Teaching through and in the wake of the pandemic allowed me to develop proficiency with many distance-learning technologies, including scripted digital video development and delivery.
In the following video, I used screenshare technology to demonstrate for research writing students how to locate articles using the Custom search field on CompPile, a Writing Studies research database. My presentation follows a loose script; after establishing context (several students emailed to say they were having trouble finding sources using the database), I walk students through the specified search feature using a topic and keywords that were related to the themes explored more generally in the course. My demonstration is brief and purposeful; the video clocks in at under 3 minutes 30 seconds. I end things with a summing-up, encouragement, and a call to action.
https://video.kent.edu/media/Using+CompPiles+Custom+Search+feature+to+search+Keywords/1_j1bhsbap
Patrick Faller 