Calcu-structure: a fascinating video-based learning / Mohd Zul Aswad Zulkifli

• Main Author: Zulkifli, Mohd Zul Aswad
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah 2023
• Subjects: Educational technology; Learning. Learning strategies; Learning ability
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83336/1/83336.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83336/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Digital video is the most influential tool in our everyday life. In this technological era, people spend more time on screen obtaining and learning new things. With digital videos continuing to gain popularity, it seems only natural that this familiar and widespread platform should extend into the education system. Students can be very demanding nowadays because they have raised their learning criteria compared to the past generation. Students today are using educational videos as a tool for learning everything. A great educational video consists of some attributes including; being short and comprehensive, having proper auditory and visual elements, being segmented, and having interactive and responsive features. Here, ‘Calcu-stucture’ is an interactive video learning that has it all. Basic Structural Design is a course that focuses on the basic reinforced concrete design of building structural elements namely beam, column, slab, foundation, and steel design of beam, column, and connections. It comprised almost calculations that seemed difficult to teach and learn in the classroom. Apart from having too many formulas, these courses also consist of many different appendices that need to be referred to. Many students could not perform individually in assignments or tests. With ‘Calcustructure’, Basic Structure Design courses are now more accessible and understandable by students. The students can access it anytime and anywhere from their mobile devices: laptops, and tablets at their own individual pace for free.