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7 Tips for Better Smartphone Videos

Multimedia Specialist, Jeffery Tranchemontagne, shares his top 7 tips for shooting better video on your smartphone. Submitted as part of the 9x9x25 Challenge with eCampus Ontario and Ontario Extend.
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7 Tips for Better Smartphone Videos

Engaging the online learner can be a challenging endeavour. Incorporating video into online courses in innovative ways is one strategy to promote this engagement. Videos are a mobile-friendly and accessible way to target multiple domains of Bloom’s taxonomy.

Drawing on years of video creation experience, Jeff offers tips for video production on your smart device. Some educators may perceive video creation as a daunting task. However, it can be achieved quickly with basic production strategies using a few key tips for success.

These tips apply to the planning, recording and editing of videos for learning. Videos, if shared openly, also offer the opportunity for collaboration and decrease barriers to learning.

This video has been developed by Jeffery Tranchemontagne, in collaboration with Laura Killam and Jessica O’Reilly.