I’ve been wondering if videos count as eLearning. Many of our teams create videos and call it a day, but there’s no interaction or knowledge checks involved. Videos are effective, but I think they should be just one part of eLearning, not the entire course. What do you all think?
It’s one of the many tools of eLearning. So yes, videos can be eLearning, but not all eLearning is videos. The trick is to know the difference.
Yes, since they are a form of the ‘e’ in ‘eLearning’. But, as others have mentioned, videos are most effective when paired with interactive elements and assessments to reinforce learning.
eLearning is learning conducted via electronic media, typically on the internet. When the video is presented and consumed electronically (and what video isn’t these days?), it’s right there in the definition. So yes.
Yes… it’s one type of eLearning.
No. If it’s just a video and there’s no way to evaluate learning, no.
Why not? I mean when I need to fix something around my house, I find a tutorial and learn how. A video created with the purpose of teaching someone how to do something specific delivered through electronic media—why wouldn’t that be e-learning?
I have a couple of blog posts addressing this very question: Content Delivery Isn’t Instruction but it’s Still Important to Do Well. I develop this idea further as the Stages of Learning and Edtech Improvements, putting content consumption in its proper perspective relative to other ‘ingredients’ of effective learning interactions.
Only if you learned something.