Discussion Forum #3 - The Student as Tutorial Designer

I believe that when I become an educator, that student tutorials would be particularly well-suited for math and even science classes.  Both of these classes are abstract and harder to learn and I feel that students may benefit more from these types of tutorials.

Purpose is a key motivator of high-quality work for student tutorial designers because the students feel that the videos they are creating are beneficial and are helping other students.  Even Jasmine said “I have to get this right.  Everyone in class will be able to use this video to learn…”  This fits with Daniel Pink’s analysis because he stated that people have the desire to do things because they mattered or were part of something important.  On a school level, a tutorial would be considered something that mattered or was important.

In order to create a tutorial, students need to learn and know the information.  This means that they have
to do their homework and listen in class.  Students want to learn, so they can help others.  They become devoted to the whole project.  Creating tutorials can also nurture creativity and innovation when it comes to creating new, exciting and attention-grabbing videos.