Video subtitling: some creative uses

The addition of subtitles to videos evolved primarily to support the viewing experience when language translation is involved, or when viewers have a hearing impairment. Yet it is very easy to create, and there are a range of other educational possibilities, for instance: • Students providing additional ideas and material to complement the video. • Students creating a summary of the main points of a video as subtitles, which could be a multi modal equivalent to an 'insert subheading' task where students are provided with a slab of text, the headings erased, and need to construct suitable headings and subheadings. • Students using subtitles to ask questions about the content, which could be a multi modal equivalent to a write on the reading' task where students respond to a piece by 'talking back' to the writer.