Presentation Date: Sunday August 2, 2009
  Presentation Time: 8:00 am-11:00 am

CPE Session 21

How to Record, Edit, and Publish Your Lectures Using Screen Capture Software

Presented By:

Chris T Edmonds, Virginia Tech

Thomas Edmonds, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Description: Suppose your personal lectures are published electronically. How would this benefit your teaching effectiveness? Students could watch the lecture on a computer or an IPod. Those who miss class would not have to miss your lecture. Struggling students could watch a second or third time. Indeed, imagine what you could do if students did not have to attend class to hear your lectures? You could spend class time helping students work problems, discussing current issues, allowing students to make presentations, or to work in groups. The possibilities are limitless.

There is software available that makes publishing your lectures easy. This CPE session covers not only the basic functions of publishing software but more importantly the delivery techniques that make your presentations interesting. You will learn how to use class time more effectively. Indeed, you will learn how to be a better teacher.

This is a hands on CPE session. You will see a lecture being recorded. You will participate as a student and engage in discussions with other professors who are using publishing software. If you desire to improve your teaching effectiveness, regardless of the subject you teach, this CPE session is a must attend event for you.

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Program Level: Basic

Intended Audience: Electronic lectures can be used to supplement or replace traditional lectures. Therefore this workshop will benefit any person desiring to transfer knowledge through lectures regardless of the subject being taught. No preexisting technical skills are required.

Format/Structure: This workshop will employ a mixed pedagogy. Roughly, half of the workshop will be lecture based. Participants will observe the recording and publishing of a demo lecture. The presenters will also discuss their personal experiences with publishing lectures. They will identify delivery techniques that promote interesting and effective results. The remainder of the workshop will utilize an active learning approach. For example, participants will be organized into groups where they will discuss implementation strategies with colleagues. In short, the participants will learn how to use publishing software by being exposed to a brief microcosm of a recording experience.

Learning Objective: 1. Name and describe the screen recording software packages that enable the publication of lectures. 2. Record, edit, and publish a brief lecture. 3. Identify potential benefits of publishing lectures. 4. Avoid common pitfalls associated with implementation screen recording software.

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation Required: None

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