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Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at What Do You Do? Do you use video lectures in your classes? If yes, how do you use them?

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at What Are Recorded Mini-Lectures? Portions of traditional classroom lectures Guides to use before readings Supplements to materials/readings Reinforcement of key concepts, themes

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Why Not Use “Lecture Capture”? Students more likely to watch shorter videos Don’t need to see “talking head” Usable on computers, mobile devices Easy editing, formatting, captioning

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at What’s the Point? Lectures for completely online students Outside-class lectures for flipped classes Preparation for readings, lecture Reinforcement of readings, lectures Anytime/any device access

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at What We’re Doing at UW-Stout Chunking traditional lectures Making MP4 recordings Uploading recordings to Kaltura, You Tube Making available to students

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at What We’re Using Camtasia Add-In for PowerPoint (recording) Camtasia Studio (editing) Kaltura, You Tube D2L (links and viewing)

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Process CONTENT CHUNKING SCRIPTING RECORDINGEDITING & CAPTIONING POSTING

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Caveats Keep them short! Plan ahead, start early Caption lectures Minimize use of webcam – Instead, make a class/course intro video – Or, add a picture of yourself on a lecture slide Collect student feedback

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Why Dr. Zimmerman Uses Camtasia Presenting content online Prepare students for readings/lecture First exposure More student questions/activities Spend class time on integrating material

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Dr. Zimmerman’s Design Strategies Different than lecturing Have an objective Develop a workflow

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Integration into Courses Integral to flipped classroom Must hold students accountable for videos

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Dr. Zimmerman’s Reflections Go with what you are comfortable with Keep it short, (no, really!) Get student feedback regularly

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Dr. Zimmerman’s Future Foci More student accountability More interactivity

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Mini-Lecture Example Short snippet of classical mechanics video

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Student Feedback Mostly positive responses Importance of captions Accessible at any time Short length Needs of adult learners Some improvements could be made

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at I watched about ____% of the recorded lectures “Watching these helped me review what we talked about in class and prepare for the assessments.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at The recorded lectures added instructional value to the course “The summary was helpful in emphasizing the points that I thought the instructor thought were important. It was also a good, quick review.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Watching the recorded lectures reinforced my understanding of the course content “It provides another form of being introduced to the material, which I think helps people learn more effectively than using just one type of input.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at The content in the recorded lectures was a good supplement to the other course materials “The videos helped pinpoint the most important content in a section and helped reinforce the concepts covered.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Watching the recorded lectures helped me to feel confident that I understood the course materials well “It helped me greatly for the quizzes and the visual and auditory factors worked well to help me understand the material better.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Watching the recorded lectures helped me to master the course content “It helped me to learn it but I do not feel that I mastered the content.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Having the captions on the recorded lecture was helpful “Without them I would have been lost.” “Made it easier to take notes.” “Having the subtitles helps a lot so I could pause the video and write down things said in the video that I did not catch. “ “I like having the combination of narration and text; I think I relied on the text most of all.” “If I needed to pause the video to understand a concept, I could still read and write down what was being said in the audio. “ “I was able to realize what the word was and on spelling for words I didn't understand.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at I used the recorded lectures to prepare for tests and exams “After taking notes from the videos, I studied from my notes.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Watching the recorded lectures helped me to do better on tests and exams “It's valuable for getting good grades on assessments…”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Watching the recorded lectures helped me to get a better grade in the course “… they definitely helped my understanding of the concepts.”

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at What aspects of the recorded lectures appealed to you?

Summary 70% of students watched at least half of videos 92% feel videos added instructional value 91% felt videos reinforced understanding 85% felt videos made them feel confident 76% liked captions 84% believed videos improved grade

Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at The best thing about the recorded lectures was: The worst thing about the recorded lectures was: “Most of test material was in the lecture. Seemed like I was getting face-time with professor even though it was an online class “The best thing was being able to pause or go back. In a normal lecture, you cannot do that. “ “I couldn't ask questions right away, I had to wait until class if I didn't understand material.” “Since we didn't have a face-to-face lecture, I found myself procrastinating and putting off watching the lecture videos until a later date. “

Your Experience What has or hasn’t worked for you?

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Learning Technology Services Inspiring Innovation. Learn more at Contact Information Dr. Todd Zimmerman, PhD Rich Berg

Additional Study Partners Dr. Jennifer Grant – Dr. John S. Kirk – Dr. Amy Zimmerman – Dr. Ann Brand – Dr. Anne Kerber –

Options for Creating Mini-Lectures These are just a few of many…. Camtasia Studio & Recorder Windows Live Movie Maker Screencast- O-Matic iMovieJingCamstudio