Video-Based Learning
                     Video-Based Learning
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What is video-based learning?
Video-based learning is a remote training method that relies on live or pre recorded video to teach 
new skills and knowledge. Video-based learning uses images, graphics, on-screen text, and audio to 
deliver a multi-sensory learning experience that fosters engagement and knowledge retention.
Reasons to use video-based learning
• Video learning works both for independent learning scenarios and instructor-led teaching.
• Video-based learning is self-paced, which helps learners better organize their training around their 
busy schedules and learn at a time and pace that suits them best.
• Similarly, video facilitates micro-learning and Just-in-time learning program, which have proven 
their worth in corporate training.
• The performance of your video-based learning is easier to assess, especially with a professional-
grade platform like Virtual Classroom, which comes with comprehensive analytics dashboards.
• Video learning can easily be scaled, since an unlimited number of learners can consume the 
content, anytime, anywhere.
More advantages of video-based learning
• Video engages all senses
As I said before, video can avail of moving images, graphics, on-screen text, and audio to convey knowledge. Not 
only does this multi-sensory approach help the learner retain the information better, but it also offers more 
tools to explain complex concepts. The human brain processes video content much faster than written material. 
This also makes video extremely versatile. You can teach anything with video.
 
• Video allows for higher accessibility
Video can be consumed remotely, at any time, and on any device. This makes video a highly accessible format to 
anyone, physically or geographically challenged. But video can also be captioned and translated so viewers can 
consume the content without sound or in another language.
 
• Video-based learning is cost-effective
The production of a video-based course implies a one-time cost, after which the content can be reused as long 
as it’s relevant. The consumption of the video content incurs no further travel costs, instructor fees, or 
overhead. This also contributes to the scalability of video-based learning as a format.
Challenges of video-based learning
Video-based learning is a passive learning experience
Video requires the learner to sit and passively consume information, which anyone knows is 
not ideal. But this passivity can be countered in two ways:
 
Corporate learning is best done on the job (learning while doing) and just-in-time (learning 
at the time the information is needed). Microlearning content (short bites of information on 
a single topic or how to perform one task) that is readily available at the time it’s needed by 
the employee will turn video-based learning into a more active learning experience.
Another way to make video-based learning a more active learning experience is by 
incorporating hot spots or interactive video paths. These are clickable in-video options that 
alter the course of the video in a “create your own adventure” kind of way. Interactive video 
paths are surprisingly easy to make with Kaltura’s video solutions.