Lakehead Orillia students get to know their professors in a unique way
November 19, 2014 – Orillia, ON
Students at Lakehead University’s Orillia campus have the opportunity to not only get to know their professors one-on-one, but, thanks to the development of a creative video series, are able to take a fun and entertaining look into the lives of their current and future professors.
The video series, “Getting to Know Our Profs,” was developed by the Orillia campus communications department and has proven to be extremely popular.
“I think the video series is a wonderful idea. It truly represents the open and honest relationship our faculty have with students and helps students feel more comfortable about approaching them for academic guidance,” said Dr. Kim Fedderson, Orillia Campus Dean & Vice-Provost, and subject of one of the videos.
Lakehead student Stephanie Edwards (r), and Lakehead communications staff member, Derek Desroches, prepare to interview Dr. Angela Hovey, School of Social Work, for their popular “Get to Know Our Profs” video series.
The interview-style videos aren’t formal or academic based, but instead, are designed to let the professors’ personalities shine. Questions range from the biggest risk they’ve ever taken to which member of the Lakehead faculty they would want to be stranded with on a desert island.
Students were involved in creating the series and also help run the interviews and are encouraged to submit their own questions to be answered. The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
“I’ve watched every single video and look forward to the new ones each week,” said Dave Venneri, a third-year Education student. “I’ve even registered in certain classes because of things I’ve seen. If I watch one and think, ‘wow, I have something in common with this professor,’ I feel motivated and encouraged to take their class.”
As of today, the series playlist on YouTube – featuring over 20 faculty members – has garnered over 3,500 views. The communications team would like to see these numbers grow as they work on new video ideas to incorporate into the series.
To view the Getting to Know Our Profs video series, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/LakeheadOrillia.
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MEDIA: For more information, please contact Communications Officer, Kathy Hunt, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.
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