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by elviejo 1930 days ago
because videos with a "talking-head" are more engaging that slides alone.

as was reported in this study:

https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2556325.2566239

"Our main findings are that shorter videos are much more engaging, that informal talking-head videos are more engaging, that Khan-style tablet drawings are more engaging, that even high-quality pre-recorded classroom lectures might not make for engaging online videos, and that students engage differently with lecture and tutorial videos."

1 comments

Yes, some research is welcome.