doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2024.14.3.2069
Overcoming Teaching Challenges in Online Media Production Courses: A Case Study of an Asynchronous Online Media Production Course
Semih Bedir1,*
,
Mariah Hagadone-Bedir2
- 1Department of Communication, University of Dayton, Dayton, USA
- 2Department of Educational Studies, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
- Manuscript receivedAugust 15, 2023
- revisedSeptember 11, 2023
- acceptedOctober 18, 2023
- publishedMarch 19, 2024
Abstract
Traditional media production courses have heavily relied on in-person technical workshops, demanding a hands-on learning experience. Yet, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a steady rise in online teaching and learning, higher education courses have shifted into online formats. This paper examines how online course design features impact student expectations, course learning objectives, and student performance outcomes. Using thematic analysis, we explore perceptions of graduate students in an asynchronous Graduate Media Production course from a mid-size university in the United States. Key course design components such as interactive video materials, interactive assessments, the use of graphics, leveraging the Learning Management System (LMS), and student perceptions of the course are analyzed. Challenges are addressed throughout, and the paper concludes with findings around the following four themes: engaging video materials, peer review and video assessments, personalized learning, and the ease of navigation within the course.
Keywords
- online media production course
- online teaching
- higher education
- authoring tools
- online course design
- lecture videos
How to Cite
Semih Bedir and Mariah Hagadone-Bedir, "Overcoming Teaching Challenges in Online Media Production Courses: A Case Study of an Asynchronous Online Media Production Course," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 486-493, 2024. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2024.14.3.2069
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Copyright © 2024 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).