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Bring your Friends to the Party: Incorporating Guest Speakers into
your Online Course!
Christopher Neidig & Daniel ShpakQuinnipiac University
Christopher Neidig
Daniel Shpak
Senor Instructional Designer & Project Manager Adjunct faculty in the School of Communications Over 8 years experience with online education in
the areas of instructional design and instructional technology
Junior Instructional Designer M.S. Interactive Communications Multimedia Specialist for QU Online
Discuss how to integrate guest speakers into your online course
Talk about what software and hardware you need
View some videos we created and discuss the process
Test record your own video
What are we doing today?
Poll How many online courses do you teach?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/2VplrLR3xpe3wpF
Why use guest speakers? Getting away from traditional online
lecture style with screen recordings and podcasts
Shows instructor presence in an online course
Video engages students It’s a nice way to hear real world
experience from professionals in the field
Approached by faculty member who was not a supporter of online learning
Said we couldn’t recreate an on ground class online. How could we do guest speakers?
Challenge accepted Here is an example of our first try. Your
basic talking head video Worked Well
How we got started
Faculty have high standards of online learning
We needed better production (sound, video, background ect…)
Not off to a bad start
Tried bringing the person to campus so we could control the elements
Background, camera angles, microphone ect…
We had the instructor introduce the guest speaker and then let the speaker talk
Better produced video
Let’s try planning a shoot
We were on the right track with planning a shoot
Let’s have more than a talking head How about interaction between the
instructor and the guest speaker This video came out very well
Interview Style
Now that we have the production side down let’s try giving a different format a shot
Webinars are very popular because they offer a live audience and audience interaction
Need web space, we use Adobe Connect Webinar video
Webinar
The interview style and Webinar videos worked well
We received great feedback from students as well as the instructor and guest speaker
Now we are getting there
Location, Location, Location You want a quiet place A nice clean background (nothing with
distracting items or people in the background)
A place that has a decent amount of lighting (turn on all lights in the room)
How did we do it? - Setup
1 Sony HD Camera (best if you can use 2 cameras, it helps with editing )
Kodak zi12 Under $200.00 and has microphone input (some lesser priced cameras do not have microphone input)
Lavaliere microphone (hide wires in persons clothing if possible)
Tripod – will help you capture those nice steady shots
How did we do it? - Hardware
Final Cut Pro (Adobe Premiere) - Editing Recommend Camtasia Studio – screen
capturing software but also a nice beginner video editing software (has advanced options)
Publish to Relay Server (Google Drive or any multimedia server)
You could also use iMovie or Windows Movie Maker
How did we do it? - Software
Let’s try recording video and audio without the proper tools
Take out your phone and try recording Dan and I for a few seconds
Fun Time
Are your shots steady? Do you hear background noise? How is the light? How does your arm feel?
What Did You See?
Using the proper equipment makes a big difference when filming and editing video
This is a process can be done by 1-2 people
Worth the work since you can re-use the video
Maybe share across disciplines
Wrapping up