1. Combining Screencasting and a Tablet PC for Lecture Capture Patrick J O’Malley School of Chemistry

2. The Lecture

3. Is it still necessary/relevant? Surveys suggest the lecture is still an effective and valued learning resource by students.

5. Lecture Capture? Capture content of lecture for future reference Audio + presentation

6. Why? Pilot studies have proven very popular with students – valued learning resource Student marketing – retention - competition

7. How? Video Camera – MIT, Yale, iTunes U For an electronic presentation screencasting is preferable

8. Screencasting Screencast - video capture of all on- screen activity with synchronous audio Equivalent to somebody looking over your shoulder while you give commentary on on-screen activity

9. Screencasting Software Wide variety of free and commercial software Most popular Camtasia Relatively easy to use Allows lecture to be uploaded to Blackboard within minutes of lecture end

10. Tablet PC Power point presentations often not very suitable for scientific teaching Blackboard or OHP used for dynamic presentation of mathematical equations and chemical structures Tablet PC allows for this and can be captured.

11. Tablet PC Projection – clarity Digital ink Colour Complex diagrams can be included and annotated Animation Can save/capture lecture as presented

12. Student feedback

13. “Very helpful. Do the same for all modules” “Allows reinforcing of ideas and anything not understood” “I can watch them when I want” “Great because I cant concentrate well in large lecture theatre” “My friends and I have used the screencasts to revise together and discuss topics”