Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.
Panel
borderColorBlack
bgColorYellow
titleColorYellow
borderWidth4
titleBGColorBlack
titleKeystone Digital Humanities Conference 2016

Conference Site

Abstract: Student Videos: Teaching the Mechanics 

 

Screencasting for Pedagogy

Screencasting is ideal for creating repeatable, pausible mini-lessons that cover technical procedures or introduce features of software or web tools.  This frees up classtime for more important things.

...

Tool Demos

Two Geography Tools (Snagit for Chrome)

Widget Connector
urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=vvXneKx9KDo

Footnotes in Word (Camtasia)

Widget Connector
urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=UUS1ehWBnZY

Teaching video production

 

Basic Video Documentary: via PowerPoint (Camtasia)

Widget Connector
urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=h5g3GGMThnE

Hosting and Sharing Videos via Google Drive (Screencast-O-Matic)

Widget Connector
urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=9-yvk7DRiPk

Clipping Video in YouTube (Camtasia)

Widget Connector
urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=pXavgSZmIys

Using the YouTube Editor (Camtasia)

Widget Connector
urlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=-1xDwFSmyzc

 

...

Instead of making tutorials, you can find videos that other people others have made.  Many, such as this video for iMovie, are quite good.    But many tutorials that you find on the web (video or otherwise) may have more or less than your students need to complete the assignment.  As with any assignment, you'll need to consider whether existing resources are appropriate, or something more specific must be made.

Sample Assignment

This sample assessment builds on a traditional term paper assignment, having students bring traditional scholarship into video creation.  It was created for an undergraduate history course geared primarily toward freshmen history majors, and non-history majors of all levels.  

...

Until June 2016, Snagit for Google Chrome, a browser extension, was a helpful screencaster, but it's develop TechSmith, ceased support.  Videos produced with Snagit for Google Chrome are linked here, but would be equally produceable with the tools above.

Hosting Videos

Common Standard. Includes simple editing tools. Included in Google Apps for Education.

Google Drive

Cloud Storage using YouTube player tech. Included in Google Apps for Education.
Alternative to Google products.

...