screencasting for language teacher education
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GREAT SCREENCASTS
FORE-TOOL
(Teaching Online Opportunity Lab)
April 2021
What is screencasting?
Have you ever used screencasts:- to learn from?- to use in training?
What could YOU use screencasting for?
What is screencasting?
Have you ever used screencasts:- to learn from?- to use in training?
What could you use screencasting for?
• Input• Distance classes• Flipped classroom• Giving feedback• Sharing ideas• Building a following
Salman Khan – The Khan Academy
Advantages of a screencast for the learner
• Feels very personal• Convenient• Can watch over again – may feel less
embarrassing than asking questions• Self-paced - Can pause to make notes/ consult
books etc
Some things to consider…
What makes a
GOOD screencast?
Two examples
Don’t waffle –get to the point
Script? Hesitations etc
Good audio
Voice quality
How long?
Eye candy
Limit the text
Movement
Seeing the presenter