Broadcast Yourself:An introduction to screencasting

• Understand what screencasting is

• Examples of use in Higher Education

• Overview of the tools available

• Best practice tips• Demo

Session Aims

What is it?

Screencasting is a way to present “digitally recorded playback of computer screen output which often contains audio narration” and to visually demonstrate procedural information to students. Udell (2005)

A definition…

An example

• Record a welcome to the course• Tour round the online environment• Creation of short learning resources– Capturing a presentation or adding

narration to PowerPoint– Key concepts for revision– Boring stuff you repeatedly get asked

• Recording individual feedback• Students recording poster presentations

Higher Education

Flipped Classroom

Tools

Program based tools• Licence cost• Installation on PC/Mac• Range of functionality (quizes, annotation, audio editing)• Streaming compression and other file types• Steeper learning curve• No time limit

Web-based tools• Free to use though some offer premium or ‘pro’ features for

subscribers• Accessible via internet using only a web browser• Simple to use• Time limit (generally 5mins)• No additional features (unless upgraded)

Free vs Cost

There's an app for that….

Doodlecast

Screen Chomp

Explain Everything

Show Me

Top tips

• MICROPHONE OR HEADSET• WEB CAM FOR VIDEO (OPTIONAL)• TEST YOUR COMPUTER• SWITCH OFF PHONE/NOTIFICATIONS• KISS (keep it simple stupid!)• BITE SIZE CHUNKS• TO SCRIPT OR NOT TO SCRIPT?• TIME TO PRACTICE• LOCATION

Links to Resources

Screenr http://bit.ly/19T3GYv

Screen-o-matic http://bit.ly/oHp5uF

JISC Digital Media http://bit.ly/19T3LeI

Screencast Primer http://bit.ly/19T3Pen

59 Tips on creating engaging

Screencasts http://bit.ly/19T3Uih

Resources