Creating the Video
Videos can be captured with personal phones, tablet, computer, or point-and-shoot cameras. The length of video should not exceed 2 minutes. Carolyn Quintero, Boise State Web Accessibility Analyst, provides this advice, “…ensure good lighting. If you don’t have a room with good lighting, try shooting the video near a window, and face the natural light.”
In your video, please address one of the three prompts listed below. (Thank you to Prof. Kelly Myers for developing these prompts.) Use the prompt’s guiding questions to help focus your brief video.
Prompt 1: Tell the story of your research process.
- The traditional story structure has a beginning, middle, and end. As you think about your research experience, consider these questions:
- Where or how, specifically, did your research begin?
- What were some of the milestones or accomplishments along the way?
- Where are you now? Is this the end of your work, or is it a step in a larger journey? Describe.
Prompt 2: The One Key Idea
- Your research is full of important information, but what if your audience could only remember one key idea?
- What’s the one thing that the audience must know about your work?
Prompt 3: Research Identity
- We all have lots of identities (student, sibling, athlete, friend, etc). With the work you have done, you can now count researcher as one of your identities.
- Who are you as a researcher? Describe.
- What have you learned, and how have you grown through your research?
- Describe yourself as a researcher in 3 words.