
It also informs the students of what to expect. Taking the time to write a learning outcome (or objective) statement can help you at each stage of screencast production. (See our screencasting tips (PDF).) Step 1: FOCUS
animations, transitions, and a variety of video, audio, and cursor effectsīy sticking to these guidelines, your screencast will be easier to produce, to watch, and to learn from. add overlays like circles, text boxes, and arrows. zoom and highlight specific areas of the screen. the ability to cut, splice, and combine clips. They include a host of editing features including the Mac and Windows versions of Camtasia are robust and fully-featured screencasting programs. Mac users can upgrade their older versions for $84.50. $169 for both Mac and Windows – Educational price The CTL recommends and supports the following two tools: As with all software, the features that come with each screencast program change as new versions are released and the price range varies depending on the features offered.
Several screencasting tools exist for both Mac and Windows, but for simplicity the Center for Teaching and Learning focuses on two. This is commonly referred to as the “flipped classroom” approach. Many faculty have found that by moving parts of their lecture online, they free up class time for focusing on most difficult concepts, hands-on work, or exploratory discussion.
provide audio/video feedback on student work. display the process of writing a diagram or calculation.
give slide presentations accompanied by audio narration. Screencasting is becoming a popular method of enhancing learning in both face-to-face and online or hybrid classes. Anything that you can do on your computer can be captured as a screencast. A screencast is a video capture of the activity on a computer screen, which may also include audio or webcam-video narration that can be viewed on the Web.