title: Videotape review: a valuable tool for self-assessment of teaching skills.
abstract: This paper describes the components of an instructor improvement program known as VISIT (Videotaping Instruction for Self-Assessment of Instructional Technique). Through the use of videotape recordings of classroom, laboratory or clinical teaching and observation by trained observers, faculty can pinpoint instructional strengths and problem areas, plan refinements and evaluate the impact of these refinements. Ten years of experience with VISIT indicates that post-lecture consultation sessions between the instructor and observer are vital to the success of this activity.
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs; D013663:Teaching; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014743:Videotape Recording