ED 4134 Task 2: Video Clip

The Role of the Family- Fr Corapi



This Video is a talk given by Fr Corapi about the Role of the Christian Family. Video clips are a valuable tool in facilitating and enhancing Learning and development for students. This ICT provides a more dynamic and motivating focus in the lesson more than traditional resources for this subject area. It supports a number of learning styles as presented in Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences:

Visual/Spatial: these learners are attended to through the visual of seeing people, in this case Fr Corapi speaking to them in person.

Linguistic: these learners are attended to though the important verbal message Fr Corapi presents on the video.

Interpersonal: when the video is viewed and afterwards discussed as a collaborative group then these learners would be supported.

Intrapersonal: when the video is watched individually and reflected upon in their own time then these learners would be supported. (Smith, 2002)

According to Vygotsky’s theory of constructivism, learning is a social activity that is intimately associated with our connection to others. (Hein, 1991) In essence, the utilisation of this ICT in a collaborative way engages the students to interactively learn and build upon their previous knowledge and experiences.

This ICT is an excellent cognitive tool to implement in the classroom as a part of the Christianity unit. This video is highly relevant in encouraging and enhancing the student’s understanding of the crucial role Christian families’ play in our society today. Furthermore, the implementation of this ICT will stimulate students to engage in higher order thinking as described in Bloom’s Taxonomy. (Smythe, 2007) After the video is shown, a collaborative discussion will follow and students will be asked the following:
- to analyse and evaluate the possible reasons for the breakdown of the family unit in our society today
- to brainstorm and create possible ideas in groups (using the video as a reference) of ways of rebuilding the family unit

Noteworthy, the teacher plays a crucial role in successfully implementing this ICT in making it relevant and useful to the student’s learning and development. Accordingly, Hattie states that teachers are the most imperative factors in the achievement of a student’s learning. (Hattie, 2005) In utilising this ICT, I also perceive the importance of presenting it in an engaging way where students can think and relate to the value of the knowledge they are being shown and apply it meaningfully into their own knowledge building and experiences.