15/5 for week of 4/6
1.
I am the Instruction Designer; so I have been
monitoring the course development and contributing as needed. This week I tackled the task of cutting up
the client’s video into segments that would fit into our online course. The client’s video assets are VOB file
format; I was surprised to find that this format is not workable in my video
editor (Adobe Premier Pro), so I had to find a way to convert the file format
to one that is accepted in that program.
At the time, I was not at all familiar with that process. I spent about 3 hours researching conversion options. The first converter that I downloaded did not
work well; I wasted about an hour on that option. My second choice worked fine and the
conversion itself was quick—about 30 minutes total.
Once the files were converted, I
cut the video into sections for the developer to use. The sections were an introduction, Why
Co-Teach, Implementing Co-Teaching, an introduction to the strategies and the
seven strategies themselves. That took
me about an hour and a half.
Once the files were converted, I
cut the video into sections for the developer to use. The sections were an Introduction, Why
Co-Teach, Implementing Co-Teaching, an introduction to the strategies and the
seven strategies themselves. That took
me about an hour and a half.
I think that my obligations are
complete, but am remaining flexible and open if my teammates need more input from
me.
2.
What did I do?
My teammates and I decided that these video segments would be valuable
in the online course, but in sections and not as a whole. I got it completed in a reasonable timeframe
so they could work with it.
What was important about what I did? Did I meet my goals? Videos are a great visual and audio presentation because it sets an example for the learner to easily remember and imitate. However, my understanding was week because I underestimated the format discrepancy that my video editor was limited by. After studying the conversion process, I understand the file formats a bit better and have a downloaded converter to use again. I met my goals.
When did I do this before? Where could I use this again? This was my first encounter with file format conversion, but I’ve researched many software options on various topics. I looked for reviews of the providers and found an article that highlighted their top ten favorite video converters and listed pros and cons for each. I also looked into working with free vs paid providers and verified on the providers’ websites which ones converted VOB format. So the process of specifying questions that I want answered and looking for a review article are pretty standard method for me and definitely are tools that I will go back to. The video conversion is definitely a skill that I could employ anytime I have purchased video footage that I want edit.
Do I see any patterns or relationships in what I did? My pattern is looking for an expert and finding out their opinion and going with that. I find it difficult to try every option myself looking for the best fit. That is a much quicker way for me to get my work done.
How well did I do? What worked? What do I need to improve? I spent quite a lot of time looking into the video conversion process. It turns out there are tons of options out there and I didn’t want to fool around with grade B processes. So it was time consuming to do the research, but I think that trial and error is more time consuming and definitely more headache building. I think I did ok on it and on the timing.
What should I do next? What’s my plan / design? I research video file formats this summer after the course is over and plan to make myself a cheat sheet---of what the various file formats are for, pros and cons of each. I have in my mind that I would like to make an infographic and post it on LinkedIn. At the very least, I will make a table with the information for myself.
What was important about what I did? Did I meet my goals? Videos are a great visual and audio presentation because it sets an example for the learner to easily remember and imitate. However, my understanding was week because I underestimated the format discrepancy that my video editor was limited by. After studying the conversion process, I understand the file formats a bit better and have a downloaded converter to use again. I met my goals.
When did I do this before? Where could I use this again? This was my first encounter with file format conversion, but I’ve researched many software options on various topics. I looked for reviews of the providers and found an article that highlighted their top ten favorite video converters and listed pros and cons for each. I also looked into working with free vs paid providers and verified on the providers’ websites which ones converted VOB format. So the process of specifying questions that I want answered and looking for a review article are pretty standard method for me and definitely are tools that I will go back to. The video conversion is definitely a skill that I could employ anytime I have purchased video footage that I want edit.
Do I see any patterns or relationships in what I did? My pattern is looking for an expert and finding out their opinion and going with that. I find it difficult to try every option myself looking for the best fit. That is a much quicker way for me to get my work done.
How well did I do? What worked? What do I need to improve? I spent quite a lot of time looking into the video conversion process. It turns out there are tons of options out there and I didn’t want to fool around with grade B processes. So it was time consuming to do the research, but I think that trial and error is more time consuming and definitely more headache building. I think I did ok on it and on the timing.
What should I do next? What’s my plan / design? I research video file formats this summer after the course is over and plan to make myself a cheat sheet---of what the various file formats are for, pros and cons of each. I have in my mind that I would like to make an infographic and post it on LinkedIn. At the very least, I will make a table with the information for myself.
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