Creating Online Tutorials with Screencasting

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Creating Online Tutorials with Screencasting Beth Carpenter, OWLS Stef Morrill, SCLS

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These slides accompany a Project Play Webinar presented on June 24, 2009. The webinar recording is available at http://blip.tv/file/2284237.

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Creating Online Tutorials 

with Screencasting

Beth Carpenter, OWLSStef Morrill, SCLS

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What is Screencasting?

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Screen•cast \skrēn  kast\ n a movie that captures the display from a computer screen along with someone talking about what’s being shown. This might take the form of a formal narrated Powerpoint presentation, a software demo, or an informal walk-through of a particular concept.*

* Definition from http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page6885.cfm

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A movie....

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...that captures the display from a computer screen.....

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...along with someone talking about what's being shown.

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A formal narrated Powerpoint presentation...

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a software demo...

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or an informal walk-through of a particular concept...

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Why Screencasting?

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People have different learning styles

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People learn at different speeds

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People learn at different times and in different places

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People look different places for help

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People are busy

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People want their privacy

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People want a human touch

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Examples

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Camtasia Settings for YouTube Best Results

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Using Truncation (Library Instruction)

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Placing a Hold... So Easy, But Can a Caveman Do It?

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InfoSoup

• 7 screencasts hosted on blip.tv • online catalog help• linked & embedded in help pages in opac• embedded in blog posts and member

library web sites

4,373 views

http://infosoup.blip.tv/

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How?

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You will need... • computer• microphone or headset• screencasting tool• a host 

Excellent getting started article at http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page6885.cfm

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Screencasting Tools • Camtasia $• Jing • ScreenCastle • ScreenToaster  • + lots of other options (see Wikipedia list)

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Time for Demos!

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Hosts • Screencast.com • YouTube• Blip.TV• Vimeo• Viddler

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Tips

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Tip #1 

plan, but don't script

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Tip #2 

control your mouse

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Tip #3 

record your screen actions first - add audio later

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Tip #4 

embrace imperfection

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Tip #5 

be enthusiastic,share your passion!

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Tip #6 

be brief

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Tip #7 

consider adding captions

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Tip #8 

save your outtakes

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Questions?

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 Beth Carpenter, OWLS

[email protected]

 Stef Morrill, SCLS

[email protected]

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All photos used under the Creative Commons license. Photo credits:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/1425117940/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87777282@N00/87075666/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bastard_admin/1095001183/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalleboo/2215469666/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iiiii/3078375045/