Videos for Higher Ed

The use of video is reinventing education. There is just something about seeing how something works that enables us to form a lasting memory of the information. As such, video is an excellent way to engage students in lessons as well as increase their retention of the subject.

This blog is a place for faculty to discuss video capture tools and make comments/recommendations for using video in instruction. As you contribute your views, please mention the tool you are using in your post's title.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Video capture...the wow! factor

For an Advanced level ESL class writing challenge, I captured a youtube video on "How to Use Chopsticks." I added narration at the beginning of the video to present the writing challenge: watch the video, listen carefully to the directions' use of verbs in the imperative, then write the instructions using verbs in the imperative...in 6 steps or less. Yes, I brought chopsticks with me to make this a "hands-on" lesson literally, then let them keep them as their reward for jobs well done :) This was LOTS of fun, and well worth the effort, even though the upload to screencast took forever and a day. It helps to have your script ready in advance if you want to add your own remarks, and you may want to consider cropping the area to be captured--otherwise, Jing will include your desktop in the surrounds of the video frame. Love Jing--it's a keeper.

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