To enhance the learning experiences in its classrooms, INTI International University and Colleges has engaged Kaltura for a new blended learning experience for the students. As part of the university’s digital learning roadmap, the Kaltura powerful tools help to reach out to transform INTI into a digital learning institution.
“Generation Zs, those born between the years 1995 to 2009, are true digital natives and today’s biggest consumers of videos and online content. Following INTI’s 2015 landmark survey titled Decoding Gen Z which sought to understand this new generation of learners, we discovered that these individuals spend over eight hours connected to the Internet, going across an average of 2.7 screens each day,” says Dr. Malini Eliatamby, Chief Academic Officer at INTI International University & Colleges. “So we asked ourselves, how can we create content that will resonate with them? How can we create teaching materials that will engage them? And how can our students curate video-based content as part of their assessments?”
Some of the steps INTI is taking to engage with Gen Z students includes the introduction of video-based assessments, augmented reality enhanced learning as well as gamification to incentivize the students. In fact, the students’ curated video are being used as teaching materials in classes.
“We’re increasingly seeing video used not just as a supplemental tool, but as a fundamental and integrated part of the learning experience,” says Dr. Michal Tsur, co-founder and president of Kaltura. “We’re delighted to see educational institutions like INTI fully leveraging tools like capture, interactive video quizzing, and live streaming to build a learning environment that truly engages today’s learners.”
INTI routinely live streams public lectures to their multiple campuses. Webinars for faculty are a common feature for training as it allows faculty to connect from anywhere. These webinars are often broken into short videos that can later be used for training and refreshers. Student sessions recorded on Blackboard Collaborate are also broken down into mini videos and used as learning materials.
