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eLearning & Training: How Long is Too Long?

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by Kevin Siegel      You can create the best-looking, most well-written eLearning lesson anyone has ever seen. But for the lesson to be effective, one of the most important things to keep in mind is that  more  does not mean  better. So how long is too long? The class had started at one o'clock.

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ScreenDraw: Whiteboarding with Camtasia Studio

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At a conference I attended this summer, a few math teachers were discussing their options for recording hand-written lessons. A couple of notes before you watch: The video shows the use of a pen-based graphics tablet. The post ScreenDraw: Whiteboarding with Camtasia Studio appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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10 Ways You Can Use Video to Enhance Your Digital Learning Content

TechSmith Camtasia

Record bite-size video lessons (ditch the long lectures). According to a study conducted by TechSmith in 2016 about video viewership, most people prefer videos that are 6 – 15 minutes long. You can even record lessons on the topics that you notice students struggle with again and again. Flip a lesson. Start Small.

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10 Ways You Can Use Video to Enhance Your Courses

TechSmith Camtasia

Record bite-size video lessons (ditch the loooonnnnng lectures). According to a recent study conducted by TechSmith about video viewership, most people prefer videos that are 6 – 15 minutes long. You can even record lessons on the sticky topics that you notice students struggle with again and again. Flip a lesson.

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The Ultimate Guide: What is Screencasting and Why Use it?

TechSmith Camtasia

Video lessons. Record lessons that students can access anytime, anywhere. So the next time a webpage, PDF, or video edit is sent to you for feedback, consider dropping the red pen and record a screencast instead! appeared first on TechSmith Blog. What types of videos would you create? How could it help you work better?

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Teaching with Screencasts and Rapid Prototyping

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Part of where I struggled was writing up files for demos and examples each day for a lesson. An example embed from CodePen: See the Pen LfiqI by Brian ( @bbennett ) on CodePen. The post Teaching with Screencasts and Rapid Prototyping appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Why Rapid Prototypes? What About Screencasting?

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What is Screencasting?

TechSmith Camtasia

Common examples of screencasts are onscreen tutorials , video lessons , or slideshare presentations. Here at TechSmith , we understand the power of screencasting. So the next time a webpage, PDF, or video edit is sent to you for feedback, consider dropping the red pen and record a screencast instead! simply cannot.