A course introduction video is a helpful way to set a personal tone while calling out the key goals, themes, or expectations of the course journey. Intended to be viewed at the start of term, your course introduction video can touch on any of the following: 

• How does the course fit into a broader curriculum or major? 

• Why is the course relevant to students? 

• What are the goals and outcomes? 

• What are major assignments or assessments? 

• What are the expectations for participation? 

• How will you communicate with students? 

• How is content organized and delivered? 

• How can students succeed in the online environment? 

In this course introduction video, Dr. David Hrabe and Dr. Alice Teall of The Ohio State University College of Nursing have a conversation about their purpose in designing Nursing 7344: Evidence-Based Coaching in Interprofessional Practice and introduce some of its broader topics and themes. The video also serves to establish instructor presence—it helps students pair faces, voices and personalities with the instructors and understand their personal investments in the course. 

Hrabe and Teall recorded their video in the Denney Digital Union Video Recording Studio, an easy-to-use facility available to all Ohio State students, staff, and faculty. However, you can record an effective do-it-yourself course introduction using only your laptop webcam or smartphone and a decent lighting source.