Sachiyo Shearman School of Communicationshearmans@ecu.edu &Michael B. DixonCollege of Fine Arts and Communicationdixonm@ecu.eduAbstract It so happens that I am teaching both a face-to-face and an online course on the same topic this semester. In my effort to converge two of my courses, I decided to transfer my face-to-face lectures into the online Blackboard course site. Our school does not have a MediaSite classroom which would allow us to do lecture capturing or event webcasting. My solution was to use a Flip Camera to video record my lectures, and then edit and save them in MP4 file format using iMovie software. The files were saved on ECUs core or winmedia server and the link was attached to the Blackboard course site for online students. This presentation shares some of the tips that Ive learned in the process of transferring face-to-face lectures into the Bb course site. Process & Tips - Three Simple Steps

Video record the lectureVideo record the relevant lectures that you want to share with your DE coursesAs I did not have an access to a MediaSite classroom (which allows you to save your lecture), my solution was to use Flip cameras for recording. This is a low-budget yet efficient solution for the instructors who do not have access to the recording devices in the specific classroom s/he teach.

Edit and save in an appropriate formatEdit and save your lectures using video editing Software such as iMovie or Quicktime Pro.I simply cut lectures into 5-10 minute meaningful segments and then save it in a Web-friendly format (.mp4 files) for the students using Bb course sites. (Having longer lectures would take longer for you to edit or simply save it, and the file size also gets larger.)

Publish the file or the link on the Bb course site Transfer the edited/saved mp4 files into your core server (core.ecu.edu) or winmedia server (winmedia.ecu.edu) space Attach the link on the Bb course sitesUsing FtF Lectures for your Bb course site

PROSFtF lectures that include your interactions with students can be more informative/approachable for DE students.Efficient, especially if you are teaching both FtF and DE courses.

CONS Not the best media at times (for example, use of Camtasia can be useful for hands on instructions) Selecting appropriate lectures Too much interaction with students can be distracting Attempting to do short lectures at first and do activity later in class when video recording.

FtF to DE course: Transferring Face-to-face class lectures to the Bb course sitesExample#1 Sample Link COMM2030 Characteristics of Science

Example#2 Sample Link COMM2030 Reliability and Validity Example#3 Sample Link COMM2030 Sampling Concepts