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Higher Education
It’s time to rethink how skills are built. Today’s learners aren’t just expected to know—they’re expected to do. But are they actually getting the chance to practice the skills they’ll need in the workforce?
According to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), only 50% of employers believe college graduates are proficient in key career readiness competencies like communication, critical thinking, and professionalism. By contrast, over 75% of students think they’re already prepared. This disconnect reveals a critical gap between education and employment—and it points to a lack of meaningful, skills-based learning experiences.
Across K-12, higher education, and workforce training, there’s growing pressure to close this gap. Institutions are being asked to produce career-ready graduates, demonstrate performance-based outcomes, and adopt more practice-based learning models.
One solution is gaining traction: video.
Video is a powerful, yet underutilized, tool in education. Video takes learning beyond passive consumption—enabling students to practice, reflect, and receive feedback in a more authentic, performance-oriented way. When used intentionally, video helps shift learning from passive to purposeful.
Traditional education often prioritizes knowledge transfer: lectures, readings, and tests that evaluate what students know, not what they can do. But skills, especially soft skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving, require active performance.
In reality, students often have limited opportunities to demonstrate skills in real time, get feedback, and try again. That’s a missed opportunity because deliberate practice, timely feedback, and competency-based assessment are essential to effective skill development.
According to research published in Educational Philosophy and Theory, reflection and repetition significantly improve metacognition and learning outcomes. But without the ability to capture, revisit, and refine their performance, students struggle to grow beyond surface-level understanding.
With video practice, students can record performances on their own schedule from anywhere. This reduces classroom pressure and allows for repetition and experimentation, which are critical for mastery. Whether it’s a teacher candidate rehearsing a lesson or a nursing student practicing patient interactions, video makes asynchronous practice possible.
Seeing yourself on video can be a powerful wake-up call. Learners gain a new perspective on their own strengths and growth areas, supporting metacognition and self-directed improvement. This is the foundation of reflective practice, a proven method for developing real-world skills.
GoReact enables instructors to pause, annotate, and give time-stamped feedback, turning static recordings into rich learning moments. Peers can also provide input asynchronously, creating a community of practice where feedback is ongoing and multidimensional.
Large classes or resource-limited programs often struggle to offer personalized coaching. Video practice extends an instructor’s reach, supporting more learners without requiring more time. GoReact, for example, has helped institutions scale feedback and assessment in programs ranging from education to healthcare and the trades.
Video becomes a transformative tool when learning shifts from theory to performance. In high-stakes, skills-based environments, learners don’t just need to understand concepts, they need to demonstrate them. That’s where video shines: offering a repeatable, reviewable, and coachable experience that builds real-world competence. Here are a few fields where video practice can have the greatest impact:
Video practice doesn’t just benefit individual learners; it drives measurable improvements across entire programs. When institutions and organizations embed video into their instructional strategies, they create scalable systems for building, assessing, and refining real-world skills. The result? More confident learners, more efficient faculty, and more impactful learning outcomes. Here’s what institutions are seeing when they make video a core part of skill development:
Video isn’t just a supplement—it’s a strategy. To meet the demands of today’s workforce, institutions must create purposeful, active learning experiences that help students practice, reflect, and improve.
That’s exactly what GoReact was built to do. With GoReact, educators and trainers can simplify the process of capturing performance, delivering feedback, and tracking progress. It’s how modern learning becomes more intentional, more efficient, and more impactful.
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