The Value of Imperfect Videos


 

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Volume 21, Issue 2    June 18, 2020    ISSN 1099-839X 

 

Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age 

 

The Value of Imperfect Videos 
 

Karen Costa 

Author, Adjunct, Faculty Development Professional 

 

 

Abstract: In this video for ShapingEDU, Karen Costa describes her philosophy of creating 

imperfect videos as a tool to humanize learning and to connect with new traditional learners.  

 

Keywords: video, humanizing, online learning  

 

Citation: Costa, K. (2020). The value of imperfect videos. Current Issues in Education, 21(2). 

Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1917. This submission is 

part of a special issue, Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age, guest-edited by Sean 

Leahy, Samantha Becker, Ben Scragg, and Kim Flintoff. 

 

Accepted: 5/21/2020

 

 

 
 

 

http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1917


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Author Notes 
 

Karen Costa 

Author, Adjunct, Faculty Development Professional 

karenraycosta@gmail.com  
 

Guest Editor Notes 

 

Sean M. Leahy, Ph.D. 

Arizona State University, Director of Technology Initiatives 

sean.m.leahy@asu.edu 

 

Samantha Adams Becker 

Arizona State University, Executive Director, Creative & Communications; Community 

Director, ShapingEDU 

sam.becker@asu.edu 

 

Ben Scragg, MA, MBA 

Arizona State University, Director of Design Initiatives 

bscragg@asu.edu 

 

Kim Flintoff, M.Ed MACEL 

Curtin University, Learning Futures Advisor 

K.Flintoff@curtin.edu.au 

 
    

mailto:karenraycosta@gmail.com
mailto:sean.m.leahy@asu.edu
mailto:sam.becker@asu.edu
mailto:bscragg@asu.edu
mailto:K.Flintoff@curtin.edu.au


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