Camtasia Screen Capture Software Version 6 Dominic Bygate

Aims of Workshop Get a sense of what Camtasia can do Consider the pedagogical perspective Use Camtasia for simple video production Think about how you might use it in your teaching

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Camtasia What can it do? –Narrated Screen Capture –Narrated PowerPoint What can I use it for? –Demonstration –Tutorial video –Lecture

Camtasia Examples Callouts in PowerPoint Simple Screen capture

Help Available From LTI Homepage: Short Video Tutorials available at: Camtasia Studio Documentation: Exporting Real Video from Camtasia: Using the Video Portal:

Four Stages of Camtasia Production 1.Record 2.Edit 3.Produce choose format eg MP4,real Player etc 4.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

SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN 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)

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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

Ways to Record PowerPoint From within PowerPoint From within Camtasia Studio

Setting Up for Recording Begins recording your PowerPoint Presentation. Records Audio for the PowerPoint slides. Records Camera with the PowerPoint Presentation. Displays the Camera Preview during recording. Click the Recording options icon to set up specific options for recording, including: Records the mouse cursor Video and Audio Format Audio source Camera Setup Hotkeys for Record/Pause and Stop Opens help topic for more information. The Camtasia Studio Recording Toolbar within PowerPoint

During Recording 1. Click record to launch the Slideshow. 2. Check the microphone input level. When ready, select the Click to begin recording button or use the hotkeys. 3. Control the PowerPoint presentation normally during the recording. 4. Press Esc to stop recording.

After Recording 1. At the end of the recording; choose whether to Stop Recording or Continue Recording. If you choose to Continue Recording, click the Stop Recording button in the PowerPoint recording toolbar. 2. After you save the file, choose whether to: Produce your recording. or Edit your recording before producing it.

Cancelling a Recording 1. Press 2. When the Save Camtasia Recording As… dialog box appears, click Cancel. 3. When the dialog box appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the current video capture, click Yes.

Finally We will arrange installation of camtasa remotely on your desktop We need – Your name – Your username – Your school/dept