Video can be used both as a substitute for campus-based activities, or to add something new.

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For example in a situation where you cannot have campus-based teaching, video can replace lectures, demonstrations or field trips.

Video also provides opportunities that you don’t have in traditional lectures. For instance, the possibility to get close to objects, to show something which is otherwise unavailable, or to show historical material or development over time.

Video can therefore often be a central component in online courses.