If you've been putting off adding videos to your online teaching because it feels like too much work, this book is exactly what you need. Karen Costa's 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos gives online teachers and flipped classroom instructors a practical, confidence-building roadmap to creating videos that actually connect with students — without expensive equipment or hours of extra prep.
✨ What This Book Covers
- 📹 Types of instructor videos: Learn the different formats available and what the research says about how each one supports student learning and engagement.
- 🎯 Purposeful design: Understand how to align your videos with course outcomes so every clip reinforces what your students need to know.
- 📱 Accessible technology: Create effective videos using tools you already have — including your smartphone — with no major time investment.
- ⏱️ Time-saving strategies: Build a reusable bank of videos that works across multiple courses and semesters.
- 🔗 Embedded QR codes: Scan directly from the pages to watch sample videos and screencasts that bring the advice to life as you read.
- 💬 Student relationship-building: Discover how instructor-generated videos increase satisfaction, boost engagement, and create a more personal online learning experience.
💛 Why You'll Value This Book
- ✅ Build real confidence: Karen Costa shares the exact steps she took — so you're learning from someone who has been where you are.
- ✅ Support your students: Research-backed strategies that improve outcomes for both you and the people in your courses.
- ✅ Sustainable practice: No burnout-inducing processes here — the whole approach is designed to fit into your existing workload.
- ✅ A thoughtful gift: A genuinely useful read for any educator moving into online or hybrid teaching, or looking to improve their current video practice.
📖 Product Specifications
- Author: Karen Costa
- Foreword by: Michelle Pacansky-Brock
- Format: Paperback
- Number of Pages: 216
- Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 in
- Publication Date: March 27, 2020
Ready to start making videos that your students will actually watch? Pick up 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos today and build a practice that lasts.