Four Core TechnologiesTo Support Learning and Teaching

Dominic Bygate D.Bygate@herts.ac.uk

Javiera AtenasJ.Atenas@herts.ac.uk

Content

• Screen capture and narrated presentation software using Camtasia• Simple video – using ‘flipcams’• Video Conferencing using Elluminate •Podcast production, editing and uploading using Audacity

Objectives

By the end of the session participants will have been:

• Introduced to the core technologies• Had an opportunity to try these technologies

for themselves• Discussed ways in which these technologies

might be used to enhance teaching and support learning

Reading

Podcast

Video

Discussion forumBlog

InformationWiki

Online Quiz

Online Poll

Screen capture

Link to eBooks

Online Journals

StudyNet

SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICEIN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

…encourages contact between students and lecturers

…develops reciprocity and cooperation among students

…encourages active learning …gives prompt feedback …emphasises time on task …communicates high expectations …respects diverse talents and ways of learning

(Chickering and Gamson. 1987)

Camtasia

• What can it do?– Narrated Screen Capture– Narrated PowerPoint

• What can I use it for?– Demonstration– Tutorial video– Lecture

Headset

green – earphonered - microphone

Mute and headphone volume

Camtasia Sound Check

Camtasia Examples

Callouts in PowerPointhttp://tinyurl.com/63brm9x

Simple Screen capturehttp://tinyurl.com/3zfqbf6

Help Available From• LTI Homepage:• http://www.studynet2.herts.ac.uk/intranet/lti.nsf/Homepage?ReadForm• Short Video Tutorials available at: • http://tinyurl.com/6dtk5rq• Camtasia Studio Documentation:

http://www.techsmith.com/learn/camtasia/documentation.asp• Exporting Real Video from Camtasia:

http://tinyurl.com/6evnbst• Using the Video Portal:http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/videoportal.nsf/

Four Stages of Camtasia Production

1. Record2. Edit3. Produce

choose format eg MP4,real Player etc4. Make available online

StudyNet, Video Server, Internet

What about the pedagogy!

What about the pedagogy?• Probably not a good idea to migrate

current practice to an online version• Think about :

– how do you want students to engage with the material

– How will active learning take place– What formative assessment is pertinent here– How long can students concentrate on a … zzzzzz

Video Editing

TimelineTimeline

ZoomCallout

Audio

Callouts

Workshop tasks

• Produce a narrated screen capture video to show how to use a resource for example;– Use voyager search a journal database– Demonstrate how to add column of numbers in

Microsoft Excel• Produce a narrated PowerPoint presentation

– Add callouts and zooming• Edit your videos

Whiteboard Tools

Elluminate

Audio

• Permission to use Microphone

• Audio Set Up Utility– Tools Audio Audio Setup Wizard

• Optimal Microphone Setting

Participants window

• Raise/Lower Hand• Emoticons• Step Away

Chat Window

Send a Text Message

PublicPrivate

Whiteboard Tools

Permission to use the Whiteboard

Laser Pointer

Clip Art

Filled Rectangle

Filled Ellipse

Eraser

Highlighter

Text Editor

Selection

Pen

Text

Ellipse

Rectangle

Line

Import an Image

Screen Capture

Polling• Types

– Yes/No – Multiple Choice – Slowdown/Speedup Class Pace

• Responses will appear in the Participants window if the moderator has selected to show them

Flipcams

Get started

Creating your videos

Light and audio tips

• Avoid light in the Background

• Whatever is closest to the camera, you hear most.

• Keep the camera near the person or group you are filming to improve the sound.

Audacity and Podcasting