Maths Online Videos have nearly 4000 hits!

Our Maths department have been busy creating innovative online video tutorials for students to support students over the exam period.

The online tutorials for A and AS-level maths– covering the whole curriculum and past lessons – have gone down a storm with students, generating more than 3,500 hits since they were launched in April.

Three staff from the Maths department spent over 500 hours voicing, editing and uploading the videos, which are available through the college’s Intranet.

Paul Birken, head of Maths, said the innovative media packages have been a great tool for students revising for their exams.

“There are lots of maths tutorials online but we wanted to create something that complemented our way of teaching and that our students could really engage with. Students had told us that it was hard during revision times for them to re-engage just by looking over their notes – with these personalised videos, students can access all their past lessons and are taken through the processes by their own teachers.

“We have had excellent feedback from the students – the day before one exam we had 450 hits and have had more than 3500 hits in the space of two months, which proves that this is a valuable tool which offers real benefits.

“Students hear our teachers’ voices and are talked through a virtual lesson, with all the explanations and problem solving written as if on a white board. It is presented in an informal style tailored specifically for our students – we have an excellent track record and always get strong exam results, so we know that these methods work.

“Creating the videos was a significant undertaking but as a college we are always looking for innovative ways to provide as much additional support to students as possible.”

The tutorials are created with state-of-the-art Promethean Classroom Software and be accessed from school, at home or on a smartphone. Mr Birken said the next step will be to develop tutorials for GCSE Maths students.

Mr Birken added: “This is the latest in a range of initiatives which are supporting our maths students – the value we add has gone from strength to strength with large numbers of students achieving higher than the grades they are predicted when they join the college from school.”