A screencast is a video recording of what is displayed on your screen, often including a voiceover. Screencasts allow you to present information to your audience in a way that more engaging and explanatory than simply sharing a PowerPoint presentation with slide notes for example. Most screencasting tools give you the option of including a webcam video and some offer…
Screencasting refers to the process of recording a video of what is happening on a PC, often with narration, and making it available for students to watch whenever they want. It is commonly used for recording demonstrations of software and walkthroughs of computer-based processes, however growing numbers of staff from many disciplines are also using…
This case study explores the use of screencasts and supplemental exercises to support students in developing their competence with a particular piece of software. The software requires a significant amount of time to master but the amount of other material that needed to be covered meant that the this was not possible during the timetabled sessions. Instead, the…
This case study explores how a tutor in Health and Wellbeing encouraged students to present and record their work using screencasting software. As part of their module students were required to understand principles associated with digital media. By engaging in the process of developing and delivering a recorded presentation the tutor felt the students would…
This case study describes how a tutor used recorded videos to improve the way students learned some of the difficult core concepts within a module. Students were struggling to cope with the technical content and the tutor’s teaching pace.In order to improve the student experience the tutor considered other approaches for delivering the learning material and…