Making video tutorials in the classroom – Tacit knowledge on display

Abstract

The paper presents the first experiences of teaching design of video tutorials in a ninth semester engineering cause titled “Learning and technology”. YouTube’s popularity and easy to use programs for video production makes video tutorials a promising educational tool. Students tend to use video tutorial on their own initiative as supplement to curriculum literature or just for fun. The extensive use of simple video tutorials in both formal and informal settings makes it relevant to study in the classroom from a design angle. The students developed simplistic and creative tutorials. They reflected on the design processes and how to compose efficient tutorials. Additionally, tacit knowledge were displayed visually due to interactions and system behavior. This tacit knowledge on display is one of the greatest potentials of video tutorials.