A thai experience on flipped classrooms: Instructional video issues

Abstract

This paper described an effort and resource required to generate and deploy Thai-language instructional video clips for pre-class material delivery as a part of the flipped classroom implementation for a fundamental engineering course. Works, from adapting slides and recording video clips, were shared between two participating lecturers on personally-owned devices. It was found that the time required to generate the video clips were at least 3 times the resulting clip lengths. While the equipment, and operational cost could be kept down, investment in a good video editing software was necessary. The most important factor for success was the determination to push through the entire course despite the workload. Gained lessons included not being too ambitious or aiming for perfection; acceptable quality videos were enough. For clip deployment, the communication with students was also needed. The initial worry about students' accessibility to video clips and online platforms was not found to be of much concern. However, the learning mobility of students was hampered by the internet connection speed and the need for a suitable self-studying environment; the most preferred location and time were at home in the evenings.