1. Introduction and Learning outcomes 2. When to use screencasting 3. Mayer’s multimedia design principles 4. Learning design tips for screencasting 5. Platform overview 6. Additional technology 7. Preparing PowerPoint for screencasting 8. Dealing with third-party media 9. Screen-capture with Camtasia 10. Editing with Camtasia 11. Exporting 12. Dissemination 13. Useful resources

By the end of this session you should:  Know when screencasting will benefit your students  Know how to apply multimedia learning and learning design principles to creating screencasts  Know the technologies available for screencast production  Be able to create a basic screencast using Camtasia Studio  Be able to disseminate your screencast to your students

Screen casting is good for short tutorials which incorporate steps:  Formulae or calculations  Software/tech demos  Administrative issues Short third-party videos are good for:  Abstract concepts

 Coherence  Signaling  Redundancy  Spatial Contiguity  Temporal Contiguity  Segmenting  Pre-training  Modality  Multimedia  Personalization  Voice  Image

 Be clear about the relationship between the screencast content, the course and the learning outcome/s being addressed  Keep it short  Consider using a script  Address a limited number of learning outcomes  State your learning outcomes upfront  Be clear about how the screencast relates to your assessment  (Except for administration screencasts)  Create a logical and appropriate relationship between all audio and visual elements and any quizzes, callouts or hotspots  Limit text  Include relevant images – Zen approach  Avoid ‘extra’ media and materials  Consider including closed captions or a transcript to address equity issues  End with take-aways that reflect stated learning outcomes  Use an upbeat, clear, well-paced presenting voice

Screen Capture  Chrome Screencastify: screencastify.com  MS Office Mix: officemix.com  BBFlash  Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate  Camtasia Studio: camtasia.com Dissemination  UABS or university dedicated webpage  screencast.com  vimeo.com  youtube.com  viddler.com

 PowerPoint  Prezi  RealPlayer downloader  keepvid.com  Webcam  Microphone

Set up a project folder for each Webcast! In ppt:  Set aspect ratio (changing this later is hard)  Establish a consistent colour and template › UABS templates here: › mplates/PresentationTemplates.aspx mplates/PresentationTemplates.aspx › ndingandLogos.aspx ndingandLogos.aspx  Keep heading, subheading and body-text sizes, colours and fonts consistent  Number and list learning outcomes at the start of the PowerPoint  Use the numbers and outcomes consistently in through the PowerPoint to create sign-posts for students  Keep Mayer’s rules in mind when laying out your slides and notes

Photographs  Keep all media in your project folder!  Consider copyright: locate images through Flickr’s Creative Commons option  Use Google Images for logos, movie stars  Keep images relevant - avoid purely decorative and small images  Maintain native aspect ratio – crop and resize, don’t stretch to fit  Make sure there are no visible pixels (look for a better quality version or make it smaller on the screen)  Make sure your photos actually add something to the information being imparted.

Videos  Copyright is available if media has been broadcast on NZ TV  Include a copyright warning to make students’ obligations clear  To locate – › e-cast – well annotated, many sources, pre-order or look later › Unisat – titles only included in search, many sources, pre-order or look later › Youtube – great for commercials, check quality, requires third-party download –   RealPlayer

Locating, downloading and manipulating video:  This may not be necessary – if you want to deliver a video from the web without changes, just give students the link.  Video conversion may be necessary  Use RealPlayer converter .mov. wmv or mp4 file format  1280x720 pixels (HD 16:9) is a good standard  For small videos stay around 10mbps, for longer videos, go lower  Sound at least 192kbps

Get Started  Start in a quiet room  Make sure webcam and mic are plugged in and on – or use in-built option (not recommended)  Check what the camera image looks like – lighting, background, auto features  Open Camtasia Studio  Click “Record Screen”  Select area to record – get aspect ratio by opening ppt and putting into slideshow mode. Sometimes custom setting is required.  Check camera settings – depend on use  Check sound settings and sound monitor

Complete a test recording  Hit record  Wait for countdown  Put PowerPoint into slideshow – F5  Speak normally  Use arrow keys to advance slides  When ready, use ESC to exit slide-show  Hit stop Review the recording  Common issues = sound, timing If looks and sounds ok you’re good to go!

Preparation:  Assemble all media to be used in the timeline into one project folder  Drag media into the clip bin  Set project to 1280x720 when prompted

Basic editing:  Drag your trec file into the timeline  SAVE THE PROJECT!  Drag trec file edges to remove head and tail – use audio wave-form as a guide  Adjust picture in picture if you have recorded video – click on the video window to reposition and resize  Adjust volume using the Audio tab and the cursor  Remove extra noise, material or gaps where possible To correct timing of a slide:  Re-record the slide as a separate Camtasia file & drop in

To include video:  Position the cursor where you want to include the video and hit “S” (for split)  Drag your video and drop it onto the top track, above the “cut” you have created.  Drag the video so the left edge is in line with the cut  Drag the video and audio clips that you want to come after the video so they line up with the right edge of the video  Drag edges or use the split function to remove the parts of the video you don’t want.

Extra for experts  Re-sizing  Call-outs & hotspots  Quizzing  Captions  Cursor effects  Zoom and pan  Transitions  Visual Properties  Example:

 Click produce and share (menu at top)  Select a 720p option  Fill in title and select location – use your existing project folder  Click Finish and wait!

Camtasia HTML player option  Dedicated university webpage  screencast.com Streaming/download option   vimeo.com  youtube.com Other options  viddler.com

Camtasia Tutorials Multimedia Principles Mayer, R.E. (2009). Multi-media Learning: Second Edition. New York: Cambridge University Press. Example of Camtasia presentation