An example of how screencasting can help explain a complex concept better than a text document

1. Institutional Research creates Camtasia video to
explain Program Learning Outcomes
Brian Bailey / Institutional Research – May 4th,
2011

2. NWCCU accreditation process for Capilano
University
Requirement that each program have clearly
articulated learning outcomes and
assessment methods
Institutional Research tasked with supporting,
enhancing understanding of assessment

3. Feedback from faculty/staff indicated
confusion/frustration around exact definition
and construction of Program Learning
Outcomes

4. Create a series of screencasts:
1) What are Program Learning Outcomes?
2) How to select appropriate assessment
tools
3) How to evaluate student work using a
rubric (set of criteria)

5. Screencast: a video of your computer screen's
activity for the purpose of demonstration,
communication, or evidencing of work
Examples: http://www.khanacademy.org/
Capilano University Institutional Research –
Writing Measureable Program Learning
Outcomes - download

6. Requirements:
Computer with at least mid-level memory (ie
4gb) and processor
Microphone
Camtasia Studio software – IT has license
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/

7. Effectiveness
Sometimes the best way to teach someone
how to do something is to show them
Speed of production
Lengthy text documents can be very time
consuming to prepare and proof, especially
when they are describing a step-by-step
process or detailed technical information.
Screencasts can, by contrast, be very quick to
record and deliver

8. 1. Time/location-flexible learning…
Whenever, wherever
2. Support Web 2.0 expectations of learners…
Allow students to watch personalized learning
content, comment on what they see,
recommend content to others and participate
with learning objects in a Web 2.0 context

9. 3. Enhancement of the learning process…
students can be shown exactly how to
perform a task or be educated on a given
subject matter - easy access to repetition of
content through repeated plays helps
establish understanding.
4. Enhancement of learning engagement
compared to textbooks, copying lecture
notes, etc.

10. Screencasts for student feedback
Screencasts to support evidencing of learning
outcomes
Screencasts to support teacher – to –teacher
communication

11. Cheap!
Easy to use so doesn’t tie up IT resources in
terms of training and support
Videos are easy to upload and share online
(free), places minimal demands on IT
infrastructure
Eliminates lots of costly and environmentally
unfriendly printing!

12. Screencasting 101: the Definitive Guide!, The
Chronicle of Higher Education, October 1, 2009
Screencasting, Tech Pulse of Higher Education,
Jonathan Woodward's blog on the use of
emerging technologies in higher education, July
20, 2010
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13. Thank you for your
time and attention!