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The reason why whiteboard videos are effective is based on the Dopamine effect mentioned and
explained by Richard Wiseman in Smy’s article9. That is, whiteboard videos stimulate viewer
anticipation. It’s like a crowd gathering around a street artist to figure out what is being drawn.
Watching the image in a scribe video begin to emerge stimulates the brain. As the sketch is
being drawn, the brain anticipates its final form. When the final form is exposed, the brain
experiences a surprise releasing Dopamine. A sudden chemical release of dopamine allows the
viewer to experience pleasure which in turn increases engagement of the viewer.
Video Title/Link Date Number Likes Dislikes
Uploaded of Views
1. Signal Processing Tutorial: Discrete-Time 20 Apr 28,905 60 1
Convolution Examples (Inverse z-Transform) 2008 61 4
146 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzV3xW8YfzQ 27 Apr 39,039 511 24
2. Matlab Examples - Review of Discrete 2009 181 8
161 28
Convolution using Matlab 25 Jun 108,844 13 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPAKMS6_FWg 2008 246,143
3. Matlab Tutorial - Amplitude Modulation 1 Mar 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-EtQB8tPc
4. Operational Amplifier Tutorial – Basic Op Amp 3 Jul 202,657
2009
(Part)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GR8M5h-5H0 6 Mar 2009 146,018
5. Simulink / Matlab Video Tutorial and Example -
5 May 4085
Low Pass Filter - Bode Plots (Part 2) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehb0E_j0bMk
6. Thevenin & Norton Examples - Tutorial on
Thevenin Equivalent Circuit Theory - Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MO8vIWuqo
7. Electric Current: Define Electric Current Flow
With A Water Analogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcn6CNMJdzI
Table 5. Sample Videos Using Camtasia
For engineering topics, the whiteboard video if delivered correctly will offer students an
opportunity to experience an ‘aha’ moment when solving a problem as they proceed through the
video. The whiteboard video essentially provides a near ground experience simulating a face-to-
face instruction. It’s as if the student has an over-the-shoulder professor guiding a complex
problem throughout the process. Table 5 lists sample videos of whiteboard and PowerPoint
presentations using animations as well as recordings based on Matlab/Simulink, PhET and
Algodoo simulations.
The whiteboard videos can lose its Dopamine effect as with any teaching mode of delivery when
the element of surprise or anticipation is diminished. So judicious use of the whiteboard video
should be considered. That’s why other video types or other multimedia content should be
mixed in with whiteboard type videos when delivering the content throughout the course. For
example, in a traditional classroom setting, the instructor can use PowerPoint to save time in
drawing figures to explain concepts during class, then use either Matlab/Simulink demonstration
or a whiteboard to either emphasize a concept or address a student question. This mixed of
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2016
The reason why whiteboard videos are effective is based on the Dopamine effect mentioned and
explained by Richard Wiseman in Smy’s article9. That is, whiteboard videos stimulate viewer
anticipation. It’s like a crowd gathering around a street artist to figure out what is being drawn.
Watching the image in a scribe video begin to emerge stimulates the brain. As the sketch is
being drawn, the brain anticipates its final form. When the final form is exposed, the brain
experiences a surprise releasing Dopamine. A sudden chemical release of dopamine allows the
viewer to experience pleasure which in turn increases engagement of the viewer.
Video Title/Link Date Number Likes Dislikes
Uploaded of Views
1. Signal Processing Tutorial: Discrete-Time 20 Apr 28,905 60 1
Convolution Examples (Inverse z-Transform) 2008 61 4
146 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzV3xW8YfzQ 27 Apr 39,039 511 24
2. Matlab Examples - Review of Discrete 2009 181 8
161 28
Convolution using Matlab 25 Jun 108,844 13 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPAKMS6_FWg 2008 246,143
3. Matlab Tutorial - Amplitude Modulation 1 Mar 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-EtQB8tPc
4. Operational Amplifier Tutorial – Basic Op Amp 3 Jul 202,657
2009
(Part)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GR8M5h-5H0 6 Mar 2009 146,018
5. Simulink / Matlab Video Tutorial and Example -
5 May 4085
Low Pass Filter - Bode Plots (Part 2) 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehb0E_j0bMk
6. Thevenin & Norton Examples - Tutorial on
Thevenin Equivalent Circuit Theory - Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MO8vIWuqo
7. Electric Current: Define Electric Current Flow
With A Water Analogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcn6CNMJdzI
Table 5. Sample Videos Using Camtasia
For engineering topics, the whiteboard video if delivered correctly will offer students an
opportunity to experience an ‘aha’ moment when solving a problem as they proceed through the
video. The whiteboard video essentially provides a near ground experience simulating a face-to-
face instruction. It’s as if the student has an over-the-shoulder professor guiding a complex
problem throughout the process. Table 5 lists sample videos of whiteboard and PowerPoint
presentations using animations as well as recordings based on Matlab/Simulink, PhET and
Algodoo simulations.
The whiteboard videos can lose its Dopamine effect as with any teaching mode of delivery when
the element of surprise or anticipation is diminished. So judicious use of the whiteboard video
should be considered. That’s why other video types or other multimedia content should be
mixed in with whiteboard type videos when delivering the content throughout the course. For
example, in a traditional classroom setting, the instructor can use PowerPoint to save time in
drawing figures to explain concepts during class, then use either Matlab/Simulink demonstration
or a whiteboard to either emphasize a concept or address a student question. This mixed of
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2016
