Screencasts+and+Lecture+Presentations

= =



= = =Using video lectures or screencasts in an online or blended course=

My new favorite e-learning development tool is Storyline by Articulate. It combines the best of Articulate Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage with the screen-capture features of Adobe Captivate. It's a bit pricey (around $600, which is actually half price for academic uses), but if money is no object... Unfortunately, it only works in a Windows environment. Check it out at: @http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-overview.php

I just listened to an interesting webcast on providing oral responses for student feedback. Here's the link to the webcast schedule from Turn-it-in. You can find it there if you want to listen to it. (Only the first half is relevant. The second half is a sales pitch.) @http://pages.turnitin.com/WebcastSchedule.html

Here's the gist of it: Think about using a screencast for giving students feedback on a paper. (This is like Keith's example of how he answers students' questions with a quick JING video of their spreadsheet.) You can put the paper on the screen and then use audio to go through it and provide comments. Research has found that audio feedback is often more useful than written feedback. The students feel that oral feedback is more personal, more positive, and more encouraging than written feedback. When we provide constructive criticism on an assignment, our students often interpret it negatively. The written words don't convey our concern or the encouragement that we might be trying to provide. One of the presenters was Meagan Autry from NC State, and she provided this list of references:




 * Use videos to **flip the classroom.**
 * media type="youtube" key="2H4RkudFzlc" height="219" width="392"