Educational Uses of Interactive Video Vignettes

Interactive Video Vignettes (IVVs) are ungraded web-based assignments for introductory physics students. They combine the convenience of online video with video analysis and the interactivity of individual tutorials. Each online vignette addresses a known learning difficulty. A typical vignette takes about 10 minutes or less to complete. It invites each student to make predictions, perform observations, and draw conclusions about a single phenomenon. The design of vignettes is informed by the outcomes of physics education research and is being refined through a research-based development process. The possible uses of vignettes include:

• Online assignments similar to ungraded homework that carry completion credit (This enables students to make authentic predictions without feeling they are being judged.)
• Examination preparation
• A tutorial setting where students work in collaborative groups
• A flipped classroom assignment where a vignette is completed before its topic is introduced in class
• An online textbook enhancement.