Using video as a form of artistic communication: preparing for undergraduate assessment in Initial Teacher Education (ITE)

Dockerty, Kelly

Abstract

In a fast-evolving Higher Education (HE) landscape amid the COVID-19 Pandemic the need for a Lecturer in Education to be dynamic and innovative with assessment pedagogy is no longer a desired skill but mandatory. In response to the demand from students as consumers and other key stakeholders, our innovative and somewhat artistic license in the learning context. At the student-facing edge of HE, Lecturers react to the ever-changing landscape with dynamism to positively impact on the student experience. These continued efforts to provide the best student experience, enables HE institutions to remain competitive with Initial Teacher Education (ITE) provision as part of a cutthroat consumer driven marketplace. This article will present how video as a form of artistic communication supported year one ITE students to make sense of institutional assessment methods. Qualitatively this research was focused on student perceptions gathered through a questionnaire. Student accounts expressed overwhelmingly that the use of video as a form of communication was easier to understand than written formats. The article concludes that to support a diverse student population at a distance and online, a choice of artistic assessment formats including video should be provided. The evidence herein shows that both student understanding and outcomes of assessment were statistically improved and that the format itself facilitated a willingness to engage online in a purposeful way with assessment. Students also repeatedly revisit assessment materials embedded in a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Citation

Dockerty, K. (2021). Using video as a form of artistic communication: preparing for undergraduate assessment in Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Research on Education and Media, 12(1), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2020-0004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 22, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jul 16, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Deposit Date: Jan 30, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 19, 2021
• Journal: Research on Education and Media
• Print ISSN: 2037-0830
• Publisher: Sciendo
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 22-33
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2020-0004
• Keywords: Artistic communication; Video; Pedagogical innovation; Assessment methods; COVID-19; Online
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3708955