Four Core Technologies To Support Learning and Teaching

1. Four Core TechnologiesTo Support Learning and Teaching Dominic Bygate D.Bygate@herts.ac.uk JavieraAtenas J.Atenas@herts.ac.uk

2. Content • Screen capture and narrated presentation software using Camtasia • Simple video – using ‘flipcams’ • Video Conferencing using Elluminate • Podcast production, editing and uploading using Audacity

3. Objectives By the end of the session participants will have been: • Introduced to the core technologies • Had an opportunity to try these technologies for themselves • Discussed ways in which these technologies might be used to enhance teaching and support learning

4. Podcast Reading StudyNet Video Discussion forum Information Wiki Blog Online Journals Online Quiz Link to eBooks Screen capture Online Poll

5. SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICEIN 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)

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

7. Headset Mute and headphone volume green – earphone red - microphone

8. Camtasia Sound Check

9. Camtasia Examples Callouts in PowerPoint http://tinyurl.com/63brm9x Simple Screen capture http://tinyurl.com/3zfqbf6

10. Help Available From • LTI Homepage: • http://www.studynet2.herts.ac.uk/intranet/lti.nsf/Homepage?ReadForm • Short Video Tutorials available at: • http://tinyurl.com/6dtk5rq • Camtasia Studio Documentation: http://www.techsmith.com/learn/camtasia/documentation.asp • Exporting Real Video from Camtasia: http://tinyurl.com/6evnbst • Using the Video Portal: http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/videoportal.nsf/

11. Four Stages of Camtasia Production • Record • Edit • Produce choose format eg MP4,real Player etc • Make available online StudyNet, Video Server, Internet What about the pedagogy!

12. 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

13. Video Editing

14. Timeline Timeline Zoom Callout Audio

15. Callouts

16. 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

17. Elluminate Whiteboard Tools

18. Audio • Permission to use Microphone • Audio Set Up Utility • Tools  Audio  Audio Setup Wizard • Optimal Microphone Setting

19. Participants window • Raise/Lower Hand • Emoticons • Step Away

20. Chat Window • Send a Text Message • Public • Private

21. Selection Eraser Pen Highlighter Text Editor Text Ellipse Filled Ellipse Filled Rectangle Rectangle Line Laser Pointer Import an Image Clip Art Screen Capture Whiteboard Tools Permission to use the Whiteboard

22. Polling • Types • Yes/No • Multiple Choice • Slowdown/Speedup Class Pace • Responses will appear in the Participants window if the moderator has selected to show them

23. Flipcams

24. Get started

25. Creating your videos

26. Light and audio tips Avoid light in the Background Whatever is closest to the camera, you hear most. Keep the camera near the person or group you are filming to improve the sound.

27. Audacity and Podcasting