ABSTRACT:
In conjunction with the rise of remote learning for many education systems during the pandemic, an Online Repository Project was created in which the overall goal was to create educational video content for children and adolescents ranging from ages zero to eighteen. This study focused on the process of creating videos for the youngest age group, ages zero to five years old, and worked to explore the impact of teaching university students how to create educational content that encouraged the growth of motor, cognitive, or socio-emotional development. Participants were 10 college-aged students who were interviewed regarding their experience learning developmental concepts and creating content to share with young children. Results from the interviews suggested that there was a lack of understanding of important concepts to teach children before the process began and that the training on the subject was said to demonstrate a clearer comprehension of teaching infants to preschool aged children. These findings provide insight into the importance of understanding developmental concepts when creating educational content for young children and offer future directions for studying and critiquing educational curricula for younger generations.
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