Lim, Low, Atallah, Cheang, and LaBoone (2012) discussed a university in Singapore with blended engineering
programs that include lecture delivery via WebEx technology. The majority of physical class time was devoted to
laboratories and practical exercises. This program has successfully graduated 513 students in this program since 2008.
At Curtin University in Perth Australia, Dong, Lucey and Leadbeater (2012) discussed the use of Elluminate Live with
a visual aid graphics tablet to conduct review sessions for students on the Internet. This supplementary online
opportunity for students in engineering mechanics was thought to be very beneficial by students.
A group from the Columbia University School of Continuing Education conducted a qualitative research project where
they recruited 10 students to engage in an in-depth, targeted interview about video use in education. Data analytics
from the learning management system and Kaltura were also used to determine video usage by the students. This group
found videos with a high number of views have a direct correlation to course assessments. In other words, students are
likely to view videos that show them how to do something, such as mathematical calculations. This group also
recommends brevity in video presentation, as well as imagery. The average student viewing time was four minutes and
92% of students viewed the videos on their computer with only 8% using tablets or mobile devices. Students in this
study appreciated instructor humor and enjoyed videos where the instructor talked them through the mathematical
calculations. Video production quality was not found to be as important as an engaging, interesting instructor.
Conclusions from this study were that videos should tie directly to course assignment, faculty members should be
interesting and engaging, videos should not convey information students can read in the text and four-minutes is the
optimal video length (Hibbert, 2014). Guo (2013) notes the videos should not exceed 5-10 minutes.