Screencasts

Description

Screencasting, also referred to as video screen capture, refers to a digital recording of an action being displayed on a computer screen. Faculty have chosen to use them to record portions of lectures to demonstrate concepts and as video tutorials. Here is a summary of instructional uses for screencasts (Yee, 2011):

• lecture capture, such as a narrated PowerPoint presentation.
• demonstration of problem-solving, online techniques, or computer-based processes (such as showing how to navigate through a database, use a particular Web site, or utilize a particular piece of software like SPSS or Excel).
• content delivery: rather than merely augment the face-to-face lectures, it might be possible to consider delivering all content electronically and asking students to view the screencasts before the F2F lecture (in addition to reading the textbook). Such an approach would free up face-to-face time for more interactive discussions and activities.

Link to example artifact(s)

• Wiki Tutorial and Explanation Using Jing - Thomas Murray, Instructor at the School of Teaching, Learning & Leadership at the College of Education, UCF

• Narrated PowerPoint on Intervention for Endocrine Disorders - Elizabeth Rash, Assistant Professor at College of Nursing, UCF
• SPSS online tutorials by Dr. Lea Witta, College of Education, UCF

<swf flashvars="containerwidth=320&containerheight=249&showstartscreen=true&showendscreen=true&loop=false&autostart=false&color=000000,000000&thumbscale=45&content=http://content.screencast.com/users/Lea_Witta/folders/Default/media/dc75df2d-c4ce-4397-b84e-3b2c07c39adb/One-Way%20ANOVA%20using%20SPSS.mp4&blurover=false" width="320" height="249" base="http://content.screencast.com/users/Lea_Witta/folders/Default/media/dc75df2d-c4ce-4397-b84e-3b2c07c39adb/">http://content.screencast.com/users/Lea_Witta/folders/Default/media/dc75df2d-c4ce-4397-b84e-3b2c07c39adb/one-way%20anova%20using%20spss_controller.swf</swf>

Link to scholarly reference(s)

• EDUCAUSE. (2006). 7 things you should know about Screencasting. (No. ELI7012) Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7012.pdf
• Yee, K. (2011). Technology: Screencasts. UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Retrieved November 4, 2011, from http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/Technology/Screencasts/index.php

Authors

Originating author(s)

Jessica Vargas

Contributors

Baiyun Chen and Jessica Vargas

Citation

To cite this entry, please use the APA-based auto-generated citation below, or consult your preferred style guide. Baiyun Chen and Jessica Vargas (2012). Screencasts. In K. Thompson and B. Chen (Eds.), Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning. Retrieved June 19, 2013 from http://topr.online.ucf.edu/index.php?title=Screencasts&oldid=2286