Creating In-house Video Tutorials to enhance campus training sessions Lindsay Hutchins Matts Educational Technologist

Introduction to William Mitchell College of Law

Learning Outcomes Knowledge of Best Practices in E-learning Better understanding of screen-sharing/ video capture software products How can you use these tools at your institution?

E-learning is: Content and instructional methods delivered on a computer and designed to build knowledge and skills related to individual or organizational goals

Important Aspects of an e-lesson Instructional Methods Teaching techniques Instructional Media Delivery Agents: Computers, books, handouts, instructors Media Elements Text, graphics, audio

6 Principles for Effective e-learning (Mayer) Multimedia Principle Contiguity Principle Modality Principle Redundancy Principle Coherence Principle Personalization Principle

Why is this Important

Multimedia Principle Adding graphics to words can improve learning Sun

Types of Graphics Decorative

Representational

Organizational

Relational

Transformational

Interpretive

Contiguity Principle Placing text near graphics improves learning

Modality Principle Explaining graphics with audio can improve learning

Redundancy Principle Explaining graphics with audio and redundant text can hurt learning. Don’t read off of the screen

Coherence Principle Using gratuitous visuals, text, and sounds can hurt learning

Personalization Principle Use a conversational tone and pedagogical agents to increase learning.

6 Principles for Effective e-learning Multimedia Principle Contiguity Principle Modality Principle Redundancy Principle Coherence Principle Personalization Principle

Questions to ask: ; What is the goal of the screencast? Who is your audience? What is the time frame?

Goals in an e-lesson

Screencasting Products

Jing: Upsides: Free 5 minute videos or less Screencapture & Screencast Hosted (on screencast.com) Capture window, pan or region Customizable buttons Customize screenshots Embedding/sharing Downsides: 5 minutes or less Can’t edit videos (unless you have Camtasia) Can’t add text Free = Jing branding No webcam recording (on $ v.) SWF only (MPEG-4 on $ v.) Best for: Quick & Dirty “On the Fly” tutorials

Example of a Jing Screencast

uTipu Upsides: Free Add in notes within timeline Hosted Public & Private videos Full screen default, zoom options Embedding/sharing Annotations Some editing features – text notes & rerecord voice Downsides: 20 minutes or less Can’t edit videos No webcam recording (on $ v.) SWF only (MPEG-4 on $ v.) Branded in free version Best for: Quick & Dirty “On the Fly” tutorials

Example of a uTipu Screencast How to Use uTipu

Adobe Captivate Best for: Published, officially dispersed, watched by many tutorials Upsides: Create Table of Contents Multiple Recording types – Software simulation, scenario simulation, template No time limit on recordings Capture window, pan or region Import PowerPoint slides Embedding Export handouts with little post production Annotations Downsides: Expensive Large files Robust Needs lots of processing power Mac version is in beta

Using Captivate How it works Examples Using Web Courses Using Millennium Circulation Navigating the Student Web

Review of products JingUtipUCaptivate Time Limit 5 minutes20 minutesNo limit EditingNoOnly AudioEverything HostedYes – Screencast.com Yes - UtipU site NO – own host AnnotationsNoneText, Timeline Many Recording TypesoneOneMany CostFree & Pay version Free & Pay Version Pay Version Ease of UseEasyMedium,Hard

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Questions, Comments, Concerns?

Suggested Readings Clark, R.C. and Mayer, R.E. (2002).E-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Clark, R.C. (1999). Developing Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and Computer-Based Instructional Materials. Silver Spring, MD: International Society for Performance Improvement.