oruaccounting

In the winter of 2011, Oklahoma had record snow fall; we missed more class than ever.  One Tuesday, I took a video camera to class and asked a student to record the class.  "Reality" accounting, I thought.  As predicted, more snow came and classes were canceled.  Students in Wednesday classes were encouraged to watch the video.

Later when I asked for students' comments, one student said, "I was in class the day you videoed (meaning he didn't have to watch), but I watched the video anyway.  It really helped."  

"Really?  I thought it would be boring!"

"No, it really helped me," he said.

"How?" 

"Well, I could stop it, replay it until I understood it," he explained.  

Several other students made similar observations.  I had no idea the videos would be so helpful to them.  That semester lots of students missed class for valid reasons.  At their request, I continued videoing lots of classes over these two years.

M. Ray Gregg
rgregg@oru.edu