Why educators want to stick with video beyond COVID

27% of educators "want to rethink education entirely," survey finds

Despite COVID’s disruptions, only 5% of educators hope to return to the pre-pandemic classroom where online learning was rare, according to a report released Tuesday.

More than two-thirds want to stick with a hybrid of in-person and online learning while 27% of educators “want to rethink education entirely,” according to the State of Video in Education Survey by cloud video provider Kaltura.

A large majority of educators said that video has bolstered student achievement and many teachers also reported positive impacts on their own job satisfaction.

More than 70% of educators are now using three different formats of instructions while 17% are experimenting with eight or more methods that blend in-person and remote learning and synchronous and asynchronous video, according to the survey of 500 global educators.


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Those formats include fully remote virtual classrooms, lectures pre-recorded at home, live broadcasts from home, online lectures in front of small classes and in-person, experiential learning labs.

While most educators reporting having access to easy-to-use video creation tools, only about half said their educational institutions were providing training in video development, the survey found.

The survey also found:

  • In 2019, 31% of institutions reported half or more of their students creating video for class. In 2020, that number jumped to 44.6%.
  • Some educators said they needed staff to assist with video creation (28%), a dedicated recording studio (31%), and interactive video creation tools (27%).
  • Use of video for internal school communications grew by 92%.

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Matt Zalaznick
Matt Zalaznick
Matt Zalaznick is a life-long journalist. Prior to writing for District Administration he worked in daily news all over the country, from the NYC suburbs to the Rocky Mountains, Silicon Valley and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's also in a band.

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