Assessing the Impact of Using Short Videos for Teaching at University Level

The advent of digital technologies and the rapid growth in access to high speed internet has revolutionized teaching and learning practices. In this work we focus on the use of video in the higher education space. In particular, we question whether short summary videos of learning objectives and exercises can be used effectively to enhance learning. We applied this methodology in an undergraduate degree course at University of Valencia and then used data logs from a learning management system, Moodle, to measure the success of video use for students. Our results indicate there is a relation between the access to educational videos and the students’ academic performance, supporting educational videos can be effectively used to enhance learning.