Your Hands

"Your Hands is the second stage of the "Room for Improvement" project that was seeking new ways to support students with learning disabilities, by using video and RFID Learning Tables. The hospitality area wanted a learning experience that could be used in multiple areas of their programs. Personal hygiene is the perfect skill that crosses all the areas.

Video based learning resources often mean that learners are left passively watching. We worked with the team to develop an interactive experience, that combined cards with RFID tags embedded in them, instructional videos and support from the teachers.

The way this works is:

  1. The students have a “booklet” of cards they swipe the first card and then on the video an expert talks about the importance of an aspect of personal hygiene.
  2. Then an example of someone doing the wrong thing is played and the learner has to choose the card/page that is the right feedback. The learner is asked to be coach.
  3. Then the learner is given some feedback on their advice and is then shown an instructional video about the right way to go about the process.

How we helped

  1. We developed the learning design
    Video can be passive medium, by using the questions and giving the learner choices the experience became active.
  2. Scripting and planning
    We don’t often script our training videos but in this case it was important, because as well as the instructional elements there were sections of video that prompted the learner. These prompts had to be clear and well thought out. At times like this a script really helps.
  3. Shooting and editing the video
    The video was shot over a day and a half on high definition video. Back in the office we added the transitions, overlays and did the colour and audio corrections.
  4. Designing, producing and programming the cards
    An important part of this project was bringing together video and cards in a usable whole. We designed and made a few sets of the cards before we found the right usable solution.

The results

The learning experience was active, visual and engaging. The response from the students was positive. Also one of the great things about video is that it can be played back on many different devices eg iPods, DVD’s and on the web. This has meant that the instructional videos and videos from the experts could be used as part of Drysdale’s online course material as well.