Screencasts are narrated videos of what is taking place on your computer screen. They have become of the most popular tools for Online Learning faculty. You can create welcome messages, course overview and navigation videos, mini-lectures, assignment instructions, assignment feedback, tutorials, and more.
Resources:
Effective Online Teaching with Screen Casting Videos, presented by Lisa Dubuc
Recording, Handouts
5 Best Practices for Creating Quality Screencasts- Article
Our recommended tool for screencasting is ScreenPal (formally Screencast-O-Matic) because of the versatility it offers. This free software provides 15 minutes of recording time and can be uploaded to YouTube for easy access. YouTube provides video editing tools and closed captioning. If you speak slowly and clearly when creating your videos it will require very little editing time for the captions. To meet ADA Compliance all video in your courses require closed captions or transcripts. Synced captions are the recommended forum.
To Use ScreenPal go to the ScreenPal website
Recommended Recording Equipment
A headset with adjustable microphone is recommended. The Logitech USB Headset H390 (Image below) can be purchased for around $35 and has been used by the Online Learning Dept. with great success. “Noise-canceling microphone blocks unwanted sounds even in a noisy room”.
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