Humans are visual beings, in fact, so much so that 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual. It’s no wonder that screencasting has become a prominent teaching tool. There are many advantages to using screencasting for both the teacher and the student. For the teacher, a screencast is an efficient and effective means of describing a process, explaining a concept, or presenting a PowerPoint. For the student, screencasting allows them to learn by example, seeing a step-by-step sequence in great detail or viewing a screencast video directly related to lesson content. In addition, students can watch a screencast video anytime, anywhere and have complete control, so they can review any part of the presentation as needed. In these slides, Michelle will show you how to create and publish a video using Screencast-o-matic. You’ll learn: Pedagogy behind educational videos Best practice in creating an educational video How to distribute

1. EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
(SCREENCASTING)
TO ENGAGE LEARNING
Presented by Michele Furlong

2. Outline
• Options and uses for Screencasts
• Pedagogy and best practice behind
educational videos/screencasts
• Screencasting software
For instruction on creating a screencast
please attend a PD event on screencasting

3. What is a Screencast?
• A screencast is a digital recording of
computer screen’s sequence of actions.
• Resulting file is encoded into a format
similar to video.
• Ideal for developing on-screen tutorials.
• Appeals to different learning styles.
• Builds on existing teaching expertise.

4. Recording webcam only

5. Recording screen only

6. Recording both screen and webcam

7. Uses for Screencasts
• Unit overview
• Online lecturer introduction
• Explaining Assignment tasks
• Enhancing weekly content
• Demonstrating how to navigate something
online e.g. Searching for journal articles
• Flipped learning activities
• How do you think a screencast
could be used in your classes?

8. Pedagogy behind educational videos
• Personalise learning
• Highlight important information
• Listen at their own pace/time
• Record complimentary information rather than replicate
existing information
• Add extra visual information to explain content and to
trigger “new focus and attention”
• More engaging for students than audio only
• Ensure the the pedagogical approach encourages and
promotes self-directed learning or self-regulated learning

9. Best practice in educational videos
Stage of self-regulation Scaffolding
1. Planning and goal setting • Provide an overview of the concept being presented
• Activate prior knowledge
• Ask students to set a goal for their learning
• Require students to plan how to achieve their goal
2. Monitoring processes and
metacognitive control
• Present questions and tasks to check for
understanding, and to get students to actively
engage in the problem solving process
3. Reflection on self-knowledge
and task achievement
• Encourage students to reflect on the learning
process and on their understanding of the concept
• Ask students to document areas of uncertainty and
to prepare questions for their lecturer or tutor

10. • Plan carefully
• Set up a quiet area
• Create a script
• Keep it short (10 minutes or less)
• Incorporate cues to encourage active
learning
• Practice, practice, practice!
Best practice in educational videos

11. What Screencasts are available?
Screencast-o-matic Jing
Screenr GoView
ScreenCastle SnagIt
Camtasia Captivate
UTGreat SnapzProX
ScreenFlow Screenium
CamStudio Wink
MS PowerPoint Keynote

12. To start, click “Start Recording”
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/