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title: Interactive Technology - Capella University - PlayPosit by WeVideo
description: When Bill Wold, the Faculty Innovation Lead at Capella University first encountered PlayPosit's interactive tools, he was skeptical. Not anymore, and here's why.
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# [Interactive Technology - Capella University - PlayPosit by WeVideo](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/training-educators-use-interactive-technology-effectively)

 Written by [WeVideo](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/author/wevideo) | Dec 8, 2024 7:14:57 PM

All images courtesy of [Capella University](https://www.capella.edu/)

 The challenge

When Bill Wold, Ed. D., Faculty Innovation Lead and Assistant Professor at Capella University first encountered [PlayPosit by WeVideo's interactive tools](https://www.wevideo.com/education/higher-ed), he was skeptical. Capella’s goal when adopting any new technology is to see marked improvement with learner and team engagement.

The solution

As part of his responsibilities to support innovation in the institution, Wold fully vetted the platform; through training and discussions with Capella’s Customer Success Manager at PlayPosit, he quickly learned what a large impact interactive video could make. The easiest place to refine best practices was by using [PlayPosit's interactive tools](https://www.wevideo.com/interactivity) to teach Capella educators how to use the platform itself. 

Soon, Wold was training faculty on interactive video creation via PlayPosit. Julianne Lasley, Ed. D., Bcba, D.,  Program Director of Applied Behavior Analysis, later learned from Wold’s instruction. She now uses PlayPosit's tools to reach students more effectively in her day-to-day teaching.

Capella University demonstrates how PlayPosit makes both student education and professional development better experiences. By using the platform’s myriad of interactivity options to give and receive feedback, it’s possible to make learners’ experiences feel more communal and engaging, leading to a stronger desire to engage with the content. 

The results

Capella has benefitted in these ways through wider adoption of PlayPosit:

- Higher rates of learner and team **engagement**
- Higher student assignment **grades** the more times students reviewed interactive videos
- Increased **feedback** from students (and availability of data) to show educators what students understand and what they do not

Key takeaways

Using [PlayPosit by WeVideo](https://www.wevideo.com/education/higher-ed) allows the following:

- Confirm engagement with videos
- Both real-time collaboration and asynchronous feedback
- Understand whether a lack of comprehension is due to lack of learner engagement with videos or unclear teaching

Hear their story

Once he learned how to boost content performance internally, Wold disseminated his best practices to faculty. Lasley herself has spent years honing her online education practice, and, through reviewing learner data, found a winning formula for creating lessons. Hear more about their experiences, from their presentation during the PlayPosit Exchange below.

 

Benefits of interactive video

- Gives learners active roles during async training and teaching sessions
- The ability to work on various skills during live sessions
- Reduced need for extra assignments or homework

Practical strategies for educators

Methods to ensure higher retention include:

- Adding** bulbs with assignment information and descriptions** for students who need to re-read information
- Providing **extra credit opportunities** to further incentivize consumption of the material
- Incorporating **bulbs to compile student feedback** (so you as an educator can adjust the material in the future, if needed)

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