how to make a power video

1|Date 27-05-2011

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How to make a Power video

Gert-Jan Verheij

2|Date 27-05-2011

university centre forlearning & teaching

What is a power video?› Instructor/student as Director› Screen + voice + face› To explain a grammar item› To ‘play’ pronunciation› To introduce a course› To explain a topic› To put it in context› <5 minutes

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Why voice + picture?

Cognitive theory of multimedia learning, Richard E. Mayer 2009

Words Ears Verbal model

Sounds

Long-termMemory

Pictures Eyes Images Pictorial

model

Selectingwords

Selectingimages

Organizingwords

Organizingimages

Integrating Prior knowledge

Multimediapresentation

SensoryMemory

WorkingMemory

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What do you need?› Pc or mac › Webbrowser> www.screencast-o-matic.com› Webcam>

› User - friendly

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One-off action at every computer:

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Go to screencast-o-matic.com

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Start > alt+p > save video

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› Gert-Jan Verheij g.j.verheij@rug.nl

› http://www.slideshare.net/gjverheij