Zaption: A Platform to Support Teaching, and Learning about Teaching, with Video

Digital video has exploded on the web, and many assume it will play a major role in education in the future. Just watching a video, however, does not necessarily lead to learning. Realizing the potential of video for learning will require new technologies that make video interactive, engage learners, and enable video to be embedded into routines of teaching. Zaption, a new video learning platform, is one such technology. In this article we describe the platform, and then discuss its potential for teaching, and for learning about teaching, with video.