Post on 12-Dec-2014
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Recording your lecture – Recording your lecture – Which is the best option?Which is the best option?
Victor TanVictor Tan
Dept of MathematicsDept of Mathematics
BuzzEd 2012
Outline of TalkOutline of Talk
WhyWhy WhatWhat WhereWhere WhichWhich HowHow
the need to record lecturesthe need to record lectures
are the available softwareare the available software
to get the softwareto get the software
software should you usesoftware should you use
to make effective useto make effective use
Why record lectureWhy record lecture
E-learning weekE-learning week Official trips or conferencesOfficial trips or conferences Public holidaysPublic holidays Supplementary lessonsSupplementary lessons Innovative teachingInnovative teaching
What are availableWhat are available
MainMain BreezeBreeze CamtasiaCamtasia Ink2GoInk2Go
AlternativesAlternatives WebcastWebcast WebExWebEx Other open sourcesOther open sources
BreezeBreeze
CamtasiaCamtasia
Ink2GoInk2Go
ComparisonComparison
BreezeBreeze CamtasiaCamtasia Ink2GoInk2Go
What it What it recordsrecords
Audio Audio PowerPoint PowerPoint
slidesslides
Audio Screen Audio Screen capturecapture
(Full monitor (Full monitor screen)screen)
Audio Screen Audio Screen capturecapture
(Selected area (Selected area of desktop)of desktop)
FormatFormat Flash based Flash based webpageswebpages
Video (MP4)Video (MP4) Video Video (WMV/MOV)(WMV/MOV)
Accessible Accessible from IVLEfrom IVLE
YesYes YesYes YesYes
DownloadableDownloadable NoNo YesYes YesYes
ComparisonComparison
BreezeBreeze CamtasiaCamtasia Ink2GoInk2Go
Created inCreated in Windows onlyWindows only Windows & MacWindows & Mac Windows & MacWindows & Mac
RecordingRecording Slide by slideSlide by slide One takeOne take One takeOne take
EditingEditing Allow changing Allow changing slide contents slide contents
and audioand audio
Only allow Only allow trimming of trimming of starting and starting and ending partsending parts
NoneNone
StoringStoring Breeze ServerBreeze Server Camtasia Relay Camtasia Relay ServerServer
Ink2Go Server Ink2Go Server & computer& computer
ComparisonComparison
BreezeBreeze CamtasiaCamtasia Ink2GoInk2Go
WebcamWebcam YesYes NoNo YesYes
InteractivityInteractivity QuizzesQuizzes NoneNone NoneNone
AnnotationAnnotation NoNo With annotation With annotation
softwaresoftware Built-in Built-in
annotation toolsannotation tools
IndexingIndexing YesYes Only for Only for PowerPointPowerPoint
NoNo
UploadingUploading FastFast FastFast SlowSlow
Use Breeze if you…
present your lectures using PPT do minimal annotation in your presentation have access to a window pc want to build in some quizzes in your
presentation intend to modify the recorded lectures for
future usage
Breeze (Best practices)
Use animation features of PPT Use animated objects to simulate
annotation Prepare scripts for your slides Don’t be bothered by minor errors in the
slides or the speech while recording (you can modify them later)
Have clear title for each slide
Use Camtasia if you
present your lectures using PPT with annotation
present your lectures using other software/applications
need to visit webpages during presentation
need to include video in your presentation
Camtasia (Best practices)
Plan your presentation ahead Organize your desktop Get all the documents/webpages ready Use PPT slides to structure your
presentation (title for each slide) Prepare scripts for your presentation Break up your recording into parts (block
of 10 minutes)
Use Ink2Go if you
present your lectures using software/applications other than PPT
need to do a lot of annotation (on whiteboard or other applications)
only want selected part of desktop to be recorded
Ink2Go (Best practices)
Plan your presentation ahead Get all the documents/webpages ready Prepare scripts for your presentation Break up your recording into parts (block
of 10~15 minutes) Familiarize with the annotation tools Make good use of the whiteboard
WebcastWebcast
WebcastWebcast
ProsPros Screen captureScreen capture Annotation (selected Annotation (selected
software)software) Indexing (by time)Indexing (by time) Classroom viewClassroom view Upload directly to IVLEUpload directly to IVLE Done by the webcast Done by the webcast
teamteam Save timeSave time
ConsCons Manpower issueManpower issue Venue issueVenue issue Lecturing to an empty Lecturing to an empty
roomroom No editing possibleNo editing possible
WebExWebEx
WebExWebEx
ProsPros Screen captureScreen capture AnnotationAnnotation Indexing (by document)Indexing (by document) WebcamWebcam InteractivityInteractivity Chat log viewChat log view Small file sizeSmall file size
ConsCons Steep learning curveSteep learning curve Assistant requiredAssistant required Audio qualityAudio quality Can’t upload to IVLE Can’t upload to IVLE
directlydirectly
Open Source: Screen2ExeOpen Source: Screen2Exe
ProsPros It’s free!It’s free! Easy to useEasy to use Screen captureScreen capture Extensive editing featureExtensive editing feature Small file sizeSmall file size No player requiredNo player required
ConsCons Can’t upload to IVLE Can’t upload to IVLE
directlydirectly Can’t play on MacCan’t play on Mac
http://www.screen-record.com/screen2exe.htm
Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks
Which is the best option?Which is the best option? Recorded VS face-to-face lectureRecorded VS face-to-face lecture Use mouse-cursor, annotation and Use mouse-cursor, annotation and
animation to enhance presentationanimation to enhance presentation Collect feedback from students for future Collect feedback from students for future
improvementimprovement