screencasting and introductory video editing

Sept. 1, 2020 

Duane Woods, Audio Video Design Specialist, CEE

WHy Video?

• Dynamic: audio, video, text, pictures, motion
• Engages more of the senses
• Can convey empathy and human interest (faces!)
• Can put in you another world 
• Effective at demonstrations

How Long SHould Your VIdeo BE?

• Shorter is better (*under 9 mins, but sometimes more)
• Chunk out or Segment videos
• Can be longer with more interest & engagement
• Longer videos often means more production

Preferred Video Length

Perceived as "great"

What Kept Viewers Watching?

What makes a good EDUCATIONAL video?

• Interesting and engaging
• Excited or interesting speaker
• Appropriate length (usually shorter)
• Speak conversationally

VIdeo tips

• No extraneous information visually (lower cognitive load)
• Efficient script (*speaking speed is 150 words/minute)
• Utilize other visuals or sounds only when it adds to learning (photos, music, other video, other shots)
• match modality with voice/visuals (one supports the other)
• Add cues or signals, such as arrows, boxes and highlights

https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/

What is Screencasting?

• Method of recording your screen as a video, incorporating a combination of your voice, webcam and presentation 

Screencasting Uses:

• Record a PowerPoint
• Deliver a lecture with a webcam
• Live demonstrations (eg. math equations, map annotations)
• Displaying content visually (eg. photos, graphs, diagrams, maps)
• Showing how to use something (eg. software demo, website tour

Screencasting Tools

• Mac OS Catalina/Mojave
• Zoom
• Snagit and Camtasia (PC/Mac)
• MDR/MyMediasite (coming soon!)

Other Options:

• OBS Studio (PC/Mac)
• Screenflow (Mac)
• Screencast-O-Matic

• Mac OS Catalina/Mojave
• Zoom
• Snagit and Camtasia
• My Mediasite & MDR/Mosaic/Mediasite Capture

Screencasting Comparisons

Microphone Set-up:

• System Preferences > Sound
• Input and Output set to your mic

Screencasting

Demonstration

Video editing

Video Editing Programs

• iMovie (Mac)
  • free on Macs
• Adobe Rush (Mac/PC)
  • free with SFU Adobe suite
• Camtasia (Mac/PC)
  • ​$234.91 CAD

Video editing

demonstration