Share Paper: To What Degree Does the Use of Video Affect Learning Outcomes in University Level Online Business Courses?

  1. Laura Williamson, City University of Seattle, United States
Wednesday, October 19 11:35-11:55 AM Kona

Abstract: This paper is a report on a study-in-process conducted at an institution of higher learning in the Western United States. The study examines the degree to which instructional technologies such as video affect learning outcomes in an online undergraduate business course. We know from the literature that delivery and design practices for instruction have traditionally been determined by common sense not cognitive theory. This is largely true because until recently, neither cognitive science nor educational theory have generated sufficient findings to permit extensive application to either consideration (Sweller, 1990). As a result, instruction is traditionally peppered with extraneous cognitive load. ...