Live video streaming
There are a few boxes you need to tick before you get started with your first live streaming class-room or online lecture.
✓ Collect the proper equipment.
✓ Choose an online video education platform.
✓ Check your internet connection.
✓ Prepare your content.
✓ Start your live stream class.
As long as you carefully follow each step, you’re bound to create educational materials that make your student’s virtual streaming experience feel like they are attending a live lecture. Creating video lessons is a process that requires little investment and can bring many advantages for both the teacher and the student. With the help of some simple equipment, anyone can produce videos without leaving home, using, most of the time, resources they already have.
. The great advantage of broadcasting live classes is that you don’t have to worry about taking multiple shots and editing the final material. It is important to broadcast your live online classes on the right platform for you and your audience. Give preference to the channel most used by your target audience (if they like Zoom, let it be Zoom). But don’t discard other platforms be-cause of this, as you can alienate others who would like to see your content. You can use Vimeo, or YouTube and various other platforms for your video streaming.
Online classes taught through video have already proven their effectiveness and preference for the vast majority of viewers. Through recorded classes the student is able to see and hear the teacher, facilitating the dynamics and connection that occurs in a classroom. Live streaming has several advantages:
Favors interaction
Live online classes allow interaction with students through chats and comments, which helps to make the class more dynamic, encourages debate and allows immediate answers to questions. Using a simple messaging system, those watching can interact with the teacher and other viewers.
Promotes credibility
How a famous phrase used to say, “who knows, does it live”. A professional who transmits clas-ses in real time gives confidence and credibility. This is also the teachers’s chance to show mas-tery over the subject at hand, proving that they feel safe enough to talk to the audience as if they were really in their presence.
Can be watched later
Despite being a real-time broadcast, all the content is recorded so that it can be watched later, which is of great help for those who were unable to follow the live online classes or want to re-view it. When the transmission is finished, the teacher can make the recorded material available for later viewing, with the bonus of buttons that allow pausing, fast forwarding and rewinding the video.