What kind of interaction would the video require from your students? Does it force them to respond in some way (inherent)?
Because the video provides students with questions to reflect upon at the end of the video, it calls for engagement. It would require students to self-reflect and think about the question, “what do you think about the idea, is the idea overly simplistic”, and “do you believe it is possible to make a permanent switch from a fixed to a growth mindset?” and comment on the comment section beneath it. That is a good way for viewers and students to provide feedback and share their thoughts.
In what way are they likely to respond to the video on their own, e.g. make notes, do an activity, think about the topic (learner-generated)?
Students are likely to respond to the video through self-reflection and peer discussion. The video did a great job of providing examples of behaviours of students with a growth mindset vs. students with a fixed mindset in an everyday life basis and ultimately, it provided a comparison of the outcome of the situation and also each person’s place in life. This makes it easy for students to relate and reflect upon themselves, their current mindset and brainstorm what they need to do moving forward in order to achieve a growth mindset. Students can communicate their ideas with one another through various online platforms.
What activity could you suggest that they do, after they have watched the video (designed)? What type of knowledge or skill would that activity help develop? What medium or technology would students use to do the activity?
After students have watched the video, they could discuss the learning outcomes with one another though online learning platforms about what it means to have a growth mindset and how they could achieve it. Similar to the examples provided in the video, students could reflect, recognize, and give examples of their personal fixed mindset of a personal task or situation and develop ideas of how they can change that mindset. That way, students can develop critical thinking skills that can also be used towards developing their growth mindset. Students can use online tools such as Mattermost, zoom, skype, or messenger chat in order to communicate their ideas and then each individually create their own blog posts of the learning outcomes through WordPress.
How could the video have been designed to generate more or better activity from viewers or students?
Because the video is animated, I think that it catches viewer’s attention. But in order to generate more activity from students, the video could have been designed to create more engagement from students such as generating questions that prompts students to engage in a student-student interaction other than just themselves.
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Hi Pim! Great video! I especially appreciate the questions it raises. Reflecting on personal experiences helps make links between learning & actions. Students can be invited to list some takeaways from their learning experiences. Thinking through the pieces and returning to their reflective writing can spark many ‘aha!’ moments.