Creating Video and Audio Files
PowerPoint Slideshow
- Add animations to slides - Microsoft
- Add and record audio - Microsoft
- Add and record video - Microsoft
- Add captions or subtitles - Microsoft
- Add an animated GIF - Microsoft
My Mediasite
- My Mediasite Video Tutorial Library
- Record Content Using the Desktop Recorder
- Upload a Video to My Mediasite
Videos
- OpenShot (Tech Tools)
- Free video editor
- Effective Educational Videos - Vanderbilt University
- Lee, P. (July 16, 2016). Video to play growing role in higher education: Survey. University World News, 422
- Other video options from our Tech Tools
- Videos for Teaching & Learning - New York University
Saving PowerPoint Slideshow as a Video (mp4)
- Turn your presentation into a video - Microsoft
Once the Video is Created
Effective Educational Video Recommendations
- Keep videos brief and targeted on learning goals.
- Use audio and visual elements to convey appropriate parts of an explanation; consider how to make these elements complementary rather than redundant.
- Use signaling to highlight important ideas or concepts.
- Use a conversational, enthusiastic style to enhance engagement.
- Embed videos in a context of active learning by using guiding questions, interactive elements, or associated homework assignments. (Brame, 2016)
More on Effective Videos
- Brame, C. (2016). Effective educational videos: Principles & guidelines for maximizing student learning from video content. CBE Life Sciences Education 15(4), 6.1-6.6
- Creating Effective Educational Videos - Columbia University
Podcasts
- Audacity (Tech Tools)
- Free creation and editing of audio files
- Berrett, D. (June 28, 2018). What podcasts can teach us about teaching. The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Buddle, C. (August 28, 2013). Hear this! Podcasts as an assessment tool in higher education. Faculty Today, McGill University
- Educational Podcasting - Middle Tennessee State
- Guarnera, A. (February 2, 2016). Podcasts to inspire your classroom practice. GradHacker, Inside Higher Ed
- Hicks, L., Winnick, L. & Gonchar, M. (April 19, 2018). Project audio: Teaching students how to produce their own podcasts. New York Times
- Jackson, C. (August 1, 2017). 10 things we learned producing a podcast at a university. Chronicle of Higher Education
- Lynda.com has resources on podcasting; Faculty and staff can request a free account
- Podcasting - Vanderbilt University
- Ramirez, A. (February 29, 2016). Start that podcast. Edutopia
- Sample Podcast Rubric - University of Wisconsin, Stout
Podcasts: What is Possible!
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Higher Ed Podcasts of Interest?
- Leading Lines - Vanderbilt University
- Explores "creative, intentional, and effective uses of technology to enhance student learning, uses that point the way to the future of educational technology in college and university settings"
- Stanford Innovation Lab - Hosted by Tina Seelig, Stanford University
- How to "bolster creativity and innovative thinking"
- The Pulse - Hosted by Rodney Murray, Inside Higher Ed and University of Sciences
- Focuses on "advancing instructional technology"
- TOPCast - Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida
- Focused on blended, online and mobile learning experiences and opportunities