An Office-Space Lightboard Studio for Creating Professional Pre-Lecture Videos with Increased Student Engagement (Journal Article)

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Abstract: This report offers technical guidance and encouragement for any instructor or department looking to produce valuable, high-quality Lightboard teaching videos under space and budget constraints. Lightboards were introduced in a chemical education setting around 2015 as a presentation setup that allowed the presenter to speak face-to-face to their audience while interacting with their drawings and annotations in real time. Early reports identified their primary value in providing supplemental videos. With today’s increased emphasis on out-of-class video content to supplement in-class active learning, along with a generation of students more accustomed than ever to learning on screens, Lightboards have incredible potential. An update is needed to help guide instructors on the implementation of Lightboard videos and to assess their benefits. A summary of the materials and technology required for optimizing Lightboard video content is offered along with detailed step-by-step instructions for easy adoption and accessibility for instructors. Survey data on student perspectives toward these Lightboard productions support the value of this technology, with 74% of our students finding the newly produced Lightboard video more or significantly more engaging than the previous, traditional video formats.