Post 4

The video I chose is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgfdqVmVjfk&t=77s

1. What kind of interaction would the video require from your students? Does it force them to respond in some way (inherent)?

The interaction would likely be designed Interactivity, where learners are encouraged to interact and respond to the video. This video is the type to be shown at the very beginning of the lesson, where subtitles are present, which is great scaffolding for students to be introduced to the topic and get their brains warmed up for learning. In this way, using inherent interactivity may not be beneficial for the learners as it may discourage or delay learning. Designed or user-generated interactivity would be more suitable based on this video format.

2. In what way are they likely to respond to the video on their own, e.g., make notes, do an activity, or think about the topic (learner-generated)?

They are likely to respond to the video on their own through an activity, since the focus of the lesson would be on listening and speaking. In order to respond, they must vocalize their thoughts in order to work towards the goals of the lesson.

3. 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?

The activity after they watch the video could be a partner/group speaking activity where they would take the role of the server and waiter/waitress just like in the video, and reenact the scenes that they heard to practice their own speaking in English. The medium could be either in-person or through breakout rooms on zoom if the lesson was done online. The method would be fairly flexible, seeing that technology can easily accommodate and isolate group work for activities like this.

4. How could the video have been designed to generate more or better activity from viewers or students?

The video could have been shorter, or broken up into sections. It could also emphasize some important and common phrases that show up to have learners pay closer attention to some parts over others, with the use of text highlighting or stress on the words being spoken.

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