I suppose somebody had to write this article, and the taxonomy represents the prototypical apex of educational research, and it's in IRRODL so I'm sure the formatting was perfect. But really? Well, OK, it is interesting to see the list of different instructional video 'styles'. It would have made a good blog post, though I do have my criticisms. First, are these really 'styles'? There are two dimensions: the type of 'human embodiment' in the video, and the type of 'instructional media'. These are at the very least nothing more than 'presentation styles'. There are many more dimensions we could consider. Second, as a taxonomy, is it complete? Probably not; the author appears to have only consulted the usual sources, and not (for example) examined YouTube's vast library of instructional videos. Third, is it consistent? No: either a 'pentip' is a 'human embodiment' or a type of 'instructional media', but not both. A 'blackboard' is a blackboard, and a digital whiteboard is not a blackboard.
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