Incorporating Videos and Related Digital Assignments in a Child Development Course

Project Scope: In order to fully appreciate child development, it is essential for students to be exposed to children of a variety of ages which is best achieved by observing children. However, due to numerous logistical challenges, it is difficult to conduct live, in-person observations of children. Furthermore, in order to fully discuss concepts relevant to the study of child development in class, students need to familiarize themselves with the concept prior to the class meeting. One method for achieving this is to partially flip the class so that students watch a video lecture that describes the concepts prior to attending class. It is our intent to create two videos relevant to a child development class. One will be an observational video of a child demonstrating problem-solving behaviors. The second will be a recording of a brief lecturing introducing the concept of a Critical Period . A faculty guide that documents the technologies and techniques used to create the videos (and accompanying assignments) will be created. Project goals: To create an observational video of a child demonstrating problem-solving. This video will be created using tools and techniques learned during the FITT Academy week. The video will be uploaded to the course site in Blackboard An assignment will be created that students will complete while watching the video. This assignment will be created in Blackboard to allow for online grading. To create a lecture video describing the concept of a Critical Period, an important concept in the study of child development. This video will be created using tools and techniques learned during the FITT Academy week. The video will be uploaded to the course site in Blackboard An assignment will be created that students will complete while watching the video. This assignment will be created in Blackboard to allow for online grading. Document the steps and tools used to create these videos and assignments so that other faculty can develop similar materials for their courses Develop a survey for students to evaluate the effectiveness of these videos

Parenting

In this module, students will consider various aspects of parenting impact children. Using clips from Sesame Street, students will consider how parenting decisions and communication may impact child development. Students will also explore parenting resources developed by Sesame Worksheet to support and educate the parents of young children.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1008/thumbnail.jp

International Conflict

In this module, students will consider how international conflict and associated traumas impact children.Using clips from versions of Sesame Street that air in countries experiencing violence and other children’s media, students will consider the impact of violence/trauma on neurological, cognitive and socioemotional functioning.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1010/thumbnail.jp

Incarceration

In this module, students will consider how having an incarcerated parent impacts children. Using clips from Sesame Street, students will consider how children cope with and understand having an incarcerated parent. Students will also how having an incarcerated parenting impacts socioemotional development.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1007/thumbnail.jp

Service Learning in the Time of COVID-19

Excerpt This essay describes a collaborative service-learning project in which psychology and speech-language pathology undergraduate students, along with special education graduate students, completed developmental screenings as part of their training in providing effective services to children. Universal developmental screening is an important tool in the early identification of developmental delays in young children and is increasingly incorporated into early childhood education. However, limited resources make it difficult for educators to routinely screen all young children in their care. Our students were able to meet this need for two local childcare centers by conducting developmental screenings in transdisciplinary groups