• • Using Screencasting to Engage and Build Community with Online Learners

    By: Jacqueline Mangieri, PhD. in Online Education

  • Screencasting allows you to take a digital video of what you are doing on your computer desktop, and most screencasting tools allow you to narrate your video while recording. The possible uses for screencasting are endless; these include providing course orientations, delivering instructional lectures, providing feedback, and encouraging student collaboration.

  • Provide course orientations: A faculty member might create a brief screencast to provide a welcome and visual orientation to a class.

  • Deliver instructional lectures: Screencasting also allows the professor the opportunity to provide some direct instruction in the online classroom.

  • Provide student feedback: Screencasting can be a highly effective tool for giving feedback. It’s a great way to have an asynchronous “conference” with students about their work.

  • Encourage student sharing: An important online learning opportunity in many classes occurs when students are encouraged to share their work, and screencasting can take this sharing to a powerful level. In a screencast, students can articulate what they have learned and can explain their work process.

  • To explore some free screencasting tools, visit the following online resources:
    Jing – http://www.jingproject.com/
    Screencast-O-Matic – http://screencast-o-matic.com/
    Free Screencast – http://freescreencast.com/
    ScreenToaster – http://www.screentoaster.com/
    ScreenCastle – http://screencastle.com/
    uTIPu – http://www.utipu.com/app/download

    Dr. Jacqueline Mangieri is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and in the Student Success program at American Public University System.

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