Video resources - Technology Enhanced Learning and Design

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Once you have finished the online training guides, you may wish to talk to a member of the eLearning Team about your personal projects, and ask questions.

Please note: You are expected to have completed any relevant online training (detailed below) beforehand.

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Training & Guides

This section will cover the different types of video resources you may be looking to create.

Basics

Tips you should familiarise yourself with before proceeding to create a video type below.

Shooting on a smartphone

An informative video from the BBC on using a smartphone to record video.

Talking heads

Used mainly to introduce a course, unit or section of content.

Discussions

Between two or more people.

Video lectures

AKA Podcasts or lecture capture. With or without webcams.

Reuse of previously recorded presentations

How to edit and reuse your previously recorded videos for the new academic year, to save you time and effort when preparing your content.

Camtasia

Camtasia is an all-in-one screen recorder and video editor for both Windows and Mac users which enables you to record your screen.

Editing

Editing the output from the above methods with basic trimming (with the Video Portal web editor) or more in-depth editing (with ShotCut).

Advanced

OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is a package that allows you more flexibility with creating video materials at the cost of a little time.

Resources

How to record a Zoom meeting

How to upload to the Video Portal

How to embed into Blackboard from the Video Portal

How to embed into Blackboard from the Video Portal with content releasing only on specific dates

Recording Powerpoint video lectures

Home equipment guide

Use Zoom auto-captioning for editable captions / transcripts
Enable this before recording.

Generate automatic closed captions on the Video Portal

R ecording separate audio tracks for each participant (local recordings only)
This gives you greater control when editing; mostly for advanced users.

Further resources

Items of interest not referenced in the above training materials.

Unive rsity Brand Guidelines
Introduction to splash graphics, fonts to use and suggested formats.

Embe dding a YouTube video in Blackboard

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