The purpose of this inquiry was threefold. First was an examination of student perceptions of the current use of video as a learning tool in University lectures. Second was to establish student opinion on how video should be integrated into lectures in the future. Third was to gauge students’ willingness to adopt an online platform for viewing and managing video content, and using such a platform to share and discuss academic content.
It appears that the integration of video content in lectures, is a teaching and learning approach that student value and would like to see strengthened and supported by a wider range of lectures, and a more robust set of teaching and learning methodologies. Students also appear to support the development of sophisticated online video platforms for learning that allow the consumption of content and worthwhile interaction amongst users and peers. However, in order to appeal to the widest range of students, such a platform must contain features and processes that support and enhance the current approaches being adopted in lectures.