users have complete
control of who sees what and can remove content at their will
Windows Live Movie Maker
A free download from Microsoft that allows users to import and edit video in a
easy, basic format
iMovie
A basic movie creation software that comes standard with the Mac OS. Allows
users to edit movies and create content for the web as well as create DVDs