506 Ten Tips for Creating Compelling Screencasts
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thursday, June 9
Development
303/304
Screencasts can be a powerful tool for eLearning developers. Well-produced screencasts can be great for software simulation, process demonstration, or providing background and context within an eLearning course. Screencasts are relatively easy and cheap to produce. However, poorly produced screencasts can be, at best, boring—and, at worst, injurious to your learning goals. While many take the idea of screencasts for granted, there are a number of techniques that can improve screencast quality and engage learners more deeply and for longer periods of time.
In this session, you will learn 10 powerful tips that will greatly improve the quality of your screencasts. Those who are new to screencasts will learn about the best tools and workflows. For those who are experienced at producing screencasts, this session will examine common problems with screencast production and demonstrate easily implementable suggestions for improvement.
In this session, you will learn:
- To identify the current hardware and software tools used for screencasts
- Which tools are best for producing quality screencasts
- To identify common screencast problems that may impede learning
- Production techniques that greatly improve screencast engagement
- Voice techniques that increase overall quality of screencasts and aid in content retention
Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers and developers.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, audio recording equipment, and Adobe
Audition.
Mark Lassoff
Founder
Dollar Design School
Over two million people have learned coding and design from Mark Lassoff. Mark and his company are pioneers in new media learning, having created the first streaming media network dedicated to learning workforce and career skills. They produce broadcast-quality learning content that focuses on digital skills such as design, coding, and digital productivity. Mark is an in-demand speaker and has traveled the world to teach. He was named to the 40 under 40 in both Austin, Texas, and Hartford, CT. In 2017, Mark was awarded the prestigious Learning Guild Guild Master Award.