Screen Recordings in D2L LTDC Virtual Showcase Jason Woldt Assistant Professor-Supply Chain Management School of Business University of Wisconsin- Platteville
Agenda What are screen recordings? What is needed? What are some of the potential situations where screen recordings are valuable? What are the student and instructor benefits? How do I do a screen recording? What are some examples? Questions
Have you ever used screen recordings in your course? Yes No
If you have not used screen recordings, what was the reason? A. I do not see a use for screen recordings B. I do not know how to use the software C. My university does not have the software D. Other
What is a screen recording? A screen recording allows an instructor to capture screen content with audio for up to 2 hours. Once the screen recorder is launched, simply expand the screen sizing tool to record the section that you are interested in recording.
What is needed in order to do a screen recording? Computer based microphone does work just fine, but the sound quality is much better with IPOD headphones with a built in microphone Software- The recording software is all within D2L (Kaltura), but the program does use JAVA
Uses of Screen Recordings Providing Instructions General Direction- tips on student assignments General Course Navigation- online classes Formatting- specific format requirements Providing Assignment Feedback General Feedback via recording- and individual feedback pertaining referencing the recording Technical Information-detailing specific math calculations and illustrating technical features
Benefits of Screen Recordings Student Detail-A more detailed explanation of instructions Self Service Tool-The recordings can be viewed multiple times Personal Interaction- The recordings are a more personal interaction with online students Instructor Efficiency and Time Management- in terms of grading and responding to student questions Sharing- recordings can be shared with other instructors Media Repository- the videos are not course specific
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