Ann Hallyburton, MSLS, AHIP Hunter Library, Western Carolina University As Easy As Making A Sandwich : Finding, Creating, And Using Online Video In Your Courses

Ann Hallyburton, MSLS, AHIP

Hunter Library, Western Carolina University

As Easy As Making A Sandwich : Finding, Creating, And Using Online Video In Your Courses

Objectives Gain pointers on finding good, ready-made, free online video. Find free and inexpensive resources to create video.

Gain pointers on finding good, ready-made, free online video.

Find free and inexpensive resources to create video.

Discussion How might online video enhance instruction?

How might online video enhance instruction?

Why Incorporate Online Video? Written directions problematic for auditory and hands-on learners. Spoken instructions difficult for visual and hands-on learners. Distance students often miss out on classroom demonstrations.

Written directions problematic for auditory and hands-on learners.

Spoken instructions difficult for visual and hands-on learners.

Distance students often miss out on classroom demonstrations.

Your Turn Think of a topic in your work you would like to have video to support. OR Think of a process you explain or demonstrate frequently. Could explanation be made easier with a reusable demonstration?

Think of a topic in your work you would like to have video to support.

OR

Think of a process you explain or demonstrate frequently.

Could explanation be made easier with a reusable demonstration?

Avoiding Wheel Reinvention Google Video Search regular Google, click Videos link at top Millions of online videos SlideShare Example Largest presentation sharing site Find slides you can use, share yours Process for getting a presentation onto SlideShare MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials Consumer health, medicine-specific

Google Video

Search regular Google, click Videos link at top

Millions of online videos

SlideShare

Example

Largest presentation sharing site

Find slides you can use, share yours

Process for getting a presentation onto SlideShare

MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials

Consumer health, medicine-specific

But Can That Stuff be Trusted? Google Video - Advanced Search domain limit Educational institutions - .edu Government – federal, state .gov (US), . gc.ca (Canada), .gob.mx (Mexico), etc. SlideShare - View creator’s credentials, and Google creator (ulterior motives may be apparent) MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials Vetted by US National Library of Medicine librarians MERLOT Peer-reviewed and such fine members!

Google Video - Advanced Search domain limit

Educational institutions - .edu

Government – federal, state

.gov (US), . gc.ca (Canada), .gob.mx (Mexico), etc.

SlideShare - View creator’s credentials, and Google creator (ulterior motives may be apparent)

MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials

Vetted by US National Library of Medicine librarians

MERLOT

Peer-reviewed and such fine members!

Why make your own? What you want is not available and similar materials will not work. ‘ High tech, high touch’ – chance to connect with distance learners.

What you want is not available and similar materials will not work.

‘ High tech, high touch’ – chance to connect with distance learners.

Accessibility Standards People do not see, hear, learn alike Accessibility standards Web Accessibility Initiative World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) international Section 508 US Your institution’s

People do not see, hear, learn alike

Accessibility standards

Web Accessibility Initiative

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

international

Section 508

US

Your institution’s

Access to a Video Camera? Movies – live action! Example Staid, dramatic, humorous, etc. Know your audience and yourself. Camera shy? Find a collaborator! Exploit strengths! Don’t cover too much – less is more!

Movies – live action!

Example

Staid, dramatic, humorous, etc.

Know your audience and yourself.

Camera shy? Find a collaborator!

Exploit strengths!

Don’t cover too much – less is more!

FREE Movie Editing Tools Windows Movie Maker Microsoft/PC Apple iMovie Apple/Mac Open Movie Editor LINUX/open source systems Many more

Windows Movie Maker

Microsoft/PC

Apple iMovie

Apple/Mac

Open Movie Editor

LINUX/open source systems

Many more

Where to Post? YouTube - Ubiquitous and free How do I? Watch a help video! YouTubeHelp How do I make a video How to upload a video Closed captions Caution: comments may vary from wonderful to offensive, little reason Your institution’s web server

YouTube - Ubiquitous and free

How do I? Watch a help video!

YouTubeHelp

How do I make a video

How to upload a video

Closed captions

Caution: comments may vary from wonderful to offensive, little reason

Your institution’s web server

Your Turn Have you used other movie making tools? Which ones? What did you think?

Have you used other movie making tools?

Which ones?

What did you think?

Camera shy or camera lacking? Screencasting Show screen movements Example Update old school slide shows AND make them workable for distance students Need microphone (less than $5)

Screencasting

Show screen movements

Example

Update old school slide shows AND make them workable for distance students

Need microphone (less than $5)

FREE Screencasting Tools Jing - Windows and MAC 5 minute limit – less is more! From TechSmith, maker of popular, UNFREE Camtasia Be careful of screen display size settings Screencastle - no installation Must have Java MERLOT COMPASS material Wink - Windows and Linux More difficult, more options Many more

Jing - Windows and MAC

5 minute limit – less is more!

From TechSmith, maker of popular, UNFREE Camtasia

Be careful of screen display size settings

Screencastle - no installation

Must have Java

MERLOT COMPASS material

Wink - Windows and Linux

More difficult, more options

Many more

Where to Post? screencast.com Hosts up to 2 GB ‘ Sign Up,’ choose FREE option MERLOT rating – 5 stars! Institution’s web server

screencast.com

Hosts up to 2 GB

‘ Sign Up,’ choose FREE option

MERLOT rating – 5 stars!

Institution’s web server

Questions? Many thanks for your time and attention! Any questions?

Many thanks for your time and attention!

Any questions?

Resources FIND EXISTING ONLINE LEARNING OBJECTS Google Video - http://video.google.com SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html MERLOT - http://www.merlot.org MAKE YOUR OWN OBJECTS - ACCESSIBILITY Web Accessibility Initiative - http://www.w3.org/WAI Section 508 - http://www.section508.gov MAKE YOUR OWN OBJECTS - MOVIES Windows Movie Maker - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx Apple iMovie - http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie Open Movie Editor - http://www.openmovieeditor.org MAKE YOUR OWN OBJECTS - SCREENCASTS Jing - http://www.jingproject.com Screencastle - http://screencastle.com Wink - http://www.debugmode.com/wink POST YOUR SLIDES, MOVIES, SCREENCASTS What is the process for getting a presentation onto SlideShare? - http://www.slideshare.net/faqs#3a YouTube - http://www.youtube.com YouTubeHelp - http://www.youtube.com/user/YouTubeHelp How do I make a video? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apadq9iPNxA&feature=channel_page How to upload a video to YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-gQAwS2uc&feature=channel_page Closed captions - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCIER_s7Ng&feature=channel_page screencast.com - http://www.screencast.com MY EXAMPLES This presentation - http://www.slideshare.net/ahallyb/as-easy-as-making-a-sandwich-finding-creating-and-using-online-video-in-your-courses What the heck is boolean searching? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfvDPpnV0Pg Find Research Articles - http://www.screencast.com/t/uSXneSiRH

FIND EXISTING ONLINE LEARNING OBJECTS

Google Video - http://video.google.com SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net

MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

MERLOT - http://www.merlot.org

MAKE YOUR OWN OBJECTS - ACCESSIBILITY

Web Accessibility Initiative - http://www.w3.org/WAI Section 508 - http://www.section508.gov

MAKE YOUR OWN OBJECTS - MOVIES

Windows Movie Maker - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

Apple iMovie - http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie

Open Movie Editor - http://www.openmovieeditor.org

MAKE YOUR OWN OBJECTS - SCREENCASTS

Jing - http://www.jingproject.com Screencastle - http://screencastle.com

Wink - http://www.debugmode.com/wink

POST YOUR SLIDES, MOVIES, SCREENCASTS

What is the process for getting a presentation onto SlideShare? - http://www.slideshare.net/faqs#3a

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com

YouTubeHelp - http://www.youtube.com/user/YouTubeHelp

How do I make a video? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apadq9iPNxA&feature=channel_page

How to upload a video to YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-gQAwS2uc&feature=channel_page

Closed captions - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCIER_s7Ng&feature=channel_page

screencast.com - http://www.screencast.com

MY EXAMPLES

This presentation - http://www.slideshare.net/ahallyb/as-easy-as-making-a-sandwich-finding-creating-and-using-online-video-in-your-courses

What the heck is boolean searching? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfvDPpnV0Pg

Find Research Articles - http://www.screencast.com/t/uSXneSiRH