EDT 521 - Screencasting: Creating mini Multimedia Lessons for Teaching and Learning

Course Description  

Have you ever had the feeling that using text to express yourself through online conversation is too cumbersome yet not enough? Do you wish sometimes that instead of typing at people you could show them what you are talking about? Now there is an easy way to do this. There are both free and commercial screencasting software programs which enable you to record everything happening on your screen; point, click, scroll, navigate and such an application can follow your every action. Your screen captures or brief narrated presentations can be saved as movie files and shared instantly with your audience. 

This class introduces you to ways of how you may use screencasts in educational or training settings and enables you to put your skills into action by learning how to use Jing, a free screencasting program.   

Course Objectives        

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Define what a screencast is
• List free and commercial screencasting programs
• Identify ways of using screencasts in educational and training settings                
  
• Create your own screencasts               
  
• Share your short recordings with your audience                          

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to create and use screencasts to enhance teaching and learning processes.